Today's topic is the debt and
equity of companies producing energy, or providing services to them, all of which get hurt by a lower oil price.
Not exact matches
According to Bloomberg, the private
equity firm is purchasing 7.5 %
of Masan Nutri - Science, the
company's meat -
producing business, for $ 150 million, which values the unit at $ 2 billion.
On the
equity side, some funds add «best
of the worst»
companies to encourage better corporate behavior via proxy voting, such as prodding energy
companies to
produce more renewable energy.
Management at growth
companies are able to use that earnings growth to
produce a higher return for investors with a return - on -
equity of 17.8 % versus 16.4 % on average at dividend - paying
companies.
Veris Wealth Partners
produced the Women, Wealth & Impact report to demonstrate that «better
companies are created by shifting the flow
of wealth and power to women, whether we aim to lift women and girls out
of poverty or bolster women's leadership and entrepreneurial pursuits» and Trillium's Investing for Positive Impact on Women report which presents concrete gender - lens investment examples have spurred increasing investor interest in gender lens investing across fixed income and public
equities.
Liquor retailers say the prospect
of Treasury Wine Estates» portfolio
of 80 - plus brands being owned by an overseas
company is unlikely to
produce a customer backlash, unless price rises are pursued by new private
equity owners.
Due to accounting conventions on treatment
of certain costs, the market value
of equity is typically higher than the book value
of a
company,
producing a P / B ratio above 1.
One thing I certainly like about CINF is their portfolio, because they have
equity exposure to a variety
of companies that
produce income for them.
The rest
of my portfolio is made up
of several core positions (mostly investments in
companies run by capital allocators I respect, like Prem Watsa at Fairfax Financial) and some income
producing equities, none
of which I will be discussing on this blog.
Outerwall has historically
produced high returns on capital, and it's a business that doesn't need much tangible capital to
produce huge amounts
of cash flow (an attractive business), but it has been run similar to
companies that get purchased by private
equity firms — leverage up the balance sheet, issue a dividend (or buyout some shareholders), thus keeping very little
equity «at risk».
The series B
equity will help the
company build out its operations with a target
of producing 10,000 barrels per day
of fuel from algae and help it operate at commercial scale within three to five years.
To the contrary, those about to embark upon that journey confront: (1) the daunting cost
of law school; (2) an average
of $ 120K debt for attending; (3) a job market where, nationally, close to half
of all graduates do not have Bar - required employment nine months after graduation; (4) a widespread market perception that law school graduates — even those from elite schools — lack «practice ready» skills; (5) cut - backs in hiring newly minted lawyers — even among many stalwart law firms; (6) an erosion
of mentorship due in part to pressure on senior lawyers to «
produce» more (7) the unlikelihood
of making (
equity) partner; (8) instability
of law firms; (9) global competition; (10) technology
companies creating products that replace services; and (11) a blizzard
of negative press trumpeting the glum prospects for the profession; and (12) alternative career choices — finance, accounting, technology, etc. — that portend greener pastures and do not require the same time and financial commitment to prepare for entry.
An
Equity Research Associate does the same job as an
Equity Research Analyst in
producing factual reports based on the review
of stocks, bonds, and other financial instruments, though the Associate may cover less
companies and issue less reports each quarter than the Analyst.