We help you live the life you want. By Steve Whitehill In our prior article we discussed different valuation methods. Each of the valuation methods has its strengths and weaknesses. Generally speaking, for main street and lower middle market businesses, we use the valuation based on earnings. While these earnings have […]
By Steve Whitehill Before you make the decision to buy or sell a business, the first step you need to take is to determine its value. Valuation, like beauty, is in the eyes of the beholder. That is because there are many different ways to value a business – along with […]
Normalizing earnings allows one to both compare earning both year over year and against other companies. There are several terms that we use to represent this normalized earnings number. They included SDE (Seller Discretionary Earnings), SDI (Seller Discretionary Income), Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net, or (my favorite) Owner Benefit. While conceptional simple, […]
Repost from BizBySell Many of the analyses and valuation techniques most business appraisers rely on to value small businesses use an analysis of historical financial statements to: Identify potential trends Compare the subject to the industry average Find any required normalization adjustments The question then becomes, how does one appraise or […]
By Alina Niculita – Morones Analytics Jul 12, 2019 While most people understand real estate appraisal, the same cannot be said about business appraisal or business valuation. Real estate appraisal makes sense because it puts a price on houses and commercial properties, which are tangible assets and can be easily accepted as […]
Appraising Your Business in 60 Minutes! By Glen Cooper, Business Broker / Business Coach – www.ColoradoBusinessBrokers.co There is a simple method for appraising most businesses. Key ter1ns are important to understand. Major exceptions must be noted. A short-cut method is useful because it can give you a general idea of what a business might […]