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How to Calculate Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) for SaaS Companies w/ Examples

Software Equity Group

COGS is a key metric private equity investors and strategic buyers use to evaluate companies. Modern software companies have limited expenses (not to mention fewer responsibilities) due to the ability to electronically deliver their product. Think cloud-based application subscriptions like Rackspace or AWS expenses.

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Fixed Income Research: The Overlooked Younger Brother of Equity Research?

Mergers and Inquisitions

The fixed income market dwarfs equities in terms of market value and trading volume, but that does not necessarily translate into “more jobs.” Liquidity is also more limited, and more trading is still done over the counter (OTC) rather than electronically. closer to the work at a quant fund ). existing coverage” in ER.

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Metals & Mining Investment Banking: The Full Guide to Ground Zero for the Energy Transition

Mergers and Inquisitions

I think this is a bit too complicated, so this article will use these 3 categories: Base Metals and Bulk Commodities – Anything used for energy (coal), as a precursor to other metals (iron ore), or to produce electronics, batteries, and other products (copper, cobalt, lithium, aluminum, etc.)