This is a great offer as Starpoints are arguably the most valuable transferable currency (See our Reasonable Redemption Values
for point valuations and more on our methodologies).
The industry baseline
for point valuations is 1 cent per point.
Not exact matches
A year ago, the term «unicorn» seemed to get bandied about as if $ 1 billion was the starting
point for valuations and not a benchmark of achievement.
Based on The
Points Guy's
valuations, those are worth about $ 1,140, which alone makes up
for two years of the annual fee.
There's a link — albeit tenuous — between art sales and stock market performance, and at this
point, the message seems to be clear: the hype cycle that's pushed up
valuations for everything from hot technology startups like Uber and Snapchat to modernist paintings seems to be coming to an end.
Richards's target price
for RIM is $ 72, or, as he
points out just «10 times this year's earnings per share,» a
valuation he calls «ridiculous.»
That's only a fraction of Uber's $ 41 billion
valuation, but Lyft generally doesn't behave like it's run by immature frat boys and it has those pink moustaches, so score another couple
points for the underdog.
Companies going public look to competitors as reference
points for their own
valuations.
But Meeks said the company will eventually reach a
point that will determine its fair
valuation,
for better or
for worse.
The investor
points to Facebook as an example of how tech company
valuations can skyrocket postvaluation — and makes the case that if anyone is in a bubble, it's the traditional incumbent companies, ripe
for disruption.
His deep - value philosophy can be boiled down to four
points: he's looking
for high - quality stocks that protect against the downside; he wants businesses where short - term issues have caused investors to abandon the company; he wants to wait until
valuations are «out - of - this - world» cheap, and he tries not to pay attention to macro issues like eurozone debt or Chinese growth.
One popular criticism of market - cap - weighted stock - market indexes is that they reinforce overvaluation, and if you are worried about occasional oddities in Chinese stocks — stocks that go up by their daily limit every day
for weeks after they go public,
for instance — then adding those stocks to international indexes at this particular
point in the
valuation cycle might worry you.
We have long argued that it is vital
for investors to filter out the noise that creates short - term flash
points and instead stay focused on the secular themes that are driving
valuations over the longer run (such as demographic trends and technological innovation).
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Valuations
If the speculative bubbles and crashes across market history have taught us anything (particularly the repeated episodes of recklessness we've observed over the past two decades), it's this: regardless of the level of
valuation at any
point in time, we have to allow
for the potential
for investors to adopt a psychological preference toward risk - seeking speculation, and no amount of reason will dissuade them even when that speculation has already made a collapse inevitable over a longer horizon.
I'm just
pointing out my gut feel
for approximate ranges of deals that I've seen with Silicon Valley having the highest
valuations, NY / LA / Boston / Boulder / Seattle having
valuations in a slightly lower range but comparable and sometimes significantly lower prices in markets that don't have a healthy venture market.
The main
points here are that QE has encouraged the dramatic overvaluation of virtually every class of investments; that these elevated
valuations don't represent «wealth» (which is embodied in the future stream of deliverable cash flows, not in the current price); that extreme
valuations promise dismal future outcomes
for investors over a 10 - 12 year horizon; and that until a clear improvement in market internals conveys a resumption of speculative risk - seeking by investors, the current combination of extreme
valuations and increasing risk - aversion, coming off of an extended top formation after persistent «overvalued, overbought, overbullish» extremes, represents the singularly most negative return / risk classification we identify.
If we allow a slightly faster reversion to historically normal
valuations at any
point before 2023, the 16 - year projection of 4.94 % would represent 8 years at X % followed by 8 years at 10 %, implying an 8 - year projected total return
for the S&P 500 of nothing at all.
In the U.S. and Europe today, a high starting
point for valuations does create a headwind
for future returns, we believe.
In addition, pure - play broadcasters are valued from 6 - 9x EV / EBITDA and one could argue that MEG deserves a
valuation closer towards the mid
point or higher
for its peers when factoring the disposal of newspapers and accounting
for the high quality locations of its key stations.
If either of these
points are accurate then Helomics is potentially more valuable than the single digit million
valuation that Precision paid
for the first 25 %.
However, as this recent Forbes article
points out, the crowd typically pays
for its lack of sophistication through higher prices (
valuation) and less preference.
But coming out of the internet bubble, Book - to - Price has started behaving differently than other
valuation ratios, degrading to the
point where
for the last twenty years it has had almost no discernible benefit on stock selection.
That will be the next catalyst
for our sector — a meaningful M&A transaction that shows the
valuations have fallen to the
point where it would be silly not to transact,» he said.
We consider the starting
point valuation of value stocks (or any style factor,
for that matter) to be a far more accurate predictor of future returns than the outlook
for economic growth.
