Jeff For Banks

APRIL 9, 2019

I ask and ask and ask: what does brand get you? Forbes calculated brand value in their " World's Most Valuable Brands " by taking anything that a company achieves over an 8% return on equity. Driving ROE higher, but hardly due to its brand. A superior brand usually would command superior price points. i.e. brand.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2020

Last month, Expedia withdrew its 2020 adjusted EBITDA, or earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, in the wake of the growing impact from the COVID-19 outbreak, which has brought the travel industry to a near halt. “As Expedia runs travel booking brands including Travelocity, Orbitz and Vrbo.

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Gonzobanker

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Cornerstone Advisors estimates $145 billion of pre-tax revenue has disappeared for bankers via margin compression in only the past two years. Yet, bankers must be fully aware that mergers will be viewed not just from a book value accretion lens, but more piercingly through an ESG and social policy lens. Banker in the Middle.

Leadership 97

Leadership Compliance Strategy Branding 97

CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Aside from baffling industry experts as to how the new company would fit into HP’s strategy, it came out in 2012 that Autonomy had cooked its books and had been massively overvalued during the acquisition. When you’re a powerhouse brand, it can be hard to see that the times are changing. Date: April 15, 2008. Price: $500M.

Google 76

Google Software Innovation Company 76

CB Insights

JUNE 6, 2019

The company’s assets were acquired by Q Holdings in 2015, and the firm quietly relaunched the Quirky brand in 2017. Second, the thesis that one or two brands would quickly go on to own on-demand food turned out to be either wrong or too early. In September 2015, Quirky finally filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protections.

Apple 78

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Buffett successfully lobbied the leadership of Coca-Cola — the largest position in Buffett’s portfolio, with his ownership share coming in at 6.2% — to cut back on “excessive” executive compensation plans. It had a great brand. A few years later, however, See’s was earning 65% of its net tangible assets after tax.

Omaha 78

Omaha Company Capital Management 78

CB Insights

MAY 23, 2019

The Honest Company’s branding and promotional materials claimed that the firm’s goods were free of synthetic chemicals. In January 2018, Outcome settled all pending lawsuits by the company’s investors on the condition that Shah and Agarwal step down from their leadership positions. The Outcome. Total Funding: $263M.

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