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Valuation

How Does Your Business Compare?

When considering the value of your company, there are basic value drivers. While it is difficult to place a specific…

How Does Your Business Compare?

When considering the value of your company, there are basic value drivers. While it is difficult to place a specific…

Valuing the Business: Some Difficult Issues

Business valuations are almost always difficult and often complex. A valuation is also frequently subject to the judgment of the person…

Two Similar Companies ~ Big Difference in Value

Consider two different companies in virtually the same industry. Both companies have an EBITDA of $6 million – but, they have very…

Three Basic Factors of Earnings

Two businesses for sale could report the same numeric value for "earnings" and yet be far from equal. Three factors…

What is the Value of Your Business? It All Depends.

The initial response to the question in the title really should be: “Why do you want to know the value…

Creating Value in Privately Held Companies

“As shocking as it may sound, I believe that most owners of middle market private companies do not really know…

What Would Your Business Sell For?

There is the old anecdote about the immigrant who opened his own business in the United States. Like many small…

Checklist for Valuation

1. Start with the business -  Value Drivers:  Size, growth rate, management, niche, history -  Value Detractors:  Customer concentration Poor financials…

Simplifying the Valuation

“There are many reasons for valuing an entity, and those circumstances can lead to different outcomes…For instance, a business’s value…