Market Efficiency
CAPM Pitfalls-2
Regardless of the level of diversification, why is it more rational to invest in a low β portfolio than a high β one? The issue is that CAPM’s […]
EON Investment Insights
Understand stock price as a forecast
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Fama-French Model
The Fama-French three-factor model predicts the risk-return relationship better than CAPM.(Nobel Laureate Eugene Fama and researcher Kenneth French, former professors at the University of Chicago Booth School of […]
WACC, CoC, Structure
Leverage Strategy
The beauty of the Modigliani-Miller (M&M) Theorem on the Irrelevance of Capital Structure lies in its ability to clarify investment and financial decisions. The theorem consists of two […]
WACC, CoC, Structure
წონასწორობის თეორია დაფინანსების სტრუქტურაში
თქვენს კომპანიას ფინანსური ლევერეჯის სტრატეგია აქვს? იცით როგორია თქვენთვის ოპტიმალური D/E კვეთა? M&M თეორია ამბობს, რომ მნიშვნელობა არ აქვს ლევერეჯის დონეს, ორგანიზაციის ფასი რეალური აქტივების ღირებულებით განისაზღვრება. ინტუიციური […]
Market Efficiency
Management Incentives
One important reason why around 60% of global stock market capitalization is concentrated in the United States is well illustrated by the chart below. In the U.S., top […]
Market Efficiency
New Plant
Why Do Established Business Models Often Get Disrupted by Newcomers Rather than Market Leaders? Nokia had the idea and even a tested prototype for a touchscreen long before […]
Market Efficiency
Dividend Irrelevance Theory
The Dividend Irrelevance Theory (Franco Modigliani and Merton Miller, 1961) is one of the fundamental models that every investor should know. The theory states that it does not […]
Market Efficiency
Mister Market
Lessons from Mr. Market Derived from the “Efficient Market Hypothesis”: The Efficient Market Theory was developed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Eugene Fama. The theory is presented in three […]
Market Efficiency
Pecking Order Theory
რატომ უნდა მოერიდოთ აქციების ყიდვას კაპიტალ-ინტენსიურ კომპანიებში? Pecking Order Theory… თუ ფინანსური ლევერეჯის ოპტიმიზაციის თეორია (Trade-of Theory) პრაქტიკაში მუშაობს, მაშინ რატომ არ ცდილობენ მენეჯერები მიზნობრივი ლევერეჯის მიმართულებით სვლას? […]
WACC, CoC, Structure
WACC of a Project
Can the Same WACC Be Used for Evaluating a Specific Project as for the Entire Organization? First of all, it’s important to note that smart investors more often […]
Derivatives
Option Price Frames
Here, I will discuss the Call option, which grants the right to purchase a stock at a predetermined price in the future. What Determines the Price of a […]
Derivatives
Portfolio Replication Method
Transactions with options provide the opportunity to achieve higher returns with less investment because buying an option is akin to buying a stock largely using leverage… There are […]
Derivatives
Risk Free World
In financial modeling, there is the concept of the “risk-free world” assumption, which allows for the introduction of probability in the development of events and is also used […]
Statement Reorganizations
Binomial Method
Given that options are a crucial instrument both in the securities market and in strategic transactions, I will touch on a more complex but more realistic model for […]
Derivatives
Mobility Option
If producing an iPhone in China costs $7 less on average, why not produce it in the US? The “mobility option” is a valuable asset that can be […]
Derivatives
Real Put Option
Imagine you have an asset (a share in a business, a factory, real estate) from which the expected cash flows’ PV is lower than its current market price. […]
Derivatives
Waiting Option
A commonly used real option in real estate development is the “Timing or Waiting Option.” This is the case when the project’s NPV is positive, but starting it […]
Derivatives
Expansion Option
Understanding the essence of options by a financier changes strategic decisions in management practice. Another significant contribution of option valuation theories is the concept of real options, which, […]