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M&A Blog #15 – valuation (tools and data preparation)

Francine Way

Just as any home appraiser or credit officer does before going through the analytical exercise to produce a score for a home or a borrower, valuation professionals go through several steps of preparation before the actual exercise of producing a number that can be used as a value of a company.

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

Francine Way

As I mentioned in my last post, Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) is a valuation method that uses free cash flow projections, a discount rate, and a growth rate to find the present value estimate of a potential investment. Calculate the Equity Value and the per-share Equity Value - this number would serve as the base case share price valuation.

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FOCUS Telecom Business Services Quarterly: Summer 2024 Report

Focus Investment Banking

This was despite a strong overall market that pushed the S&P 500 up 3.9% However, this performance once again lags the broader indices by a fairly wide margin, as both the S&P 500 and NASDAQ gained more than 20% over the past year. and the NASDAQ up 8.3% over the same three-month time frame.

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2023 Fourth Quarter Review & Commentary

FineMark

The equity market also noted the Fed’s comments as investors piled back into equities and the S&P 500 finished the year up more than 26%. What’s intriguing about the chart in Figure 2 is how differently equities, as measured by the S&P 500, performed under each period, returning a modest 5.7%

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Loan Calculator (Personal and Educational)

Wall Street Mojo

About Loan [P*R*(1+R)^N]/[(1+R)^N-1] Wherein, P is the loan amount R is the rate of interest per annum N is the number of period or frequency wherein loan amount is to be paid Loan Amount (P) The loan Amount $ ROI per annum (R) Rate of Interest per annum % No. How to Calculate? Each of such points cost 1% of the loan amount.

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SaaS M&A Snapshot: Target Market & Buyers

Software Equity Group

On the surface, things looked rough: the Dow Jones, S&P 500, and the NASDAQ all finished the year with significant losses, with tech stocks hit particularly hard. For a more in-depth look at our research, download SEG’s Annual 2023 SaaS Report. was only a slight decline from 2020’s 5.7x 4Q22’s multiple of 5.6x

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Gross Retention & Gross Profit: What Our Survey Reveals About These 2 Key Metrics

Software Equity Group

By aligning your company’s strategies and performance with their evolving priorities, you can enhance your appeal in the competitive landscape of software investments and acquisitions. SaaS companies hoping for a high valuation should aim for 90% or greater gross revenue retention. This creates a baseline for growth.”