What Sarbanes-Oxley has manifestly done is impose hefty costs on publicly held companies, especially small ones.
"We get overloaded a bit in closely held companies, especially in Japan, " Ibbotson says.
So did many privately held companies in industries ranging from grocery retailing to pipe testing.
Sageworks has highlighted the fact that profit per employee has increased at privately held companies.
But, without a broader push by privately held companies, Congress will continue to delay action.
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That's true of only six of the 32 publicly held companies that presented at Thursday's FBR conference.
Widely held companies are more vulnerable to hostile takeover bids a spur to managers and a boon for shareholders.
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Brian Hamilton is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Sageworks and a noted expert on privately held companies.
Sageworks recently polled accounting professionals and bankers who are in constant contact with the owners of privately held companies.
According to the SEC, 80% of a venture firms investments must be in primary shares of privately held companies.
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Privately held companies were valued by comparing them with similar publicly traded companies.
Sageworks data shows that privately held companies on average have seen nearly 7 percent growth in sales from last year.
Securities laws require publicly held companies to disclose material information that could affect investors' decision to acquire or sell shares.
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The recent growth rate is more than double the average sales growth among all privately held companies tracked by Sageworks.
Sageworks, a financial information company, collects and analyzes data on the performance of privately-held companies and provides cash flow software.
Moreover, officers of publicly held companies have an obligation to their shareholders to disclose material information regarding cybersecurity risks and incidents.
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Sageworks, a financial information company, collects and analyzes data on the performance of privately-held companies and provides financial analysis software.
Sageworks, a financial information company, collects and analyzes data on the performance of privately-held companies and provides financial forecasting software.
Sageworks, a financial information company, collects and analyzes data on the performance of privately-held companies and provides financial ratios analysis.
Sageworks, a financial information company, collects and analyzes data on the performance of privately-held companies and provides financial report analysis.
Most privately held companies suffer the agonies of such market swings in private--but Freescale will have to do it in public.
Privately held companies tend to be much smaller than publicly traded ones, and they are bought and sold at lower multiples.
We hope to see the rate dip down more quickly in the future as privately held companies continue to grow their sales.
Sageworks, a financial information company, collects and analyzes data on the performance of privately-held companies and provides cash flow management analysis.
Sageworks, a financial information company, collects and analyzes data on the performance of privately held companies and provides financial forecasting software.
Sageworks, a financial information company, collects and analyzes data on the performance of privately-held companies and provides cash flow forecasting technologies.
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Sageworks, a financial information company, collects and analyzes data on the performance of privately-held companies and provides cash flow management software.
Sageworks, a financial information company, collects and analyzes data on the performance of privately held companies and provides financial analysis software.
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