Corporate Finance

Valuing Tech and Internet Stocks: Do Competitive Advantages Have Expiration Dates?

Conference Proceedings Quarterly

Companies that are able to preserve their competitive advantages by creating “economic moats” have the ability to generate excess profits for long periods of time. A key to valuing firms with moats is determining when and how the moat will expire.

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Do Stock Prices Influence Corporate Decisions? Evidence from the Technology Bubble

CFA Digest

Using data from the technology bubble, the authors argue that misvaluations can affect corporate investment, issuance, and savings policies.

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Does Leaking an M&A Deal Pay?

CFO Magazine

In theory, leaking details of an impending merger benefit both bidder and target, yet, the actual result is actually disastrous. [Registration required.]

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Valuation Techniques: Discounted Cash Flow, Earnings Quality, Measures of Value Added, and Real Options

CFA Institute Investment Perspectives

Knowing how to value an interest in a business is critical to long-term investment success.

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