Future CFO

JULY 9, 2023

Despite dwindling deal numbers, lucrative M&A opportunities continue to be available for those with the appetite and eye for lower valuations. According to EY , there has been a substantial increase over the last four years in the number of billion-dollar-plus deals that have transformation as a key driver.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 52

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Restructuring Leverage Valuation 52

CFO News Room

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

So, last year, valuations were high, interest rates were low. And I said, “Look, you’ve got to look at where we are with valuations, and you have to look at where the 10-year Treasury is at. And so, that can move the numbers, as well. And so, that can move the numbers, as well. Is it at 1.5%?

Restructuring 130

Restructuring Planning Accounting Marketing 130

Musings on Markets

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Setting the Table As with any valuation, the first step in valuing Airbnb is trying to understand its history and its business model, including how it has navigated the economic consequences of the COVID. In addition, growth in the experiences business will also push this metric upwards, since Airbnb keeps a 20% share of those revenues.

Profit and Loss 52

Profit and Loss Valuation Investments Numbers 52

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 1, 2017

All in, hackers managed to nab names, email addresses and phone numbers of 50 million Uber riders around the world, as well as the data of about 7 million drivers, which includes 600,000 U.S. drivers’ license numbers. It’s a big number – but it comes as a big discount for buyers offering $32.97 billion in funding.

Valuation 57

Valuation Benchmarking Restructuring Numbers 57

PYMNTS

MAY 12, 2016

The first quarter of 2016 has already seen a fair number of brands bowing out , but whether it’s bankruptcies, widespread store closures, across-the-board staff layoffs or just the first hints at retailers sliding into periods of market distress, May keeps delivering more and more retailers into the clutches of an uncertain financial future.

Retail 40

Retail Restructuring Startups Valuation 40

Barry Ritholtz

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

I used to sell units in an onsite sales condo new development on the Upper East Side. And I literally put the entire Schedule A, which is the pricing square footage unit numbers in a Hewlett Packard 41B using bit mapping. And we’d sort of turn that into a valuation business. Everybody knew the number but the appraiser.

Sales 52

Sales Marketing Numbers Construction 52

CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Given the historical roots of the biggest Indian family groups, the Adani Group has been a recent entrant, not making the top ten list (in terms of either operating metrics like revenues or market-based numbers like market capitalization or enterprise value) as recently as ten years ago, and barely making the top ten list five or six years ago.

Marketing 130

Marketing Investments Auditing Restructuring 130