Sentences with phrase «at as a value investor»

«I look at myself as a value investor.

The second metric I look at as a value investor is Price to Earnings ratio (commonly called PE ratio).

Not exact matches

Dataminr is the biggest player in a nascent industry — call it alternative big data for big finance — that has exploded in the past six months: In March it raised $ 130 million from Fidelity as well as other investors, including former Citigroup (C) CEO Vikram Pandit, valuing the company at $ 700 million.

The market has seen unprecedented interest from investors as of late, and is now worth more than the market cap of billionaire Warren Buffett's company Berkshire Hathaway, which is currently valued at around $ 491 billion.

Recent attempts at mega-mergers, like BHP and Potash or Xtrata and Anglo, have been found wanting by investors who viewed them as unwieldy and destructive to per - share value, and by governments and regulators who found them detrimental to competition (or politically unpopular).

In general, so - called value stocks — often defined as those trading at earnings multiples below the market average or their own historical norms — have tricked a lot of investors in the most recent phase of the current bull market, which has worn on nearly seven and a half years.

«My view is that, at least in my career as an investor, this is probably the toughest market today to operate in as a value investor,» Wiseman told reporters in a briefing Friday.

Investors have picked up on the trend: A website that tracks private companies values Zynga at more than $ 5 billion, roughly the same as Electronic Arts» (ERTS) market capitalization.

He's particularly concerned about the rise of so - called «unicorns,» or private companies valued at more than $ 1 billion — though he says that as long as investors are showering some startups with cash, entrepreneurs should embrace unicorn status.

But valuations remain high and boards have recently become more cautious on large acquisitions, as it is more difficult to convince their investors of the potential for value creation at such price levels,» said Gilberto Pozzi, co-head of global M&A at Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

At present I would suggest that there is large scale deflation at present as property values unwind worldwide, this will be followed by falling stock values as investors realize that large sectors of investment returns are also headed for long term declinAt present I would suggest that there is large scale deflation at present as property values unwind worldwide, this will be followed by falling stock values as investors realize that large sectors of investment returns are also headed for long term declinat present as property values unwind worldwide, this will be followed by falling stock values as investors realize that large sectors of investment returns are also headed for long term decline.

The billionaire investor's 12th annual donation to the five charities comprised 18.63 million Class «B» shares of Berkshire, valued at $ 170.25 each as of Monday's market close.

GREENBLATT: Well you know I taught at Columbia as I mentioned for the last 22 years and so I tell my students that first day of class actually, I tell them that you know I don't think there's a lot of social value in being an investment manager, it's not that I don't think investors who do work set help set prices and allocate capital and all those things, but I just think A, they're not very good at it, and B, it'll get done without you.

As a privately held company with an estimated $ 125 million in annual revenue, Birchbox secured a $ 60 million round of Series B funding led by Viking Global Investors, and is now valued at $ 485 million pre-money valuation.

If the company's underlying stock decreases in value, an investor can still hold onto the convertible bond and receive the bond's par value at maturity, as long as the issuer does not default.

At Berkshire Hathaway's recent annual shareholders meeting, an investor asked Buffett about the relevance of two popular measures of stock market value: 1) market cap - to - GDP, which Buffett once heralded as «probably the best single measure of where valuations stand at any given moment» and 2) the cyclically - adjusted price - earnings ratio (CAPE), which was made famous by Nobel prize winner Robert Shiller and was seen as accurately predicting the dot - com bubble and the housing bubblAt Berkshire Hathaway's recent annual shareholders meeting, an investor asked Buffett about the relevance of two popular measures of stock market value: 1) market cap - to - GDP, which Buffett once heralded as «probably the best single measure of where valuations stand at any given moment» and 2) the cyclically - adjusted price - earnings ratio (CAPE), which was made famous by Nobel prize winner Robert Shiller and was seen as accurately predicting the dot - com bubble and the housing bubblat any given moment» and 2) the cyclically - adjusted price - earnings ratio (CAPE), which was made famous by Nobel prize winner Robert Shiller and was seen as accurately predicting the dot - com bubble and the housing bubble.

It frequently happens that when a large institutional investor such as a venture capitalist makes an investment in a company, it values the Company at a lower price than the initial investors did.

Given the absence of a public trading market of our common stock, and in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Accounting and Valuation Guide, Valuation of Privately - Held Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation, our board of directors exercised reasonable judgment and considered numerous and subjective factors to determine the best estimate of fair value of our common stock, including independent third - party valuations of our common stock; the prices at which we sold shares of our convertible preferred stock to outside investors in arms - length transactions; the rights, preferences, and privileges of our convertible preferred stock relative to those of our common stock; our operating results, financial position, and capital resources; current business conditions and projections; the lack of marketability of our common stock; the hiring of key personnel and the experience of our management; the introduction of new products; our stage of development and material risks related to our business; the fact that the option grants involve illiquid securities in a private company; the likelihood of achieving a liquidity event, such as an initial public offering or a sale of our company given the prevailing market conditions and the nature and history of our business; industry trends and competitive environment; trends in consumer spending, including consumer confidence; and overall economic indicators, including gross domestic product, employment, inflation and interest rates, and the general economic outlook.

This latest financing deal comes as private investor interest has picked up in so - called «Unicorn» companies, or private firms valued at $ 1 billion or more.

