Marginal Value in Business
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There are several different valuation models used in business. For smaller businesses, the preferred model is the multiplier of discretionary income method. This particular model utilizes 10 categories of business analysis and grades each separately. There is a weighted formula whereby each category is given a priorty over others. For example, the most important weighted factor for any business valuation is stability of earnings. The least weighted factor may be industry compliance (licensing, certifications, education etc.). Each category’s grade is multiplied by its respective weighted factor to accumulate a final score. This score is then divided by 10 to determine the mulitplier of the discretionary income to derive final value of a small business. Larger businesses use other models. The idea is to determine the respective factors that leverage value with business.
This section is dedicated to increasing the value of your business. Understanding the basic formula used by business brokers, CPA’s, and authorities in valuing a business is a prerequisite to action. From this basic understanding you can then make major adjustments to those areas of the business to make significant changes in the value of your business. In addition, learn how to tweak the little items and make large value changes in the overall sales price of your business.
These are business related articles and are in-depth and educational in nature. The primary goal of each article is to educate and provide insight, guidance and knowledge to the small business entrepreneur.
Value Investing Episode 1 – Introduction and Membership Program
FEATURE ARTICLES:
High Price to Book Ratios – Proper Interpretation and Evaluation
With stock investing, one of the valuation ratios used is the price to book ratio. It identifies the spread between book value and market value for a share of stock. As the spread increases the ratio increases. A good example is Coca-Cola. Its price to book ratio hovers in the 11 range. Coca-Cola is a ...EBITDA – Drawbacks
There are several business financial attributes required for EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) to work well as a basis for the multiple of earnings method (the method used with the Market Comparable Valuation Approach); see Fair Market Value for a better understanding of the three primary business valuation approaches.EBITDA – Buyer Beware (Case Study)
This article will illustrate the opposite effect using the same business information. A buyer of a business should be leery of financial information and look for improper accounting processes. The goal is to reduce the operational income and ultimately the value of the business. The goal is to get the business valuation to a realistic ...EBITDA
EBITDA is an acronym for Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization. The value is generally known as operational profit before capital expenditures and tax obligations.Fair Market Value
Value at the individual level is strictly personal. But as more buyers for the same item come into play the price of the item begins to stabilize. If there are hundreds of thousands of buyers, the price reaches a high level of consistency or what is called ‘Fair Market Value’.Marginal Revenue in Business
The scholarly definition and reality are two different perspectives. The student is taught that marginal revenue equals the additional dollars generated for an additional single unit of sales. It is literally taken right down to the micro measurement. This is simple to understand but in small business, the scope of its meaning and impact are substantial to the ...Business and Industry Growth
The second most weighted factor in the risk multiplier series for the Discretionary Income Multiplier Formula is business and industry growth. This factor evaluates the overall change in an industry and in particular the business under review over the most recent three years.Stability of Historical Earnings
No other element of the Multiply Discretionary Income Formula has as much weighted value as the historical earnings of the company. Every knowledgeable business entrepreneur, accountant, lawyer, broker, you name them; they look for this information first. There’s a reason for this.Focus Groups – Adding Real Value to Your Business
I often wonder how a business could get better if it didn’t know what being the best meant. How could a small business entrepreneur determine he was indeed performing at or above the industry standard if there was no information available to say what was the best, average or poor? There isn’t any real performance standard, ...Calculating the Value of a Business – Discretionary Income Multiplier Formula
In the world of small business, the sale of a business is dependent on two critical elements. They are DISCRETIONARY INCOME and the BUSINESS RISK MULTIPLIER. These two elements are multiplied to create the overall value of the business operation. In general, no small business operation is worth more than three times the discretionary income.The Cost of One Putt
Using a large database, I calculated the average cost of one putt for each professional golfer. In business, this is known as the marginal cost of doing business.
