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Methods and Examples on How to Value a Company

Lake Country Advisors

It’s integral to ensuring that the sale benefits all stakeholders and should be one of your priorities before advertising it to potential buyers. It’s a delicate balancing act, as inaccurate valuations have polarizing consequences. However, company valuation isn’t as simple as slapping a price on your business.

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M&A Blog #16 – valuation (Discounted Cash Flow)

Francine Way

The maturity of a company also factors into the number of growth stages that should be modeled in DCF. A mature company that has been around forever (think S&P 500 companies) would be well forecasted using a 1-stage growth model (when there is only one growth rate for the entire forecast horizon).