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Why EBITDA Must Be Defensible All too often a business owner decides to sell and then learns hard lessons. One common problem is weak financial records. Prospective buyers will study every part of EBITDA when they judge your business value.…
A business owner usually asks, how much is my business worth, at one of two moments: when an offer appears unexpectedly, or when it is finally time to plan an exit. In both cases, the wrong answer can be expensive.…
HOW MUCH IS YOUR BUSINESS WORTH? At VR Business Brokers of the Triangle, we help business owners determine their exit options with a business valuation in Raleigh, NC. When business owners are trying to evaluate if it is a good…
When considering the value of your company, there are basic value drivers. While it is difficult to place a specific value on them, one can take a look and make a “ballpark” judgment on each. How does your company look?…
Business valuations are almost always difficult and often complex. A valuation is also frequently subject to the judgment of the person conducting it. In addition, the person conducting the valuation must assume that the information furnished to him or her is…
Consider two different companies in virtually the same industry. Both companies have an EBITDA of $6 million – but, they have very different valuations. One is valued at five times EBITDA, pricing it at $30 million. The other is valued at seven times EBITDA,…
Two businesses for sale could report the same numeric value for “earnings” and yet be far from equal. Three factors of earnings are listed below that tell more about the earnings than just the number. 1. Quality of earnings Quality of…
The initial response to the question in the title really should be: “Why do you want to know the value of your business?” This response is not intended to be flippant, but is a question that really needs to be…
“As shocking as it may sound, I believe that most owners of middle market private companies do not really know the value of their company and what it takes to create greater value in their company … Oh sure, the…