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Accurate and appropriate valuation is one of the pillars of maximizing the profits from a business sale. It’s integral to ensuring that the sale benefits all stakeholders and should be one of your priorities before advertising it to potential buyers. Determine Discount Rate: Assuming InnovateTech’s WACC is 10%.
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. DiscountedCashFlow (DCF) analysis is a commonly used income-based valuation technique.
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