The Harvard Law School Forum

APRIL 25, 2023

and Paul S. Scrivano, Davis Polk & Wardell LLP, on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 Editor's Note: George Bason is partner and Chair of the Mergers and Acquisitions practice, and Andrew Ditchfield and Paul S. Posted by Andrew Ditchfield, George R. Scrivano are partners at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP. Dougherty , Louis L.

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Lake Country Advisors

AUGUST 8, 2024

Accurate and appropriate valuation is one of the pillars of maximizing the profits from a business sale. It’s integral to ensuring that the sale benefits all stakeholders and should be one of your priorities before advertising it to potential buyers. First, identify a group of similar publicly traded technology companies.

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Valuation Discounted Cash Flow S&P DCF Analysis 97

Wall Street Mojo

JANUARY 17, 2024

A profit and loss (P&L) statement, sometimes called as an income statement, is a financial report that provides investors and outsiders with a financial overview of a company. The P&L outcome plotted on a trendline assists investors in understanding the organization’s performance over time.

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Wizenius

APRIL 8, 2023

Enterprise Value = Forecast EV/Sales * Expected Sales 3) The derived estimated valuation has to be discounted back to present value using a discounting factor. The discounting factor would be typically more compared to the one used in publicly traded firms.

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Sun Acquisitions

OCTOBER 13, 2023

This approach relies on analyzing the market value of comparable publicly traded companies, known as guideline companies or multiples. By comparing key financial metrics such as price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios, price-to-sales (P/S) ratios, and price-to-book (P/B) ratios, analysts can estimate the target company’s value.

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Sun Acquisitions

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

It’s the process of determining the financial worth of a business, helping acquirers and sellers establish a fair price and make informed decisions. It uncovers any hidden risks or opportunities, allowing parties to assess the target company’s financial health. The net asset value represents the company’s worth.

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Mergers and Acquisitions Valuation M&A Mergers 59

Software Equity Group

MARCH 13, 2023

The public markets may have taken a beating, but behind the gloom-and-doom headlines, there was still plenty of good news for private SaaS companies in 2022. On the surface, things looked rough: the Dow Jones, S&P 500, and the NASDAQ all finished the year with significant losses, with tech stocks hit particularly hard.

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