Small Business Valuation Methods : How to Evaluate Small, Privately-Owned Businesses

Valuation is the natural starting point toward buying or selling a business orsecurities through the stock market. Essential in wealth management, thevaluation process allows the measurement of the strengths and weaknesses of acompany and provides a historical reference for its development. This guide on valuation methods focuses on three global approaches: the assetbasedapproach, the fundamental or DCF approach, and the market approach. Ultimately, this book provides the basics needed to estimate the value of a smallbusiness. Many pedagogical cases and illustrations underpin its pragmatic and didacticcontent. However, it also contains enough theories to satisfy an expert audience. This book is ideal for business owners and additional players in the businessworld, legal professionals, accountants, wealth management advisers, and bankers, while also of interest to business school students and investors.