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Interest Rates Lower; Business Prices Higher

Martinka Consulting

I represent a lot of business buyers and often I hear something like the following, “I won’t pay more than X times cash flow” (or profit, or EBITDA – pick your term). or 4, times cash flow” won’t get the deal when the bank will lend that amount or more.

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$550 Billion Energy Junk Bond Bubble Busts; "Whac-A-Mole" Distortions in Multiple Markets

MishTalk

Energy production is extremely capital intense, and often accompanied by negative free cash flow. Energy investment added to GDP since 2010, with $550 billion in bond and loan offerings. percent notes, issued in December 2010, have tumbled to 64 cents on the dollar from 106.3 The Houston-based company’s $750 million of 9.25

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Consultant Ninja: When "hedging" is just speculation: Management.

Consultant Ninja

The Company’s cash flows and results of operations have been adversely impacted by these factors as indicated by its net loss of $5.3 billion during the year ended December 31, 2008. " - United Airlines 2008 10-K, 2 March 2009. But a naked call would let a buyer capture the value of lower prices - no need to hedge against that.

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Fed Balance Sheet vs. Stock Market; Will QE Cause Inflation?

MishTalk

” It’s worth observing that the 10-year Treasury yield is also well above the weighted average interest rate since 2010 (weighting by the quantity of Fed purchases), which means that the Fed is underwater on its holdings. 2010-03-12 - Mish with Marc Faber. 2010-02-12 Max Keiser. December 2010 (122).

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What GE’s Board Could Have Done Differently

Harvard Business

Since Immelt’s departure, GE’s stock is down another 30%, as its new CEO, John Flannery, has struggled to cope with the cash flow drain from years of problematic acquisitions, divestitures, and buybacks. Because of these dubious decisions, GE’s ratio of debt to earnings has soared from 1.5 in 2013 to 3.7

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2016 ECS Value Creators Report: Building Endurance

BCG

Japanese companies’ average annual TSR of 14% in the five-year period from 2011 through 2015 is generated by extremely strong margin increases and cash flows. ECS technology companies represent an intriguing bright spot, substantially outperforming the ECS industry as well as the S&P 500 since 2010.

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Do Lawyers Make Better CEOs Than MBAs?

Harvard Business

For the past several years, Wells Fargo has been run by MBAs, while Bank of America’s CEO since 2010, Brian Moynihan, has a law degree from Notre Dame. What explains the divergence in the fortunes of two of the U.S.’s ’s largest banks? One possibility is the tone at the top. Our research produces two conclusions.