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Valuation
Business Valuation Excel Template: 10 Simple Steps to Success
Knowing the value of your company should be an integral part of the strategic planning process for all business owners. There are some instances when a formal valuation...
By: John Carvalho | President, Divestopedia Inc.
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Valuation
What's Missing in EBITDA?
I’ve had a lot of conversations lately about EBITDA multiples. Generally, the question I receive is, “What do you think about this multiple? Is it...
By: Brad Mewes
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Pre Sale
The Initial Price May Not Be Real
The initial dollar figure presented as a purchase price for a business, whether written on a napkin over coffee or floated in a conversation, is not a binding offer. Any...
By: Paris Aden
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Valuation
Magic Tricks to Help You Get the Valuation You Want
People often talk about the purchase price paid for a business as multiples of EBITDA. Whenever I hear business owners who have successfully navigated the sale of their...
By: John Carvalho | President, Divestopedia Inc.
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Valuation
'I Sold My Business at 10X Multiple.' A Multiple of What (and When)?
How many times have you heard an owner of a similar business to yours say "I sold my business at a 10 times multiple!"? Or how about this one: "The tech...
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Valuation
Traditional Valuation Techniques May not Apply for an Information Technology Company
Business valuations of software companies use proven methodologies to arrive at an indication of value. If the technology is one in demand, however, the valuations...
By: Dave Kauppi
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Valuation
7 Key Principles of Business Value
I pulled an old valuation text book off the shelf the other day titled The Valuation of Business Interests by Ian Campbell and Howard Johnson. I hadn't opened it in...
By: John Carvalho | President, Divestopedia Inc.
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Maximize Value
Podcast: Acquisition Growth Strategies for Middle Market Companies
In this podcast, John Bly, author of "Cracking the Code: An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Growing Your Business Through Mergers and Acquisitions for Pennies on the Dollar,"...
By: Noah Rosenfarb
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Valuation
What Your Supply Chain Business Is Really Worth
As a supply chain business owner, you’ve spent all your time, energy and money into building and growing your business to make sure that it succeeds; and after all the...
By: Jock Purtle
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Maximize Value
'Best of Breed': An Aggressive Valuation Strategy for the Best Mid-Market Businesses
I attended a mid-market summit hosted by a leading investment bank in New York City some time ago. An executive of the firm recounted some of her most memorable...
By: John Carvalho | President, Divestopedia Inc.
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Valuation
EBIT or EBITDA? Sometimes the DA in EBITDA Really Does Matter
My operating partners in a previous company we built and sold used to call me "EBITDA Erick." We spent considerable time helping our operating partners understand what...
By: Erick Hamdan
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Maximize Value
5 All Too Common Balance Sheet Red Flags That Could Impact Salability
A balance sheet is often referred to as a snapshot of the health of a company. Assets, liabilities and ownership equity are all shown here. The purpose of the balance...
By: Kevin Ramsier
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