BVU News and Trends February 2020
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
New study gleans DLOMs from the BIZCOMPS database
Imbedded discounts for lack of marketability (DLOMs) have been uncovered in a new study of the BIZCOMPS database of sales of small private companies.
Advance look at BVR’s new guideline public comps tool
In late March, a free trial will be available for BVR’s new Guideline Public Company Comps Tool (GPCCT), which has been built exclusively for the business valuation community.
Private firm multiples up, per BIZCOMPS update
The median sale price-to-SDE multiple for all industries reported at its highest level in 2019, at 2.09x, according to the BIZCOMPS Deal Review, a regular publication that analyzes general trends, valuation multiples, and operating ratios for transactions in the BIZCOMPS database.
BVU News and Trends January 2020
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Two new EV/EBITDA SME transaction studies from Epsilon-Research and UK 200
Epsilon Research has released the Q3 2019 Argos Index, which measures private midmarket company valuations in the euro zone.
BVU News and Trends December 2019
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
A/E industry flying high
“Fueled by a national economic expansion that appears to have no limits, the A/E [architectural/engineering] industry is undoubtedly finishing this decade exhibiting some of the highest levels of confidence, optimism, and growth that we can recall,” says a report from Rusk O’Brien Gido + Partners.
Tales From the Trenches: How to Successfully Use Statistics—Without Being a Data Guru
Mark Twain said there are “lies, damned lies and statistics.” Some valuation experts may be uncomfortable using statistics in an engagement. But you don’t have to be a statistics guru to successfully use them when the engagement calls for it. For instance, many damages litigations include the use of regression analyses and/or statistical sampling. Both are statistical methods of determining the amount of damages in a dispute.
New DealStats Hall of Fame members
DealStats now lists over 30,000 private-company and 4,000 public-company M&A transactions, thanks to business brokers and other intermediaries who contribute the data.
UK buyers deepen ‘local’ footprint with UK target companies
BVWire—UK had the pleasure of catching up with well-known experts Konstantine Mossios and Sandra Mossios of Business Valuation Benchmarks (BVB) at the ICAEW conference in London on 23 October.
DealStats adds 35 new fields of data, other enhancements
As of October 16, DealStats, the leading database of transactions in the private and public sectors, will have 35 new fields of data.
A Script for Pharmacy Valuation
The U.S. healthcare industry is very large, complex, and changing rapidly. This highly regulated industry is also a significant user of valuation services, primarily to support transactions, contracting, and internal strategic planning purposes. The importance of consummating transactions within fair market value cannot be overstated, as the alternative can result in substantial financial consequences to the parties involved. As such, advisors need to know the operational and valuation issues associated with healthcare entities so they ...
Global BVU News and Trends August 2019
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
EBITDA multiples by industry: 2Q 2019 analysis on private-company selling prices
Business Valuation Resources recently published EBITDA multiples by industry in our DealStats Value Index (DVI). DVI presents an aggregated summary of valuation multiples and profit margins for over 30,000 sold private companies listed in our DealStats database. This post includes some of the highlights from the report.
Meanwhile, the global value of control trends down slightly during Q1 2019
BVR has completed its latest quarterly update to the FactSet Mergerstat/BVR Control Premium Study (CPS), which includes an added 141 controlling acquisitions worldwide.
Industry Snapshot: Automobile Dealers
An at-a-glance overview and update on current trends, value drivers, and valuation approaches in the complex world of automobile dealerships.
BVU News and Trends May 2019
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
What is acquiring control worth in the UK?
Quite a bit, it turns out—30%. Current data (including Q1 2019 updates) from the FactSet Mergerstat/BVR Control Premium Study (CPS), show that UK buyers value the future benefits of controlling interests higher than nearly anywhere else in the world.
Private-company selling price/EBITDA median is 4.4x, per DealStats
The median selling price/EBITDA multiple across all industry sectors is 4.4x, according to the 2Q 2019 DealStats Value Index (DVI).
Pratt’s Stats/Deal Stats analysis holds up in divorce litigation
A Maryland divorce case illustrates the difficulties an appraiser charged with valuing a small company in the divorce context may face and how he or she may prevail in court.
Valuations steady for A/E firms, per new study
Valuations of minority interests in privately held architecture, engineering, and environmental consulting firms (A/E firms) held steady from 2017 to 2018, according to a new study.
BVU News and Trends March 2019
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Private-company EBITDA multiples rise in the second half of 2018
After being down sharply in 2Q18, EBITDA multiples (median selling price/EBITDA) across all industries increased to 4.5x and 4.2x in the third and fourth quarters of 2018, respectively, according to the BVR’s DealStats Value Index (DVI).
BVU News and Trends February 2019
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.