The tender offer closed in September 2011, and at the close of the transaction, the Company recorded $ 34.7 million as compensation expense related to the excess of the selling price per share of common stock paid to the Company's employees and consultants over the fair value of the tendered share, and $ 35.8 million as deemed dividends in relation to excess of the selling price per share of common and preferred stock paid to existing investors in excess of the fair value of the shares tendered.

«Yet investors appear ready to value this company at as much as $ 36 billion, nearly 200 times trailing earnings!

As an investor (and consumer), I would expect Amazon to reinvest most of that money into further improving the value of the service, but at least some of it will likely find its way to the bottom line.

«At this time, the general judgment is that their volatile valuations, and inadequate investor and consumer protection, make them unsafe to rely on as a common means of payment, a stable store of value or a unit of account,» the report said.

«China has paved the way for a further weakening of its currency by announcing changes in how it measures the value of the renminbi, raising investors» alarm at the prospect a new currency war just as the US prepares to raise interest rates» (FT, 12/12/15).

According to the SEC, an accredited investor is defined as a person with at least $ 200,000 in individual annual income ($ 300,000 for couples) or a net worth exceeding $ 1 million, excluding the value of his or her home.

He has participated as a speaker at different financial events, including the Morningstar Investment Conference of Madrid, the Value Investor Conference at Omaha, Nebraska, London Value Investor Conference, and Ira Sohn London Investment Conference.

The new investors in the fund, Coller Capital of London and Goldman Sachs Asset Management of New York, are acquiring their stakes at a 27.5 % discount from the fund's already depressed value as of March 31.

As investors are drawn to defensive investments, value stocks may make a comeback beginning this year, says one portfolio manager at Perkins Investment Management in Chicago.

At Ensemble, we do not believe that there is an effective methodology for investors to accurately determine if the market as a whole if over or under valued in a way that allows them to act on this information to generate superior returns.

The participation of accredited investors at higher levels will provide non-accredited investors with added value as they are more likely to do greater due diligence then if they were only investing the minimum threshold amount in a campaign.

Whole milk powder futures tumbled, while those in butter extended their decline, as investors reacted to a drop in values at GlobalDairyTrade which had defied concerns over New Zealand weather.

It's also crucial to have an account at a square sportsbook, as this allows value - minded sports investors to improve their winning percentage by consistently getting down at better numbers.

It may be pertinent to mention that the book value of the power plant which is currently estimated at USD 325 million after five (5) years, with a life cycle of around 15 -20 years, will be handed over to the Government as a debt free asset which can be used to leverage and raise financing as a collateral or else the Government may choose to sell the operating asset to any investor who may not like to take any development risk, hence the plant being operational and in its best conditions.

She has served as a portfolio manager and Co-Chief Investment Officer of the Value Strategy at Hansberger Global Investors (HGI).

Finally, my score on «projection», at around half the average, offered reassurance as a value investor.

To address this issue, some investors have turned to cyclically adjusted P / E ratios or they look at other popular measures of the market's value, such as dividend yields and price - to - book value.

Prior to joining MCAP, Adrian worked in various commercial real estate roles starting at Royal LePage as an appraiser valuing regional and community shopping centres across Canada for pension funds, REOC's, Lifeco's, and private investors.

If you are really good at accounting, you might be good as a value investor.

As an aside however, I think it's interesting to look at how various value investors did during the 2000 to 2002 market crash.

But even those types of events, as rare as they are (roughly once every couple generations) can't permanently destroy an investor who owns quality assets at prices well below their aggregate intrinsic values.

As value investors, we don't want management making dumb decisions to try to increase the short term profitability (and stock price) at the expense of the long term.

As a result, long - time value investors should expect to see at least a few stocks produce disastrous results.

Why this is useful: Value investing can help an investor cut through much of the hype associated with the financial markets and look at individual companies based on their merits as ongoing businesses.

This happens because as new bonds are issued at higher rates, existing bonds with lower rates become less attractive to investors, causing them to drop in value.

Relating to the Mr. Market analogy, Graham views price volatility as a relevant topic only insofar as it provides an investor with an attractive opportunity to purchase shares at low prices or sell them at fulsome values.

If we assume that the stock price trades up to the new liquidating value as a result of the company's new shareholder - oriented management, investors buying in at the present $ 1.64 stock price see the stock appreciate 120 %.

The research is clear: Investors should seek the rare companies with a manager like Henry Singleton — described by Warren Buffett as having «the best operating and capital deployment record in American business» — at the helm, who only buy back shares at trough valuations, are miserly with options, and only issue shares when the share price exceeds the stock's intrinsic value.

With stock markets the world over trading well below fair value, some investors are looking at the current global financial weakness as an opportunity to scoop up bargains before the inevitable recovery.

There is certainly no widely accepted theory that says faster trading technology necessarily increases efficiency, and it is easy to think of algorithms that can make money (at least in the short run) but hurt most other investors, as well as the informational value of the market.

Almost every Monday I spend a few hours looking at some standard filters, such as «European stocks down more than 50 % from their yearly high», «European stocks up more than 50 % from their yearly low» (not an obvious one for a value investor, but you'd be surprised), «German stocks trading below book value», «UK stocks trading below book value», «German high quality», «UK high quality».