Musings on Markets

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The Value of Intangible Assets Accounting has historically done a poor job dealing with intangible assets, and as the economy has transitioned away from a manufacturing-dominated twentieth century to the technology and services focused economy of the twenty first century, that failure has become more apparent.

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Valuation Profit and Loss Accounting Investments 104

Planful

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Valuations are a classic example of hole-filled financial reporting. History is riddled with companies that went public based on inflated valuations and false narratives. WeWork expected to offer shares to the public at a $47 billion valuation. If you want to build shareholder trust, start with the data.

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Financial Reporting Valuation IFRS GAAP 40

Jedox Finance

JULY 11, 2023

5 Other sustainability reporting initiatives in development include those of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), developed by the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation.

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) 52

Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Finance Compliance Profit and Loss 52

CFO News Room

JANUARY 18, 2023

Even though we live in an age where user platforms and hyper revenue growth can drive company valuations, that adage remains true. IFRS and GAAP now treat as leases as debt, but that is still not the case in many other markets that are not covered by either standard). The numbers yield interesting insights. .

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Marketing Hurdle Rate Investments Accounting 130

Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Even though we live in an age where user platforms and hyper revenue growth can drive company valuations, that adage remains true. IFRS and GAAP now treat as leases as debt, but that is still not the case in many other markets that are not covered by either standard). The numbers yield interesting insights.

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Hurdle Rate Investments Accounting Entertainment 80

Musings on Markets

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The first is that technology has made it possible to collect more granular data, and on more dimensions of business, than ever before in history, and to report that data. As we look at the explosion of disclosures around the world, there are many obvious culprits.

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Profit and Loss Accounting Numbers IFRS 70

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 9, 2021

Thus, an analyst who follows young technology companies may decide that paying ten times revenues for a company is a bargain, if all of the companies that he tracks trade at multiples greater than ten times revenues. It is very likely that these rules of thumb were developed from data and observation, but at a different point in time.

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