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Market Method Business Valuation Multipliers and Rules of Thumb

Market Method Business Valuation Multipliers and Rules of Thumb

by Greg Caruso | Sep 8, 2021 | _Business Valuation Basics

Gregory R. Caruso, JD, CPA, CVA Business valuation market method multipliers are useful as rules of thumb or sanity checks on business valuations, calculations, and estimates. Below, I include many small business multipliers and industry multipliers such as...
How Small Business Valuations Differ from Large Business Valuations

How Small Business Valuations Differ from Large Business Valuations

by Greg Caruso | Jun 30, 2021 | _Technical Business Valuation Topics

As I’ve written about previously, the three main valuation methods each have their pros and cons. Understanding valuation means understanding when to use the Income approach, the Market Methods approach, and the Asset approach. Here are some basics about these...
Small Business Valuation, Asset, Market, Income Approaches

Small Business Valuation, Asset, Market, Income Approaches

by Greg Caruso | Feb 13, 2021 | _Business Valuation Basics

There are three business valuation approaches or methods: The Asset Approaches are where the individual assets of the business are valued as if they were being sold. The Market Approaches are where comparable market sales are used to estimate a value of the company....
Market Approaches and Market Methods for Business Valuation

Market Approaches and Market Methods for Business Valuation

by Greg Caruso | Jun 30, 2020 | _Business Valuation Basics

Market Approaches in business valuation compare market sales to the company being valued.  This is done by estimating a ratio of sales price to cash flow  called a multiple or multiplier (i.e. $300 sales price / $100 of cash flow = a multiplier of 3.)  Then the...

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