Valuing a business
How a price is arrived at: multiples, adjusted profit, and the difference between what a business earns and what somebody will pay for it.
- How UK businesses are valuedHow owner-managed UK businesses are valued: adjusted profit, multiples, what a multiple reflects, and the gap between an asking price and a sale price.10 min read
- Business sale multiples by sector: what the data saysTypical UK profit multiples by sector for owner-managed businesses, why published averages mislead, and what moves a multiple within its range.9 min read
- Adjusted EBITDA: what you can and cannot add backWhich add-backs survive a buyer's accountant in a UK business sale, which do not, and how to build an adjustment schedule that holds up.9 min read
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