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How to Accurately Calculate Gross Margins (and Understanding Their Importance) at Professional Services Firms

Focus Investment Banking

If you’re considering the sale of your consulting or professional services business, you should understand that buyers will be examining your Gross Margin as an indicator of the value of your firm. Professional services companies make money by billing out their experts and consultants at rates higher than the employee cost.

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Renewable Energy Investment Banking: How to Make Greens by Going Green

Mergers and Inquisitions

Operating metrics and valuation multiples , especially for the assets and companies that are the most different (see below). Per FTI Consulting , solar, wind, and “portfolio” (mixed asset) deals account for 60% of renewable M&A activity in the U.S.: Many “services” in this area involve residential installations of solar panels.

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

Software Equity Group

While Cost of Goods Sold, or COGS as it’s known in the world of accounting, is a seemingly straightforward principle, it is frequently miscalculated by software company entrepreneurs. Speaking broadly, your COGS structure will likely include technical support, professional services, customer success, and developmental operations.

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Advisor Feature: Jimmy Span in the Grand Strand 

Viking Mergers & Acquisitions

Jimmy has served clients in many industries throughout his M&A career, including technology, manufacturing, transportation, construction, light industrial, professional services, automotive, and specialty retail. Using that, along with feedback from their accountant, they can estimate the net results from a future sale.

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10 Concepts You and I Can Learn About M&A and Creative Deal Structuring From How2Exit's Interview With Roland Frasier Investor, Business Mentor and Strategist

How2Exit

However, many of these people find that they haven't built a sellable business and don't know how to professionalize it. By providing professional services, entrepreneurs can help these business owners make their businesses more sellable. Initially, the company was looking for a valuation of ten million dollars.

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President Biden’s Fiscal 2024 Proposed Budget Includes Tax Rate Increases, and Several Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits Changes

Cleary M&A and Corporate Governance Watch

IRA and Other Retirement Account Changes President Biden proposed several changes to the rules applicable to individual retirement accounts (“ IRAs ”) and certain other retirement accounts. million : 50% of the excess held in the vested retirement accounts; and For aggregate balances exceeding $20.0