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Methods of Business Valuation by Their Profitability

Equilest

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

Lehman Formula Lehman Formula refers to the formula (originally established by Lehman Brothers) that determines the commission to be earned by an investment bank, mergers and acquisitions advisor, business broker, or other transaction intermediary as a result of procuring a buyer for a seller’s business.