Barry Ritholtz

APRIL 8, 2023

A nine-time “Professor of the Year” winner at NYU, Damodaran teaches classes in corporate finance and valuation to MBA students. He has also written several books on corporate finance and equity valuation and has published widely in journals. Damdoran loves “untangling the puzzles of corporate finance and valuation.”

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Valuation Corporate Finance Investments Education 121

CFO News Room

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

I wrote about my most recent valuation of Tesla just over a week ago , and as has always been the case when I value this company, I have heard from both sides of the Tesla divide. Based at least on the reactions, I have realized that some may be misreading my story and valuation, ore reacting just to a picture in a tweet.

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Musings on Markets

JANUARY 31, 2025

Nvidia market share: In my valuation, I assumed that Nvidia's lead in the AI chip business would give the company a head start, as the business grew, and to the extent that demand is sticky (i.e., The AI Story, after DeepSeek I teach valuation, and have done so for close to forty years.

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Valuation Numbers Marketing Investments 134

CFO Dive

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

With the recent decision by US regulators to abandon plans to scrap mandatory goodwill impairment valuations, goodwill assessments are here to stay.

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Valuation Planning 130

CFO Dive

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Some investors seek broader company disclosures with the aim of promoting social change rather than clarifying stock valuations, SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda said.

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Valuation 312

CFO News Room

JANUARY 15, 2023

billion I estimated in 2021 (year 8 in my IPO valuation) as revenues in my IPO valuation of the company in November 2013, and its operating margin, even with generous assumptions on R&D, was 19.02% in 2021, still below my estimate of 19.76% in that year. . billion, well below the $9.6

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Valuation Advertising Numbers Education 130

Musings on Markets

AUGUST 19, 2024

In fact, the business life cycle has become an integral part of the corporate finance, valuation and investing classes that I teach, and in many of the posts that I have written on this blog. In 2022, I decided that I had hit critical mass, in terms of corporate life cycle content, and that the material could be organized as a book.

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Corporate Finance Valuation Investments Finance 123

CFO Dive

OCTOBER 12, 2022

The FASB’s tentative decision Wednesday is an important step toward providing an answer to the crypto valuation question companies and other stakeholders have been clamoring for.

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Valuation 293

CFO Dive

MAY 12, 2022

The board is getting serious about improving accounting standards for digital assets even as a crypto market slump is hammering valuations.

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Prioritization Accounting Standards Valuation Accounting 273

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 10, 2025

I know that this classification is at odds with the industry classifications based upon SIC or NAICS codes, but it works well enough for me, at least in the context of corporate finance and valuation. Since I teach corporate finance and valuation, I find it useful to break down the data that I report based upon these groupings.

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Corporate Finance Valuation Finance Numbers 120

CFO Dive

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The suit comes as CFOs are likely to face more disputes around appraisals as the slowing economy impacts real estate valuations.

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Valuation 261

CFO News

MARCH 17, 2025

Additionally, he emphasizes valuation concerns in capex stocks despite government initiatives. He notes the benefits for discretionary spending and consumption stocks due to income tax savings and potential growth in government salaries.

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CFO Dive

JANUARY 19, 2023

The sector has been hit by declining sales for PCs and software, plummeting valuations and high inflation. nCino and Microsoft are the latest tech firms to announce layoffs.

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Valuation CFO Sales 260

Musings on Markets

APRIL 21, 2022

billion I estimated in 2021 (year 8 in my IPO valuation) as revenues in my IPO valuation of the company in November 2013, and its operating margin, even with generous assumptions on R&D, was 19.02% in 2021, still below my estimate of 19.76% in that year. billion, well below the $9.6

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Valuation Advertising Numbers Education 114

CFO Dive

MARCH 29, 2023

The Chinese ecommerce giant will be splitting into six separate groups in a move that follows declining tech valuations and a regulatory crackdown on the country’s tech sector.

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Valuation eCommerce 258

Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

I wrote about my most recent valuation of Tesla just over a week ago , and as has always been the case when I value this company, I have heard from both sides of the Tesla divide. Based at least on the reactions, I have realized that some may be misreading my story and valuation, ore reacting just to a picture in a tweet.

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Valuation Investments Forecasting Numbers 99

CFO Dive

APRIL 12, 2022

Making money based on the customer's savings or revenue generated from the product or service is gaining steam but valuation and accounting challenges are still being sorted out.

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Valuation Accounting 241

CFO News

MAY 26, 2023

The finance veterans highlighted that the funding winter for Indian startups will last at least for six to nine months more, and the investment crisis has normalised the valuation of startups.

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Valuation Startups Finance Investments 105

CFO News

AUGUST 25, 2023

Zepto funding alert: The 2-year-old company has raised funds at a valuation of USD 1.4 billion making it the first unicorn of 2023 in India.

