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How to Accurately Calculate Gross Margins (and Understanding Their Importance) at Professional Services Firms

Focus Investment Banking

If you’re considering the sale of your consulting or professional services business, you should understand that buyers will be examining your Gross Margin as an indicator of the value of your firm. Professional services companies make money by billing out their experts and consultants at rates higher than the employee cost.

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The Value of Tech Due Diligence in Services Firms

Beyond M&A

This week’s focus is specifically on professional services firms. Unlike technology or SaaS companies, these “non-tech” businesses are often at higher risk of budgetary and technology risk because their service and product lines need thorough assessment, followed by alignment with technology. The solution?

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How to Calculate Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) for SaaS Companies w/ Examples

Software Equity Group

How to Find Costs of Goods Sold Expenses to include in COGS are those directly attributable to the delivery of the goods sold by a company or the services provided. Speaking broadly, your COGS structure will likely include technical support, professional services, customer success, and developmental operations.

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How Truelytics and Consultants Work Together

Truelytics: M&A

Nearly 25 years ago, Owen Dahl , board member and Head of Professional Services at Truelytics realized that a great wave of transition was coming for the wealth management industry and the industry wasn't prepared to handle it. Are you helping them grow their business, become more profitable, or prepare for transitions?

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How to Package and Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, application owners can charge 24% more for their product. How much value could you add? This framework explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.

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What is the Value of my Medical Practice?

Focus Investment Banking

EBITDA is typically calculated using the steps below: Determine the practice’s net profit in the most recent twelve-month period. Add the following expenses back (add them to your net profit) The core “EBITDA” elements – interest, taxes (generally income taxes only), depreciation, and amortization.

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10 Concepts You and I Can Learn About M&A and Creative Deal Structuring From How2Exit's Interview With Roland Frasier Investor, Business Mentor and Strategist

How2Exit

He realized that if he could buy enough companies, he could exit several of them a year and receive a large amount of profit in one go. However, many of these people find that they haven't built a sellable business and don't know how to professionalize it. Roland's story is a great example of how it is possible to play a bigger game.

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