Saudi authorities are also struggling to reconcile their desire
for the biggest possible pool of capital to achieve a high
valuation, probably found in New York and London, with their preference
for relaxed regulation, which would
point to Hong Kong.
Because Facebook's common stock is stripped of many of the preferences that the stock of investors like DST or Microsoft has, the
valuation for the common stock will be the best indicator of the company's true worth at that
point in time.
The basic
point of these humanist heroes is to assert the courage to be without regard to external odds, to symbolize the radical scope of human
valuation, and to affirm human choice as the final arbiter of the true and the good
for humankind.
This came just days after CG Technology released
point spreads
for every game between Weeks 1 and 16, which Bet Labs Sports, our sister website that analyzes historical data to create winning betting systems, leveraged to develop their own win total
valuations.
This
valuation means that if any one of these quarterbacks suffers an unexpected injury, the spread
for their upcoming game could move by as many as 7 -
points.
If i recall exactly we had a whole argument over the
valuation of Sterling, you refuted on numerous ocassions when i stated that Sterling would cost more than 35 million the
point i made over 2 months ago and still make now and im sure most fans would agree is not that gnabry is better its just he is promising talent, and
for the value City paid
for Raheem (which is almost criminal considering Di Maria, cost PSG less) it would have been better to see Gnabry given a run out or sign someone actually worth 50 million
There is bargaining, attempts to save a few Pounds, and players push
for moves and ruffle fans» feathers, but in general there is a recognition that when a player is under contract
for another club you have to at some
point meet a minimum
valuation to get the deal done.
Unsecured creditors objected to the low
valuation, at which
point Wangxiang emerged as a serious potential contender
for Fisker's assets.
Moreover, models from the middle of the last decade are indeed below the financial cutoff
point for the best luxury cars under $ 10,000 (according to Autobytel's vehicle -
valuation partners).
If so, you use a lower number in your
valuation start
point for EBIT %.
The latitude
for a constructive position at present
valuations would lie between the
point where our measures of market action improve and the
point where an overvalued, overbought, overbullish syndrome reasserts itself.
If July turns out to be the low
point for this bear market, it will then mark the second highest level of
valuation that a cyclical bull has ever started from (the highest starting
valuation level was in 2003).
From that standpoint, there's no chance that the 2009 low was the beginning of a secular bull, both because
valuations weren't nearly low enough (prospective 10 - year returns briefly exceeded 10 % annually, but were nowhere close to those accompanying the beginning of previous secular bulls), and also because at present,
valuations are already about the
point where one would look
for a secular bear to start.
After years of writing glowingly about the long - term investment results that were available in the tobacco sector, I
pointed out the trouble that lurked ahead
for Altria shareholders that paid $ 75 per share
for Altria last year as the
valuation crossed over into a territory that had no historical support, and now the stock is at $ 55.
We consider the starting
point valuation of value stocks (or any style factor,
for that matter) to be a far more accurate predictor of future returns than the outlook
for economic growth.
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point valuations.
Yes, the two flawed techniques
point to the same implied
valuation for the stock market.
Just be aware that the markets are complex, and this
valuation method is simple, and most likely wrong... but it can provide a jumping - off
point for due diligence.
It's called The «Why» Behind Michael Kitces» Strange Finding That High
Valuations Point to Low Returns Only
for a Time and Then to Higher - Than - Normal Returns.
Juicy Excerpt: The core
point that is being made here — that stock
valuations have remained high
for a very long time — is 100 percent correct.
In the US market, the most recent CAPE
points to a 10 - year real return expectation of 0.4 %, 16 reflecting a revaluation headwind of 2.8 % a year
for current
valuation levels.
In Table 3, of the 96 tests
for factors, only 2 have the «wrong» sign, with higher
valuation pointing to (negligibly) higher subsequent returns; both instances of the «wrong» sign are in the emerging markets,
for which we have shorter history, and are
for the low beta factor,
for which the current
valuations, in the 99th percentile, are quite extreme relative to history.
The pivotal
point for the U.S. Treasury curve happened on June 27, 2017, and the influence on
valuation came not from the U.S., but from Europe.
At this
point, let's just rely on the merger terms
for our
valuation:
Now, I must
point out: i) Independent News & Media is currently in the throes of a debt & pension restructuring — this could possibly improve things, but I'm not convinced it's going to be sufficient, and / or dilution
for existing shareholders might be so bad ultimately the shares might as well be worthless, and ii) I still say my zero
valuation for Continental Farmers Group was about right (God, just look at cash, debt & cashflow in their latest results), but shareholders are v fortunately getting bailed out by the Saudis at GBP 36p per share.