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Session 23: Valuing flexibility and distressed equity as options
In this session, we extend the option pricing approach to value flexibility in projects and financing and to value distressed equity.
Start of the cla…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Beat you Bot: Building your moat against AI!
As the AI buzz has carried markets and unsettled businesses, with the threat of disruption, the threat of personal disruption also looks. We are bei…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Session 23: Dividends, Potential Dividends and Cash Balances
In this session, we looked at the process of comparing dividends and FCFE and making judgments on whether to trust managers with our cash.
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3 months, 3 weeks ago
The Power of Expectations: Nvidia's Earnings Report and Market Reaction
On August 28, 2024, Nvidia reported its second quarter earnings, and on the face of it, the numbers were dazzling. Revenues were up 122% from the sam…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Session 22: Natural Resource Options and the Option to Expand
In this session, we looked at undeveloped reserves in natural resource companies and expansion potential (into new markets) as options.
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3 months, 3 weeks ago
Dealing with Decline: Intel, Walgreens and Starbucks put to the test!
If you accept the notion that companies age and move through the life cycle, managing and investing becomes most challenging for companies in decline…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Session 22: The Trade off on Dividend Policy
In this session, I look at the conditions under which dividends have no effect on value, a negative effect and a positive effect, and loo at good and…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Fed up with Fed Talk: Central Banking Fairy Tales and Facts!
In the aftermath of the Fed's decision to lower the Fed Funds rate by half a percent on September 16, 2024, I looked at widely held myths about the F…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
In Practice Webcast #11: Designing Debt
In this session, I look at the process of designing the right debt for a company.
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3 months, 3 weeks ago
Just do it! Brand Name Lessons from Nike's Troubles!
Reading "Shoe Dog", Phil Knight's memoir that describes how he went from an Oregon track team to creating one of the great brand names in the world, …
3 months, 3 weeks ago