Segun Olakoyenikan

Forbes Staff|Business

Segun Olakoyenikan is an editorial fellow at Forbes. He joined Forbes in 2023 after spending three years at AFP news agency, covering business and disinformation. Segun holds a master’s degree in business and economic reporting from New York University. 

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PREMIUM684 viewsAug 29, 2024

How Africa’s Leading National Airline Broke A Decade-Long Unprofitable Streak

Seven years ago, the Kenyan government bailed out the troubled Kenya Airways. Now it has finally eked out a profit, but will the turnaround last?

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PREMIUM8,936 viewsAug 21, 2024

This African Fintech Is Giving Workers A Better Way To Send Money Home

Fintech startup Nala just raised $40 million and plans to build its own payment rails allowing global businesses to move money to and from Africa.

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PREMIUM2,392 viewsAug 3, 2024

Market Lessons: Measuring Debt—With 16 Cash-Rich Companies

Debt to equity doesn’t mean much. What counts is debt to enterprise value.

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PREMIUM3,758 viewsJul 27, 2024

Market Lessons: What Free Cash Flow Tells You—With 16 Cheap Stocks

The price/free cash flow ratio indicates whether a company is equipped to reward impatient shareholders.

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PREMIUM4,950 viewsJul 20, 2024

Market Lessons: Defining The Enterprise Multiple—With 16 Cheap Stocks

Takeover tycoons focus on a particular way to compare prices to earnings. Here’s why investors should pay attention.

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PREMIUM5,092 viewsJul 13, 2024

Market Lessons: Shareholder Yield—Venture Beyond Dividends With These 16 Stocks

Yield means more than quarterly dividend payouts. There is much to be said for defining it to include two other ways to enrich shareholders.

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PREMIUM567 viewsJul 12, 2024

Venture Capital Funding To African Startups Down 57% Reflecting Global Slowdown

Funding to African startups fell to pre-pandemic levels in the first half of this year, according to a new report.

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PREMIUM2,840 viewsJul 6, 2024

What’s An ROE?—With Winners And Losers

Return on equity measures how effectively management uses equity capital. But the metric has flaws.

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PREMIUM4,596 viewsJun 29, 2024

Market Lessons: Price To Book, With 14 Cheap Stocks

A low price relative to book value used to signal a bargain. Nowadays it provides only a hint of value.