One way that business valuation professionals can calculate the value of a business is by comparing it to publicly traded companies whose value has been established by the market. But how realistic is it to compare an independent five-store hardware chain – if such a thing exists these days – to Home Depot and Lowe’s?
In an article first published in the August/September edition of Financial Valuation and Litigation Expert, William Quackenbush, director of Advent Valuation Advisors, explains the process of adjusting a guideline public company’s market multiples when valuing a closely held business. Click the link below to read “Quantitatively Adjusting Guideline Public Company Multiples.”