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NOVEMBER 6, 2019

billion loss on Wednesday (Nov. The $10-plus billion WeWork bailout — an investment chief executive officer (CEO) Masayoshi Son called an error in judgment — triggered a loss of ¥970 billion ($8.9 For the July-September quarter overall, SoftBank recorded a net loss of ¥704.4 Japan’s SoftBank reported a $6.5

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MARCH 27, 2019

On-demand workspace startup WeWork has secured significant funding from investors and has aggressive plans for global expansion, but the company’s losses are ballooning, according to reports in The New York Times this week. According to the company’s latest financial disclosure, the firm’s losses have hit $1.9

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VCFO

OCTOBER 10, 2023

monthly, annual) performance, much more is needed for effective strategic planning – proactive planning that looks beyond what the business will do in the short term to where you want it to be in five years, ten years, or a similar timeframe. While the Income Statement does provide a view of historical (e.g.,

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FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Rakuten’s sales come on the heels of its operating loss of 40 billion yen, or $360 million, last quarter. Though it saw some gains in the financial technology business, it had losses when it came to ride-hailing investments, like the one it had in Spain’s Cabify.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 19, 2023

In this post, I will be valuing each of these companies, both to assess whether to invest in them individually, and to examine whether there are lessons for the market in their price entrails. Clearly, much has happened since these valuations. to 14.9%.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Berkshire Hathaway plans to invest more than $570 million in cloud data company Snowflake , which has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) of stock. The plan is for Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway to buy $250 million in shares direct from the company at the time of its IPO. Revenues, however, are not profits.

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

suffered the largest-ever loss. companies as they reassess their valuations in anticipation of higher interest rates. John Lynch, chief investment officer at Comerica Wealth Management, which manages $175 billion. Prompting the turnaround: Snap posted its first quarterly profit. AMZN 13.54%. Meta Platforms Inc.

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MAY 15, 2019

WeWork , which recently renamed itself The We Company, has built a multibillion-dollar valuation with its business model of renting out spaces. The company is starting a “global real estate acquisition and management platform” to purchase stakes in buildings that it plans to lease, according to a press release.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Following WeWork ’s IPO debacle, investors want tech startups to prove profitability before seeking funds and going public, CNBC reported on Friday (Nov. Potential investors wanted to know how those companies plan to turn a profit. WeWork abandoned its IPO plans after massive losses turned off investors.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Rakuten’s sales come on the heels of its operating loss of 40 billion yen, or $360 million, last quarter. Though it saw some gains in the financial technology business, it had losses when it came to ride-hailing investments, like the one it had in Spain’s Cabify.

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CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

In this post, I will be valuing each of these companies, both to assess whether to invest in them individually, and to examine whether there are lessons for the market in their price entrails. . My September 2020 Valuations. Clearly, much has happened since these valuations. The FANGAM Valuations: February 2022.

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DECEMBER 4, 2020

The pet retail chain is also moving towards profitability after net losses the past two years. It has also narrowed its losses by 77 percent to $20.3 Petco has invested $300 million over the past three years to renovate, launch an eCommerce site and implement a full-service veterinary hospital network. percent this year.

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MARCH 17, 2019

Uber is reportedly planning to launch its IPO in April, issuing its required public disclosure next month before starting its own investor road show. Uber is seeking a valuation as high as $120 billion, although some analysts have said it will be closer to $100 billion. Neither Uber nor Lyft are profitable. million in 2017.

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APRIL 22, 2019

The Starbucks rival in China, the Beijing-based Luckin Coffee, has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States with a valuation of almost $3 billion since its last funding round, according to a report by Reuters. The net loss to shareholders was $475.4

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Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

In this post, I will be valuing each of these companies, both to assess whether to invest in them individually, and to examine whether there are lessons for the market in their price entrails. Clearly, much has happened since these valuations. trillion, and their share of the overall equity value of all US stocks also surged from 6.5%

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Musings on Markets

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Of course, and with small businesses, especially those built around personal services (a doctor or plumber’s practice), it is part of the valuation process, where the key person is valued or at least priced and incorporated into valuation. Who is a key person?

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MARCH 11, 2020

After all, the very metrics of gauging company potential, in terms of revenues and earnings, which in turn drive valuation, are suddenly hazy. Cole Haan filed last month to go public — now those plans are being pushed out. Biggs said the company’s losses will “be pretty similar” to losses seen last year.

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CFO Share

MAY 5, 2023

Invest in speed and efficiency Downturns and slow economies are ideal times to focus on productivity growth. Investments that lead to productivity growth includes: Automation Lean process improvement through Kaizen, 5S, etc. Here’s some simple tactics to research competitors: Look at competitor websites. Check out online reviews.

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DECEMBER 24, 2020

Here are a few of the more noteworthy ones, listed in order of valuation at the time of going public: 1. The company also reported a $23 million profit for the second quarter — its first black ink in history. However, GoodRx reported a $50 million Q3 loss in November, helping to send the stock partly back downward.

