Billion-dollar Tech Babies: A Blessing of Unicorns or a Parcel of Hogs?

A unicorn is a magical beast , a horse-like, horned creature that is so rare, that even in mythology, you almost never run into a blessing o...

Cash, Debt and PE Ratios: Cash is an upper and debt is a downer!

In my last post, I looked at the leavening effect that large cash balances have on PE ratios, especially in a low-interest rate environment....

The Value and Pricing of Cash: Why low interest rates & large cash balances skew PE ratios

For an asset that should be easy to value and analyze, cash has been in the news a lot in the last few months, both when it has been returne...

No Light at the end of the Tunnel: Investing in Bad Businesses

I am a cynic when it comes to both CEOs and equity research analysts. I think that many CEOs are political animals, bereft of vision and mas...