Posts tagged 'business valuation'

Business appraiser Bob Klein discusses business sales multiples and how they relate to buying and selling small businesses for sale.

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Goodwill is what a business owner has built into his business over the years. Bob Hughes, a long time business broker in the Coachella Valley gives his definition of goodwill and what is included in this BizBen.com article.

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There are a number of standard appraisal methods used to value a business that include, Asset approach, Income approach, Market approach (Comps), Capitalization of Earnings and Discounted Future Earnings. Bob Klein, a business valuation professional shares his view on searching for market value.

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In the vast majority of cases, a Buyer will come to a decision as to the value of a business they are interested in buying based upon six primary issues. This article by San Diego Business Broker Steve Fitzgerald explains the differences in valuation according to buyers vs. lenders.

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The coin laundry is an all-cash, necessity of life service business. What could be better? Yet, understanding how the business justifies such a high purchase price is baffling. In fact, many times the value is so misunderstood that it results in investors over-paying. Sometimes grossly over-paying.

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As a consultant I talk to many California business owners, brokers, and agents on a daily basis about valuing businesses. Peter Siegel, MBA with BizBen.com talks about key factors in pricing a business for sale in the California marketplace.

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There are a number of traditional accounting methods used to calculate business worth. None of these methods individually addresses all of the items that create value. Bob Klein with Business Appraisals discusses this topic on the BizBen.com Blog.

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Differences between a Business Appraiser, CPA auditor and Due Diligence Expert? Here are some insights that will be useful for someone engaged in, or planning to conduct due diligence when buying a California small business.

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This list of 21 factors determines the Saleability and value of a business being sold.

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I hear lots of interesting observations and questions about the value of businesses. Recently a business owner said to me, “Peet’s Coffee, (Nasdaq: PEET) trades for 20 times earnings, so should I be able to sell my Mike’s Coffee Emporium for that?” It’s a great question. Besides brand recognition and the liquidity of public vs. private company shares, size is the obvious difference between Peet’s and Mike’s. So how much does the size of a company and its earnings affect valuation multiples? Quite a lot as it turns out. Al Statz, business broker in the North Bay covers this issue.

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Adjusted net income is sometimes a difficult concept to grasp when buying or selling a business. Willard Michlin who provides a due-diligence service for business buyers in the Ventura and Los Angeles County area gives us his definition. Willard Michlin defines adjusted net income in this blog post/article.

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