#19: 12 Ways to Multiply a Business' Value

Objective: To maximize the value of your business by applying the highest possible multiple to the company's highest adjusted profits.

The value you place on your business in preparing it for sale, planning for business succession or estate and gift taxes, or granting stock options to key executives can be the most important valuation you ever do. But the job is complicated by the fact that there's no single right dollar amount nor any single right method for arriving at it. It is further complicated by the job of selecting a multiple, the number which is applied to income and earnings figures to come up with an overall value for a business.

This Resource Report has three purposes.

1. It will show you the many ways to adjust your company's profits upwards so you are starting your calculations with a higher base number.
2. It will help you select a multiple from the range available that is appropriate for your business.
3. It will help you determine what alterations or adjustments you can make in your business today that would justify the use of a higher multiple in calculating the business' value down the road. In other words, you will be alerted to steps you can take today that will help you prepare the business for sale at a higher price in the future.

You will learn what factors determine the level of the multiple; when you can use the highest multiple to increase the value of the business and its selling price; and what the 12 criteria are that justify a higher multiple and higher price for your business.

Other topics: Identifying and valuing the company's intangible assets, adding back depreciation and amortization expenses, adjusting the financial statements (both the balance sheet and income statement), review of basic valuation methods, and sample spread sheets to help you properly analyze the business.

Price: $39.00   |   Pages: 20