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Valuation Using Multiples—What Is It and How Does It Work? Core Ideas Explained

Valutico

The ratio used might be EV/EBITDA, EV/Sales, P/E or another, depending on the valuation performed and the type of business being valued. The ratio is then used in a simple multiplication calculation, to determine the value of the company in question. Two Different Methods of Valuation Using Multiples.

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Your Guide to Valuing a Company Using the Multiples Approach

Valutico

The ratio used might be EV/EBITDA, EV/Sales, P/E or another, depending on the valuation performed and the type of business being valued. The ratio is then used in a simple multiplication calculation, to determine the value of the company in question. Two Different Methods of Valuation Using Multiples.

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Earnings and Cash Flows: A Primer on Free Cash Flow

Musings on Markets

In the last two decades, I have seen free cash flow measures stretched to cover adjusted EBITDA, where stock-based compensation is added back to EBITDA, and with WeWork, to community-adjusted EBITDA, where almost all expenses get added back to get to the adjusted value.