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9 Startup Valuation Methods: 5 to Use, 4 to Avoid

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Comparable Transactions (as a Primary Method): This method, often referred to as “comps,” involves applying valuation multiples (e.g., This incorporates the risk-free rate, a market risk premium specific to the company’s country, and Beta ($beta$).

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SWS Group: The Breakdown

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The court refused to put any weight on petitioners’ comparable companies analysis, finding that the comp set diverged too much from SWS in terms of size, business lines, and performance to be meaningful. The court undertook its own DCF analysis, on which it relied exclusively.

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Discounted-Cash-Flow-Analysis: Your Complete Guide with Examples

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the multiple based or ‘ comps ’ (comparable company analysis) approach. Rf = Risk-free Rate. Rm – Rf) = Equity Market Risk Premium. Cp = Cost of Equity Premium. The first is 1. the intrinsic or income-based approach, also known as an entity approach, then there is also 2. Ce = Cost of Equity. B = Beta. (Rm

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Down Round Valuation: How to Survive and Protect Your Equity (2025)

Equidam

Updated Market Conditions Inputs – Risk-free rates: Now 4-5% vs. near-zero during ZIRP – Market risk premiums: Adjusted for current volatility and country-specific factors – Survival rates: Updated data reflecting current market conditions 2. Here’s how Equidam approaches this: 1.

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Startup Valuation: The Ultimate Guide for Founders

Equidam

Discount Rates / Risk Premiums: The discount rate used in DCF analysis (often the WACC) incorporates elements sensitive to market conditions. [21] 21] [22] [24] [27] The cost of equity component includes the market risk premium the excess return investors expect for investing in the broader market over a risk-free rate.

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Startup Valuation: The Ultimate Guide

Equidam

10] , [23] , [2] Discount Rate: The rate used to discount future cash flows is typically the cost of equity, calculated via the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM): Cost of Equity = Risk-Free Rate + Beta * Market Risk Premium. [23] 23] Risk-Free Rate: Tied to government bond yields (e.g.,

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Putting Global Risk In Perspective: Q&A With BNP Paribas’ Meghan Robson

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That is finally starting to stabilize as we’ve lapped higher rates and have easier comps there. There are certain sectors that we think are offering better risk/reward. So, credit spreads have gotten so tight and so compressed that there’s not much of a cyclical risk premium.