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Valuation 97

Navigator SAP

MARCH 25, 2022

A unicorn startup, a company with a valuation over $1 billion, is a rare beast. According to a September 2021 report by CB Insights, there are only around 800 in the wild. Any startup needs a killer idea; but to truly achieve unicorn status, a company needs the ability to scale up quickly.

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Valuation Startups 240

Musings on Markets

JANUARY 17, 2025

I will follow up by trying to judge where markets stand at the start of 2025, starting with PE ratios, moving on to earnings yields and ending with a valuation of the index. My advice is that you download the valuation spreadsheet , change the inputs to reflect your views of the world, and value the index yourself.

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Treasury Valuation Marketing Forecasting 128

Navigator SAP

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Others move fast and chase the unicorn status of a $1 billion valuation like sustainable shoe manufacturer, Rothy’s. Some startups grow over time. For slow-growth businesses, there are many options for backend IT systems. But for fast-growing companies that are growth-focused, there really is only one path: cloud-based ERP.

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Valuation Manufacturing Startups Planning 269

VCFO

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Owner’s opinions of their business value can be influenced by inherent biases, flawed valuation methodologies, and factors lurking beyond their control. Owners often seek valuations from CPAs or similar entities for purposes such as insurance, estate planning, or internal events.

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Valuation Marketing Benchmarking CFO 84

Nerd's Eye View

MARCH 6, 2024

The Shilller Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-Earnings (CAPE 10) Ratio is one example that takes into account current market valuations versus company earnings, generally predicting that the higher the valuation at the beginning of a period the lower the expected return for that period.

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Valuation Economics Investments Leverage 98

CFO Dive

APRIL 22, 2022

Cash flow, cost of capital and other factors remain central when it comes time to determine what a business or its credit is worth to investors.

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Valuation 130

Nerd's Eye View

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Enjoy the current installment of "Weekend Reading For Financial Planners" - this week's edition kicks off with the news that according to a recent study by DeVoe & Company, only 42% of RIAs surveyed have written succession plans and either have begun to implement them or have already done so.

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Valuation Tax Planning Planning Securities 98

CFO Dive

AUGUST 8, 2022

The slump in global technology stocks, rising inflation and a weaker yen led Japanese bank SoftBank to report a record $23 billion loss.

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Valuation Banking Technology 144

CFO News

DECEMBER 19, 2022

SEBI has not proceeded to get the veracity of revenue models, and valuations checked even after post listing debacle in case of various issues, says the former President at ICAI.

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Valuation 98

VCFO

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

How Quality of Earnings Reports Impact Valuation Securing a Quality of Earnings (QoE) report is often a routine step in the due diligence process for acquisitions. The post Quality of Earnings Reports Impact Valuation appeared first on vcfo. EBITDA is not a complete indication of financial performance for a business.

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CFO News

JULY 19, 2024

Further, how does it impact investment decisions, market valuations, ease of doing business, and foreign investment? How is the Angel Tax affecting India's startup ecosystem?

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Valuation Marketing Startups Budgeting 75

Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

I spend most of my time in the far less rarefied air of corporate finance and valuation, where businesses try to decide what projects to invest in, and investors attempt to estimate business value.

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Hurdle Rate Valuation Corporate Finance Currencies 73

CFO Dive

MARCH 9, 2022

Setting a price is formula-based, but there are levers finance leaders can pull to manage the variance between preferred and common stock, Chad Wilbur of Carta says.

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Valuation Finance 130

Global Finance

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Ultimately the key issue is valuation. The price, or valuation, paid for an asset is the definitive arbiter of investment return and the buyers clearly feel they were able to pay prices that gave them downside protection, and yet leave them with upside potential.

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Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Banking Valuation Construction 71

Nerd's Eye View

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

David is the President of Succession Resource Group, an advisory consulting and valuation business based in Portland, Oregon that serves independent financial advisors with RIAs and broker-dealers. Welcome to the 424th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast ! My guest on today's podcast is David Grau, Jr.

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E78 Partners

MAY 14, 2025

Technology is reshaping private equity (PE) by enabling portfolio companies to achieve operational efficiency, revenue growth, and higher valuations. Developing seamless integration plans, including data migration and system harmonization, ensure operational continuity and scalability, which are vital for commanding premium valuations.

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Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Technology Valuation Prioritization 59

Nerd's Eye View

MAY 16, 2023

What's unique about Jim, though, is how he has scaled his retainer-based boutique firm to more than $7 million in revenue, a $31 million enterprise valuation, and is growing organically at a 40% growth rate, by providing a high-touch comprehensive advice offering for his business owner niche clientele.

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Valuation Planning Education Communication 98

Nerd's Eye View

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The expectations for the future economic outlook also appear in the valuations of equities, which tend to reflect how markets anticipate that corporate earnings will grow in the future.

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Valuation Economics Marketing Manufacturing 98