Sentences with phrase «valuation of other companies»

That could affect its valuation, currently above $ 40 billion, and the valuation of other companies that rely on large networks of individuals to provide rides, clean houses and other services.

While that's higher than peers such as Nikon and Canon, which have sales multiples closer to 1, it's still quite low compared to the valuations of other companies in the tech world.

Not exact matches

While Lyft never operated services in China, the complication adds heat to a U.S. market some say is winner - take - all, where one company has a valuation more than 10 times that of the other.

None of the other companies mentioned in this story in connection with their valuations responded by deadline.

That means that Snap stock will be insanely expensive: At a $ 24 billion valuation, Snap shares will have a price - to - sales ratio of 59, making it far richer than Facebook stock and other social media companies — and likely the most expensive tech IPO ever.

Whether or not the IPO market picks up speed, and when, will depend on the overall performance of the stock market, the performance of other companies that have recently gone public, and the willingness of those companies waiting in the wings to take significant haircuts on their valuations.

Softbank, and a consortium of other investors, bought their Uber stakes at a steep discount, valuing the company at about $ 48 billion — about 30 % less than its previous private valuation of $ 68 billion.

A number of other embarrassing debacles followed — including reports that Uber had used a software tool to try to deceive authorities by «hiding» rides — and ultimately resulted in a more than 20 % decrease to the once high - flying company's valuation, from around $ 70 billion to an estimated $ 54 billion.»

Before going into the diverse funding alternatives available, we want to remind you to be careful with the way in which you choose to finance your company, to get comfortable with the fact that its valuation will be determined by others, and to reconcile with the idea of going to your friends and family for the first round of capital.

In other words 10 % X $ 5 million loan = $ 500,000 worth of warrants the venture debt company can convert in the future with the strike price equal to the valuation at the time of the loan.

Other companies facing similar questions about whether they can make good on early investor expectations — and lofty private - market valuations — include online storage service Dropbox Inc., note - taking company Evernote Corp., music - streaming service Deezer SA and blood - testing company Theranos Inc., said Anand Sanwal, chief executive officer of CB Insights, a firm that tracks startup investing.

The other thing I look at is where the company is, and what they are asking for both in terms of total money to raise and valuation?

Watch for large - cap tech sector companies to announce acquisitions of startups, as valuations for unicorns and other overvalued startups continue to decline.

Aspect's second fund was raised, Gouw says, on the strength of the ForeScout exit and the higher valuations its other portfolio companies have reached, including Cato Networks, Crew, Exabeam and The Muse, as well as healthcare startup Vida and wellness video company Grokker.

Figure 2 compares Skechers to a number of other shoe / apparel companies in the «Athleisure» segment across measures of profitability, growth, and valuation.

In several cases, companies that he rejected because of their high valuations have shown up on other sites with the same valuations...»

Using private market valuations that were available at the time for Gannett's high quality TV stations and marking to market the company's investments in CareerBuilder and other internet companies, an investor could have concluded that those assets alone where worth north of $ 11 a share at the time.

The YC documents are probably fine in situations where the investor (i) wishes to purchase equity rather than convertible debt, (ii) is otherwise somewhat indifferent on terms other than percentage ownership of the company, liquidation preference and right of first offer in future financings, (iii) is investing at a fairly low valuation (i.e. a couple of million dollars), and (iv) is only investing a small amount (i.e. a couple hundred thousand dollars or less).

Twitter's successful debut is likely to stoke interest in other up - and - coming consumer Internet companies such as ride service Uber, scrapbooking site Pinterest, accommodation service Airbnb and the payment start - up Square, all of which boast private - market valuations well north of a billion dollars and could go public in the coming years.

While other companies have much more credible plans (Brave's BAT and Mysterium are two I find compelling), the valuations of all of these firms are intrinsically linked.

Since the inception of Akufo - Addo government, White Stone Foods Company Limited, has been benefiting from the Customs Advance Ruling on Valuation to the displeasure of other importers.

The other interesting thing about the Frommer's deal is how cheap it was relative to the valuations of a lot of the internet companies in this space.

There is no emphasis placed on the valuation of a company, its revenue, its profitability, or any other factor.

But it's entirely possible that the company split, or took a round of funding that reduced their valuation, or any other number of things.

The Fund's stock selection process seeks to identify companies with sound and well - established management, financial strength, a history of earnings growth, sustainable long - term demand trends, attractive stock valuations and other characteristics.

Making a purchase involves a confluence of knowing in advance the companies that you want to own; waiting for Mr. Market to throw a sale so you can get them at good valuations; and of course having the cash available to invest when the other elements come together.

