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The Twitter Buyout: Is Elon Musk a Madman or a Genius?

Brian DeChesare

The key problems are: Very High Purchase Multiple: The historical (FY 21) EBITDA multiple here is 52x , and the FY 22 multiple based on consensus estimates is 28x. 15% to 30%) or it starts growing revenue more quickly (20-30% rather than 10-20%) or, better yet, both. Total wipeout. Twitter Buyout, Part 3: Operating Cases/Scenarios.

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How to Value a Website or Internet Business in 2022

FE International

At FE International we value and broker the sale of internet businesses with a wide range of monetization strategies (e.g. up to >6x (more on that later) and seen more than a few interesting valuations devised by buyers! billion up to $6.8 At the time of writing, Facebook’s enterprise value is $527 billion.