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The Difference Makers: Key Person(s) Valuation

Musings on Markets

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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Facebook’s Shares Plunge After Profit Decline

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startled investors with a sharper-than-expected decline in profits and a gloomy outlook in its first earnings report since Chief Executive. and Canada, two of the company’s most profitable markets, the results show. billion profit for the fourth quarter, below analyst expectations of $10.9 Technology. Facebook parent.

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Tesla's Trillion Dollar Moment: A Valuation Revisit!

Musings on Markets

If you are interested, you can see my valuations from 2014 , 2016 and 2017. I would be lying if I said that I have had clarity about Tesla's story over the last decade, because it has so many tangents, distractions and shifts along the way, flirting with narratives about being a battery company, an energy company and a technology company.

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AI's Winners, Losers and Wannabes: An NVIDIA Valuation, with the AI Boost!

Musings on Markets

In the last four decades, computer chips have become part of almost everything we use, from appliances to automobiles, and the companies that manufacture these chips have seen their fortunes rise, and sometimes be put at risk, as technology shifts. Sustained Profitability, with Cycles! From High Growth to Maturity!

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Avoid Getting Caught Up In Big Market Delusions: The Case Study Of Electric Vehicles

Nerd's Eye View

Even people who are normally rational decision-makers can be prone to fear, greed, and overconfidence, and the persistence of market bubbles where investors chase whatever company or sector is all the rage at the time (and often get stuck with losses when the bubble pops) shows that herd mentality in investing is as prevalent as ever.

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Big Tech’s Big Profits For SoftBank

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Big tech, big bets and big profits. The results in the most recent period were buoyed by bets it has made in firms tied to emerging technologies over the past few years, with marquee companies such as Slack and DoorDash among them. When Softbank took its stake in DoorDaash in March of 2018, the valuation was $1.4 billion.

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World Wrestling, Bed Bath, Costco

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R1 RCM — Shares of the health-care technology firm soared 10.2% Silvergate Capital — Shares of the crypto-focused bank fell 2.6%, adding to its 42% loss from the previous day. Agilent Technologies — Shares dropped 2.9%. The firm cited Voya’s lower-risk business, ability to generate capital and valuation as pluses.