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How to Value an SME—An Introductory Guide

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Key methods include the Income Approach, which estimates future cash flows, the Market Approach, comparing with similar businesses, and the Asset Approach, valuing tangible and intangible assets. However, market information required for CAPM, such as beta coefficients and risk premiums, may not be available for SMEs.

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How to value SMEs: A Simplified Roadmap

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The challenge with this approach when valuing SMEs is finding comparable businesses due to their unique characteristics. Asset-based Approach : This method functions like an inventory check, summing up a company’s tangible and intangible assets and subtracting liabilities, resulting in the company’s net asset value.