Francine Way

JULY 13, 2017

While different valuation professionals differ on which multiples to use based on the target’s industry, and so on; a few multiples have became analysts favorites: TEV/Revenue, TEV/EBITDA, and TEV/Tangible Book Value. Tangible Book Value = Book Value of Equity - Goodwill. TEV stands for Total Enterprise Value.

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Lake Country Advisors

AUGUST 8, 2024

Market Capitalization Market capitalization is one of the simplest and most commonly used methods for valuing a publicly traded company. Example Scenario: Suppose XYZ Corp is a publicly traded technology company with 50 million shares outstanding, and the current share price is $20. million Year 2: $2 million / (1 + 0.10)^2 = $1.65

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Sun Acquisitions

OCTOBER 13, 2023

This approach relies on analyzing the market value of comparable publicly traded companies, known as guideline companies or multiples. By comparing key financial metrics such as price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios, price-to-sales (P/S) ratios, and price-to-book (P/B) ratios, analysts can estimate the target company’s value.

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Sun Acquisitions

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Comparable Company Analysis (CCA): CCA involves comparing the target company to similar publicly traded companies. The valuation is based on key financial metrics such as Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratios, Price-to-Sales (P/S) ratios, or Price-to-Book (P/B) ratios. It involves forecasting cash flows and applying a discount rate.

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RKJ Partners

AUGUST 6, 2017

Below are the six recognized methodologies with short explanations of each: Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Analysis: This analysis derives an ‘intrinsic’ value of a company. Essentially, comparable company analysis looks at the value of publicly traded companies. Comparable Company Analysis: This analysis provides “relative” valuation.

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