Business Valuation For Dummies

by Holton, Lisa; Bates, Jim

• ISBN13: 9780470344019
• ISBN10: 0470344016
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2015-09-15
• Publisher: For Dummies

Summary

Business Valuation For Dummies is filled with expert guidance that business owners, managers at all levels, investors, and students can use when determining the value of a business. It contains a solid framework for valuation, including advice on analyzing historical performance, evaluating assets and income value, understanding a company's financial statements, estimating the cost of capital, business valuation models, and how to apply those models to different types of businesses.

Author Biography

Lisa Holton is a former business editor and reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times. Today, she heads The Lisa Company, a writing, editing, and research firm. She's a writer for corporations, colleges, and nonprofits nationwide, and has written more than 13 books. Jim Bates is Vice President, Transaction Support, for the Christman Group, a middle-market investment banking firm based in Palatine, IL.

Table of Contents

Introduction

What Business Valuation Means

The Value of Understanding Business Valuation

What Triggers a Business Valuation?

Understanding the Tangibles and Intangibles of Business Valuation

Approaches and Methods ù Basic Theories of the Valuation Process

The Challenge of Valuation in a Knowledge Economy

Getting Familiar with Valuation Tools, Principles, and Resources

Getting Familiar with a Typical Valuation Report

Meeting the Supporting Players in the Valuation Process

Understanding Financial Statements

Using Rule-of-Thumb Valuations for Mom-and-Pop Businesses

If YouÆre Selling a Business . . .

Making Sure YouÆre Ready to Sell

Deciding What to Do about the Family Company

Due Diligence on the Sell Side

Case Study: Valuation on the Sell Side

If YouÆre Buying a Business . . .

How Do You Know Whether YouÆre Ready to Buy?

Moving from Valuation to Negotiation

Due Diligence on the Buy Side

Forensic Accounting and the Due Diligence Process

Case Study: Valuation on the Buy Side

DonÆt Try This at Home! Turning Things Over to the Valuation Experts

Divorce

Estate Planning and Gifting

Attracting Outside Investors to Your Startup

The Part of Tens

Ten Reasons to Consider a Prenup

Ten Questions to Answer Before Considering a Partnership Agreement

Ten Things to Consider Before Transforming Your Company Into an ESOP

Glossary

Index

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