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Yes, Cash Flow is Important

Martinka Consulting

In the March 2014 edition of Mergers & Acquisition magazine there was a quote that compared public companies and Private Equity Groups. For PE firms, cash flow, EBITDA, and low cap ex are very important.” Cash flow – one of my rules for both business buyers and sellers is, “Cash (and cash flow) is King.”

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Greece Will Default in May Without Another Bailout or Change in Terms

MishTalk

Cash flow analysis shows Greece is in serious trouble again in spite of having a current account surplus. Greece Bailout Cash Flow Even this game is in trouble now as Greek Cash Flow Charts show. The total payments due in 2014 are €31.6bn. I use the words "will default" imprecisely. It didn’t.

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Interest Rates Lower; Business Prices Higher

Martinka Consulting

June 2014 , Mergers & Acquisitions magazine has an article titled “Loosening Up” that discusses how intense competition has forced lenders to be more aggressive on pricing (lower) and have covenant-lite loans. or 4, times cash flow” won’t get the deal when the bank will lend that amount or more. (As

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Imagination Sets In

MishTalk

Annual Update Between the end of 2007 and end of 2014, pension plan assets rose from $3.29 S&P 500 2007-12-31 to 2014-12-31 In the same timeframe, the S&P 500 rose from 1489.36 GMO Forecast "The chart represents real return forecasts for several asset classes and not for any GMO fund or strategy. trillion to $3.71

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Oil’s Boom-and-Bust Cycle May Be Over. Here’s Why

Harvard Business

output comes from fracking operations that have cut costs dramatically since slumping prices in 2014 forced dozens of companies into bankruptcy. In fact, 2018 may mark the first year shale producers will be able to fund future expansions of drilling programs through their own cash flow. The soaring U.S.

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2016 ECS Value Creators Report: Building Endurance

BCG

Beyond being in the right place, or having the right skills, at the right time, many of these companies have pursued strategies to maximize their advantages in the challenging environment. These pockets of success coexisted with signs of distress, however. The industry’s median five-year average annual total shareholder return (TSR) of 3.2%

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The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability

Harvard Business

Yet executives are often reluctant to place sustainability core to their company’s business strategy in the mistaken belief that the costs outweigh the benefits. Managing risks therefore requires making investment decisions today for longer-term capacity building and developing adaptive strategies. Some 62.4%

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