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Methods of Business Valuation by Their Profitability

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This multiple is similar, by analogy, to the PER (Price to Earnings Ratio of listed companies). An example, however, makes it more transparent: Example: let's take a company without financial debts or cash, that is to say, without a loan or bank overdraft or a surplus bank account: it does not pay financial expenses.

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M&A Terms Every Business Owner Should Know

Class VI Partner

The higher the degree of risk or unpredictability of a set of future cash flows, the higher the discount rate. Discounted Cash Flow Value Discounted Cash Flow Value refers to the calculation of a company’s Enterprise Value on the basis of its ability to generate free cash flow over time.