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Valuation Purposes: Selling your Business

BV Specialists

The appraiser you choose to work with should be certified through the NACVA, ASA, or some other nationally recognized association. If you own a lot of equipment and real estate as part of your asset base, you should first engage with accredited appraisers who specialize in those areas before completing the full company valuation.

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The 2023 AICPA Business Valuation Conference and One Thought on Valuation Adjustments

Chris Mercer

I have heard many appraisers suggest that one should not normalize owner compensation when valuing minority interests “because the minority shareholder cannot change compensation.” Otherwise, the appraiser is not valuing the appropriate asset. Assume a company has reported an EBITDA of $2.0 million (6 x $2.0

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No Marketability Discounts or Discounts for Illiquidity for Controlling Interests of Companies

Chris Mercer

However, in most circumstances, transaction costs are not factored into the appraisal of the subject interest since the pricing information of frequently traded comparable securities is not adjusted for these factors.” Appraisers use transaction multiples from transactions in similar companies with the guideline transactions method.

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SaaS Valuations: How to Value a SaaS Business in 2022

FE International

If you want to understand how to value a business, the first question is whether to look at a multiple of SDE , EBITDA or Revenue. SDE vs. EBITDA vs. Revenue. A new benchmark of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ( EBITDA ) is employed. For most businesses, the valuation benchmark debate stops there.

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Data Update 1 for 2024: The data speaks, but what does it say?

Musings on Markets

Return on Equity 1. Equity Risk Premiums 2. Costs of equity & capital 4. Costs of equity & capital 1. Fundamental Growth in Equity Earnings 2. Return on Equity 2. Standard Deviation in Equity/Firm Value 2. EBIT & EBITDA multiple s 5. Beta & Risk 1. Debt Details 1. Buybacks 2.

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Mercer’s Musings #2: Using Restricted Stock Studies to Support Marketability Discounts

Chris Mercer

This second musing addresses the use of restricted stock studies to support marketability discounts in gift and estate tax appraisals prepared for the Internal Revenue Service (or for anyone, for that matter). This musing is addressed to all appraisers, regardless of which valuation credential(s) they hold. of Integrated Theory 3.

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Invisible, yet Invaluable: Valuing Intangibles in the Birkenstock IPO!

Musings on Markets

In this post, I will look at another initial public offering, Birkenstock, that is likely to get more attention in the next few weeks, given that it is targeting to go public at a pricing of about €8 billion, for its equity, in a few weeks.