A Basic Guide for Valuing a Company
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The Groundwork of Company Valuation for First-time Buyers and Sellers
A Basic Guide for Valuing a Company has helped thousands of first-time buyers and sellers realize a fair, substantiated value for small businesses. Now in its Second Edition, this book covers common valuation techniques and myths, tips for determining tangible and intangible values, sample balance sheets and income statements, and approaches to valuing start-up technology and dot-com businesses.
This nuts-and-bolts guide addresses publicly traded and privately held firms, including traditional brick-and-mortar companies and the intellectual property industry. With a clear, concise writing style, the author walks readers through common practices for valuing, from collecting data to arriving at a saleable figure for all types of businesses, including professional practice, manufacturing, wholesale distributors, and a variety of retail operations. This new edition features perspectives on nontraditional valuation practices, guidance for using an excess earnings method, and an abundance of case studies from actual companies.
In order to make the most profitable decisions, before putting a business on the market or making an offer to acquire one, every beginning business purchaser and seller should read A Basic Guide for Valuing a Company, Second Edition.
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The ABCs of company valuation--for first-time buyers and sellers
Until now, books on company valuation were all high-priced professional volumes aimed at accountants, appraisers, and other specialists. At last, A Basic Guide for Valuing a Company provides the ideal resource for novice buyers and sellers. Written by a management consultant who has valued more than 1,000 small businesses, this nuts-and-bolts guide covers all the bases, from the differences between publicly traded and privately held firms to tangible and intangible values.
With case studies of actual companies, sample balance sheets and income statements, this is a clear, concise--and thorough--reference. Additional highlights include a list of common valuation myths, and a special section on "Yegge's rules," along with complete information on: Valuation techniques for different types of businesses, including professional practice, manufacturing, wholesale distributor, and retail hardware. Weighted cash flow and reconstruction. Industry and economic forces that affect valuation. The task of estimating values in small companies. Necessary data for comprehensive business valuations.
A Basic Guide for Valuing a Company
A Basic Guide for Valuing a Company,Wilbur M. Yegge,John Wiley & Sons,0471149454,Business & Economics,Business / Economics / Finance,Business enterprises,Business/Economics,Finance,Handbooks, manuals, etc,Real Estate - General,Small Business - General,Valuation,Budgeting & financial management,Takeovers, mergers & buy-outs
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