These issues included failures to offer the option to buy stock to other company employees and the performance of prohibited transactions relating to the valuation of stock and promoter fees.

The other thing to consider in terms of Continental's valuation is the company's tangible book value.

Looking at other valuation measures, the group of passing companies is priced more richly than the typical exchange - listed stock.

Instead, the rise in the relative valuation of utility companies, along with other yield plays, can largely be attributed to investors» quest for increasingly scarce yield.

* Accounting issues: in one sense this takes the fourth point to an extreme - the stock market's valuation of a company is flawed, not because it's focusing on the wrong metrics but because profits or other key financial data are being flattered or even fabricated by company management.

If the valuation of a company is lower or higher than other similar stocks, then the next step would be to determine the reasons.

However, it turns out to be a little more complicated than that because companies do not share the same valuation, meaning that some companies allow you to buy more future profits than others when you take into account the current price of the stock in question.

An investor concentrates on the fundamental analysis of the company — its market prospects, sales growth, profitability, cash flow, debt ratio, price earnings valuations and dividend yield among other variables.

I think the company realizes that and is doing a good job in investing in other sources of energy but I could see their growth not being sustainable and that affecting valuations and dividend growth.

Portfolio construction is driven by bottom - up stock selection decisions made on the basis of our evaluation of a company's valuation, quality and other factors as described above; this process is not influenced by benchmark weights.

That being said, even at today's historically attractive valuation multiples, investors should likely only expect to earn a potential total annual return of about 5.9 % to 6.9 % (1.9 % yield plus 4 % to 5 % annual earnings growth) over the next decade, far below the company's historical return rate and the returns offered by most other dividend aristocrats.

It's not about paying up now because market valuations are much higher, or due to a dearth of ideas / value — it simply reflects the fact that certain stocks / companies are worth paying up for, while others clearly aren't.

In other words don't count on that cash being returned to shareholders or even invested in passive investments (private or public equity) for the benefit of shareholders; A liquidation valuation really isn't of interest here as Glassbridge is set to be an ongoing business and I can see an operating cash bleed for 3 - 5 years depending on how long it takes the company to attract enough AUM to cover operating (read staffing) costs.

I tend to think the other aspects of the company's story will provide a much more important tailwind for FIG & its valuation over time.

Also worth highlighting my (& other investors») models are built independently of the company, and the company's own info & valuations are easy enough to separately verify.

In other words, how well does the P / E ratio 15 stand up as a valuation reference when examining the long - term record of actual companies in the stock market over time?

Sure, there's lots of companies & sectors which clearly deserve a variety of different valuation approaches, ratios & metrics — but on the other hand, the same operating margin and / or earnings growth rate (for example) surely doesn't deserve a ridiculously higher multiple in one sector vs. another.

It may refer to appreciation of company stocks or bonds held by an investor, an increase in land valuation, or other upward revaluation of fixed assets.

Another example of negative externalities in the stock market is when a leading company from an industry lists on the exchanges, which reduces the valuation premium that other listed companies from that industry enjoyed in the past.

If, prior to its dissolution, the Company receives an offer for a transaction that will, in the view of the Board, provide superior value to stockholders than the value of the estimated distributions under the Plan, taking into account all factors that could affect valuation, including timing and certainty of payment or closing, credit market risks, proposed terms and other factors, the Plan of Liquidation and the dissolution could be abandoned in favor of such a transaction.

However, plenty of companies have enjoyed good operating progress in the past year, while others have experienced transformational events — net - net, this hopefully improves some valuations & my ratio of bullish stocks.

If, prior to its dissolution, the Company receives an offer for a corporate transaction that will, in the view of the Board of Directors, provide superior value to stockholders than the value of the estimated distributions under the Plan of Dissolution, taking into account all factors that could affect valuation, including timing and certainty of closing, credit market risks, proposed terms and other factors, the Plan of Dissolution could be abandoned in favor of such a transaction.

The Fund may emphasize a «value» style of investing that emphasizes undervalued companies with characteristics for improved valuations, which may never improve and may actually have lower returns than other styles of investing or the overall stock market.

David Daglio, senior vice president of the company that released the study, Boston Company Asset Management, said in a statement that, «The early part of 2009 appears similar to other periods that we have studied, where market distress has created exceptionally wide valuation spreads across the marketplace.company that released the study, Boston Company Asset Management, said in a statement that, «The early part of 2009 appears similar to other periods that we have studied, where market distress has created exceptionally wide valuation spreads across the marketplace.Company Asset Management, said in a statement that, «The early part of 2009 appears similar to other periods that we have studied, where market distress has created exceptionally wide valuation spreads across the marketplace.»