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What adjustments would you make to the financial statements of the comparable companies to ensure a

Wizenius

When performing a valuation analysis using comparable companies, it is essential to make certain adjustments to the financial statements of the comparables to ensure a meaningful comparison. This ensures consistency in financial reporting and facilitates a more accurate comparison. Thanks, Pratik S

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5 Questions with Stuart Gilson: Creating Firm Value

JD Supra: Mergers

Professor Gilson is an expert on valuation, credit and financial statement analysis, and corporate transactions. We interview Professor Stuart C. Gilson of the Harvard Business School to gain his insights on how firms create value. He has developed several Harvard Business School case studies for teaching MBAs and executives.

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Unveiling the Unseen: 5 Unexpected Factors That Impact Your Business’s Valuation in Mergers and Acquisitions

Sun Acquisitions

As you meticulously evaluate financial statements, assess market conditions, and fine-tune your pitch, it’s crucial not to overlook the less conspicuous elements that can significantly influence your business’s valuation in mergers and acquisitions (M&A).

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The All-Important Forecast: Six Reasons to Prepare Financial Statement Projections

PCE

As a busy business owner or financial executive, you may be tempted to trim nonessential tasks from your to-do list by asking a crucial question about each undertaking: What’s in it for me or my company? That’s a good place to start when considering whether your company should compile periodic business forecasts.

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Differences Between a Business Appraisal and Business Valuation

Lake Country Advisors

At the core of the debate of business appraisal vs business valuation, both approaches aim to determine a company’s worth. So, what’s the difference between a business appraisal and a business valuation? Approaches to Business Valuation To achieve a comprehensive business valuation, professionals employ a range of methods.

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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 #24 - Merger Relative Valuation

Francine Way

To pick up where we last left off with valuation, I will cover the topic of a Merger Relative Valuation in this blog post and move on to other non-valuation topics from here. Both tests detect the likelihood of earnings manipulation presence in financial statements through metric evaluations.

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