Ramkumar

Corporate Development | M&A | Private Equity Advisory | Digital Strategy

[Ramkumar @ramkumar1984]

🚀 Just wrapped up an incredible workshop on #StartupValuationMethodology with CFA Society India in Pune! 🇮🇳 Thank you to everyone who attended and brought their energy and questions.

🎥 The full recording of the session is now available.

https://t.co/orUEO6yH5g

[Ramkumar @ramkumar1984]

93% of PB Fintech's price was a bet on future growth. IRDAI's draft commission caps removed about a third of its value. The stock fell 43%. The gap, roughly ₹8,100 Cr, is sentiment pricing the worst case as certain.

[Ramkumar @ramkumar1984]

Check out my latest article: Bitcoin on the Balance Sheet: Valuing Narrative in the Age of Digital Assets https://t.co/DAZpJZjeOu via @LinkedIn

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I just published The Second-Order AI Revolution: Where the Real $207 Billion Opportunity Lies https://t.co/C4xBK93Wys

[Ramkumar @ramkumar1984]

I just published The Strategic Compass: Navigating a Market of Contradictions https://t.co/AQPhVA20CJ

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I just published Playing Chicken with Nukes: Game Theory Analysis of the India-Pakistan Crisis Post-Pahalgam https://t.co/AqELs9ycpv

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I just published CATHEDRAL CAPITALISM IN A POST-BUFFETT WORLD https://t.co/lQVHRZERzp

[Ramkumar @ramkumar1984]

Markets aren’t driven by one person or trend. Diversify, explore emerging markets, and stay cautious on AI hype. Think long-term, not headlines.

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US market cap commands 50% of global market cap while its GDP sits at 26%—a glaring valuation imbalance ignites serious concerns

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@elonmuskADO 40

[Ramkumar @ramkumar1984]

I am taking a workshop on #startupvaluations.

Please register below:

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[Ramkumar @ramkumar1984]

One of the mistakes that I have seen budding #valuation analysts make when valuing an #oil/commodity company or a retail store is to forecast the prices of oil or #realestate when valuing the firm.

This weekend, one analyst from Australia shared his #DCF…https://t.co/mEyZs9ElFV

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When you look at the financial statements of any company, there will be a line item - OPERATING PROFIT (Loss) and then NET INCOME.

However, when valuing a business using #DCF, this accounting definition of operating profit DOES NOT accurately reflect a f…https://t.co/rjSnedHu5e

[Ramkumar @ramkumar1984]

With the entire world talking about Zuckerberg - Musk fight and the social media battle between Twitter and Threads, here are my few observations:

[1] #Socialmedia platforms became a big subject of public debate after #donaldtrump used Twitter as a mediu…https://t.co/lfXrOQa2Ld

[Ramkumar @ramkumar1984]

If you go to any shareholder and tell them that the company in which they have invested is looking at an M&A deal, their first reaction is negative. This reaction has given a negative impression of M&A.

However, in my view, M&A as a #growthstrategy is a…https://t.co/576Z0RnyNE

[Ramkumar @ramkumar1984]

When companies give #ESOPs, their justification is that they are aligning the interest of the managers and shareholders and avoiding agency conflicts.

Does this argument hold?

I have been investing in stock markets for the past 15 years, and in my exper…https://t.co/zySO096Iei

[Ramkumar @ramkumar1984]

In India, Shark Tank India has become famous and many entrepreneurs have gone there to pitch their businesses to so-called VCs/sharks.

What happens is that after the founders pitch their business models, they get offers from sharks. Let us assume there a…https://t.co/2GnpADLB9i

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When we do #valuations, one of the challenging aspects is to estimate operating taxes because, in #DCF valuations, we assume that the company is funded by 100% equity.

Thus, we estimate a firm's taxes for the operating income. In DCF, arriving at the op…https://t.co/5oL0ephYJi

[Ramkumar @ramkumar1984]

Where are leading portfolio managers like #WarrenBuffet and #RayDalio investing, especially since there is a recovery in S&P500 after the SVB crisis and #AI disruption?

I usually track where are the leading investors like Buffet, and Shankar Sharma is in…https://t.co/U3umFGDZ2N

[Ramkumar @ramkumar1984]

Indian markets are bullish. The #Sensex is currently trading at 63687 points.

20 years back, the concept of #BRIC was created.

After 20 years, #India is the most stable politically and economically. The #Brazilian economy is volatile, and its political…https://t.co/b8b4QHaaTj