{"id":17585,"date":"2023-10-28T21:54:34","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T21:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eagle.local\/?page_id=17585"},"modified":"2024-02-21T17:12:03","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T17:12:03","slug":"valuation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/eagle.local\/valuation\/","title":{"rendered":"Valuation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"17585\" class=\"elementor elementor-17585\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e572bf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2e572bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3edca63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3edca63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 20-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Valuation<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae06aaa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ae06aaa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e384e4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e384e4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.16.0 - 20-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<div>If you are thinking about selling your business the biggest question is most likely &#8220;How much is my company worth?&#8221;<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>Valuations can be completed by an Accounting or Finance advisor but the most accurate calculations are usually completed by professionals who are directly involved in the M &amp; A market like Eagle Business Brokers.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><strong>There are several methods that can be used to value your company including:<\/strong><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><b>Previous Year Revenues<\/b><\/div><div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div><div>This simplistic method uses the previous year revenues of the company multiplied by an industry specific percentage.\u00a0 Unique characteristics can also be added such as real estate, patents, unique products, etc.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>This method is not normally used because\u00a0it omits important factors and can often result in an understated valuation.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><b>EBITDA\u00a0 \u00a0(Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation &amp; Amortization)<\/b><\/div><div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div><div>This valuation model is calculated by determining the average annual EBITDA for a company and then multiplying by an industry specific multiple.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>It is not usually used for small to medium sized companies because it omits important sources of income including seller compensation, add backs (perks) and non recurring\u00a0expenses.\u00a0 This often results in an understated valuation.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><b>SDE\u00a0 \u00a0(Seller Discretionary Earnings)<\/b><\/div><div><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/div><div>The SDE calculation includes company profits before interest, taxes, depreciation, owner compensation and one time expenses.\u00a0 This information is averaged over a period of 3 years and then multiplied by an industry specific multiple.\u00a0 The correct multiple is based on our various market resources.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>This method often results in the largest valuation and is often preferred by finance institutions.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><b><i>In the end only a buyer can determine the actual value of your business.\u00a0 However, Eagle Business Brokers can help determine where the offers are most likely to land and get the maximum price for your business<\/i><\/b><\/div><div><b><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/div><div><b><i>Remember, at Eagle Business Brokers we offer a no cost, no obligation valuation to help you make the important decision of selling your business.<\/i><\/b><\/div><div><b><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/div><div><b><i>Contact us today to start your no cost valuation<\/i><\/b><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Valuation If you are thinking about selling your business the biggest question is most likely &#8220;How much is my company worth?&#8221;\u00a0Valuations can be completed by an Accounting or Finance advisor but the most accurate calculations are usually completed by professionals who are directly involved in the M &amp; A market like Eagle Business Brokers.\u00a0There are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template\/template-homepage.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/eagle.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17585"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/eagle.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/eagle.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/eagle.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/eagle.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17585"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"http:\/\/eagle.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17585\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17744,"href":"http:\/\/eagle.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17585\/revisions\/17744"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/eagle.local\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}