Business Valuation For Dummies

Your hands-on guide to calculating — and understanding — business value

Want to determine the value of a business, but not sure where to start? This plain-English guide gives you step-by-step directions for the major valuation methods, supporting them with real-world examples. You’ll work with easy-to-understand valuation models and apply them to different types of businesses to achieve the fairest, most affordable valuation solution.

• Business valuation 101 — learn what it is, why it’s a challenge, and the approaches that experts take to uncover value (or the lack of it)
• Grasp key valuation tools — understand valuation reports, financial statements, and “rule of thumb” guidelines for specific businesses
• Get to the heart of it — analyze historical performance, evaluate assets and income value, and estimate cost of capital
• If you’re selling a business — see how to conduct due diligence and increase your company’s value
• If you’re buying a business — incorporate valuation into the necessary prep before negotiation
• Seek help from the experts — from divorce to estate planning to attracting outside investors, know when and why you should get outside valuation help

Open the book and find:

• Real-world advice on planning andexecuting valuation
• The role of the supporting playersin the valuation process
• Detailed case studies on buyingand selling businesses
• How forensic accounting fits intovaluation
• The soft and hard skills needed forsuccessful valuation
• What to build into a partnershipagreement
• Why you should pause beforetransforming your company intoan ESOP