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MAY 6, 2019

million American depository shares (ADS) that will be priced between $15 and $17 per ADS in the IPO , which would give the company a valuation of between $3.48 The company currently has 2,370 stores in 28 cities throughout China, and plans to open 2,500 this year alone. million net loss to shareholders and a total revenue of $125.27

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JULY 24, 2018

plans to raise as much as $264.1 The total market valuation of Sonos at $19 a share would amount to $1.87 However, sources said in April that Sonos was targeting a valuation of $2.5 In fiscal 2017, Sonos posted a net loss of $14.2 million, down from a net loss of $38.2 million, down from a net loss of $38.2

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Musings on Markets

JANUARY 29, 2021

I don't have an axe to grind in this fight, since I don't own GameStop or care much about hedge funds, but I am interested in how this episode will affect overall markets and whether I need to change the ways in which I invest and trade.

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Cube Software

MAY 11, 2023

No business can survive without planning. The answers—based on different sources of data like market research or historical sales information—guide internal decision-making to promote regular, sustainable growth as well as create contingency plans for worst-case or best-case scenarios. What is a pro forma financial statement?

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MAY 10, 2018

. “India is one of the most attractive retail markets in the world, given its size and growth rate, and our investment is an opportunity to partner with the company that is leading transformation of eCommerce in the market,” Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said in a statement. What the Deal Will Mean. is known for. “As

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Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 5, 2023

What was the original career plan? Michael Fisch : 00:01:39 [Speaker Changed] The original career plan was to be employed and provide a safety net for my mother and my two sisters. And that was very important because when this was the dawning of what is now a big analyst program across the country in all banks and investment banks.

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Musings on Markets

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

I was planning to start this post by telling you that Tesla was back in the news, but that would be misleading, since Tesla never leaves the news. My Tesla History When I write and teach valuation, I describe it as a craft, and there are very few companies that I enjoy practicing that craft more than I do with Tesla.

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DECEMBER 13, 2019

But not everyone was running toward things this week, SoftBank, was taking a giant leap backward — selling back its 50 percent investment stake in Wag to Wag, triggering a round of layoffs and a host of questions about what the future holds for a service that everyone called “The Uber of Dog Walking.”. So what does it all mean?

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JUNE 25, 2018

In the first quarter of this year, KPMG said in a recent report that there were five $1 billion-plus mega-venture capital rounds, and analysts say venture capitalists (VCs) are diversifying their investment targets as emerging focuses, from artificial intelligence (AI) to healthcare, build excitement.

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Musings on Markets

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The resulting debate among accountants about how to bring intangibles on to the books has spilled over into valuation practice, and many appraisers and analysts are wrongly, in my view, letting the accounting debate affect how they value companies.

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Musings on Markets

JANUARY 5, 2024

In pursuit of an answer to that question, I used company-specific data from Value Line, one of the earliest entrants into the investment data business, to compute an industry average. After all, I had no plans on becoming a data service, and making them available to others cost me absolutely nothing.

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OCTOBER 18, 2016

The Wall Street Journal reported that Amazon is expanding its grocery delivery services , and curbside pickup and convenience stores are being planned nationwide. But the category of perishables marks new territory for Amazon, which The Motley Fool thinks could present a challenge and put a deep dent in short-term profits. In the U.S.,

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AUGUST 22, 2018

billion in annual revenue, has a stock market valuation of $10 billion and an employee headcount that is expected to surpass 10,000 by the end of 2018. No more searching ‘Wayfair store near me’ or planning an all-day family trip to a furniture store to shop,” is all text that still appears on the site. Doubling Down On Tech.

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Musings on Markets

JULY 22, 2021

The primary attraction of the company, to investors, comes not from its current standing (modest revenues and big losses), but from its positioning to take advantage of the potential growth in the Indian food delivery market.

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Musings on Markets

OCTOBER 4, 2021

In this post, I will look at the levers that drive Paytm's value, and you can make your judgments on where you think this offering will lead in terms of valuation and pricing. In 2018, it added a Paytm Money , for investment and wealth management, and in 2019, it launched a Paytm for Business app for merchants to track payments.

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JUNE 17, 2016

Synchrony sent the market into a tail spin when it issued guidance that suggested that there would be a 20 to 30 basis point increase in credit losses from these products. million, thrown a $485 million valuation up on the big board (as of its last fundraising over two years ago) and inspired so many imitators. Slow Funds .

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CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

Having valued and invested in Facebook multiple times in the last decade, I will throw my two cents in, but rather than make the earnings report the center of attention, I will use the company’s recent travails to talk about three issues that I think are big issues not only at Facebook, but for the entire market.

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VCFO

MARCH 17, 2023

That’s because inventory is a key driver of several profit & loss (P&L) statement components, from revenue all the way down to net profit. Conversely, overstating inventory valuation will lead an organization to think it has too much inventory on hand. A benchmark exercise can also provide insight here.

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