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Issues faced when valuing a declining company

Andrew Stolz

In reference to Aswath Damodaran’s book “The Dark Side of Valuation Valuing Young Distressed and Complex Businesses,” it mentions that a declining company usually possesses the following five characteristics: (1) Stagnant or declining revenue. (2) 4) Big payouts – dividends and stock buyback. (5) 3) Asset divestitures. (4)

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M&A Terms Every Business Owner Should Know

Class VI Partner

Discount Rate Discount Rate refers to the rate at which a stream of future cash flows is discounted to determine Net Present Value. EBITDA Multiple EBITDA Multiple refers to the multiple of EBITDA used to determine a company’s enterprise value.