Lake Country Advisors

AUGUST 8, 2024

Accurate and appropriate valuation is one of the pillars of maximizing the profits from a business sale. This metric provides a quick snapshot of a company’s total equity value as perceived by the stock market. However, company valuation isn’t as simple as slapping a price on your business.

Valuation 97

Valuation Discounted Cash Flow S&P DCF Analysis 97

Francine Way

JULY 12, 2017

All of these information can be found in the most current 10-K and 10-Q, a better approximation is listed below in our calculation of the cost of equity: Equity as a fraction of total capital = (current stock price * the number of shares outstanding from the most current 10-K) / (the sum of debt and equity).

Discounted Cash Flow 130

Discounted Cash Flow Valuation M&A DCF 130

Mergers and Inquisitions

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Plausible Unit Economics – Many growth companies lose money early on, but there must be a path to profitability. A: Unlike most PE deals, traditional growth equity deals do not use debt and are for minority stakes in companies, but they often have more “structure” via liquidation preferences and preferred stock.

Private Equity 59

Private Equity Equities Capital Valuation 59