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?

Valuation 113

Valuation Profit and Loss Entertainment Investments 113

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.

Valuation 104

Valuation Profit and Loss Accounting Investments 104

Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 14, 2022

And it became the most profitable private equity investment ever made and — it is true. And Blackstone’s funds through that period, generated substantial profits because we had made those good choices, not just about the investments — RITHOLTZ: Right. MCCARTHY: That is what’s most important.

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) 61

Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Investments Construction Concentration 61

Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 12, 2023

They announced a $640 million loss and ouch. And the division that I was in was below plan. But if, if it has a history of not being profitable, you you really want to exclude that. 00:31:27 [Speaker Changed] So, so it sounds like you start out planning on holding to these stocks for a long time. So big loss.

Benchmarking 103

Benchmarking Concentration Investments Profit and Loss 103