BV News and Trends January 2025
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
BVResearch Pro adds new guide on valuing dental practices
BVR’s BVResearch Pro platform has added a 150-page guide, What It’s Worth: Valuing Dental Practices.
Understanding DealStats: What You Need to Know
Identifying comparable companies in a new platform can be daunting. Understanding how the data provider captures and reports information can compound this. This presentation provides attendees with the information they need to know about BVR’s DealStats platform, a valuable resource in an appraiser’s market approach. The presentation will include a background on the resource, including the data sources DealStats uses, how the data are reviewed and vetted, and what benefits the database can provide. Attendees ...
BV News and Trends November 2024
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Histograms added to DealStats’ visual output
A new feature has been added to the DealStats database to help visualize the distribution of data from a selected set of comparable companies.
Tomorrow! ASA webinar on DealStats
“Know your data” is a maxim for all valuation specialists. BVR’s chief data officer, Adam Manson, will conduct a one-hour webinar to explain the ins and outs of the DealStats transactions database for the American Society of Appraisers tomorrow, October 10.
Private-company EBITDA multiples continue upward trend
EBITDA multiples across all industries reached their peak in the third quarter of 2018 (at 5.0x) and then dipped until the second quarter of 2022, according to the latest issue of the DealStats Value Index (DVI).
IPCPL resurfaces during NACVA AVW broadcast
“It’s one of the most insightful things I’ve seen in private company business valuation ever,” said Malcolm McLelland, Ph.D., during a recent NACVA Around the Valuation World webcast.
DealStats now includes Pure Play MVIC
In response to user requests, the DealStats database now includes a new feature: Pure Play MVIC (PPMVIC) prices and multiples.
BV News and Trends March 2024
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
BV News and Trends January 2024
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
DealStats Hall of Fame members for 2023
Business brokers and other intermediaries generously contribute data to DealStats, making it the leading database of private-company and public-company M&A transactions.
BV News and Trends November 2023
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
BVPro adds new guide on valuing jewelry stores
BVR’s BVResearch Pro platform adds new content continually to its collection of over 20,000 articles, books, special reports, court case digests, webinar transcripts, and more.
BV News and Trends October 2023
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Private-company EBITDA multiples up in 2Q2023
After a downward slide in the fourth quarter of 2022 and the first quarter of 2023, the median selling price-to-EBITDA multiple has jumped to 4.0x in the second quarter of 2023 (see the graph below), according to the latest issue of the DealStats Value Index (DVI).
BVR-supported research examines small-firm M&A valuations
Using the DealStats database, M&A advisor Ray Johnson (Exit Experts) conducted a study to examine how various financial factors influence acquisition valuations for small businesses.
A Difference of Opinions—Using the Right Tools for the Market Approach
This course will be a hands-on exercise in valuing a small owner-operated business using the market approach. Two appraisers will walk through the valuation of a business with $5 million to $10 million in revenue using the same fundamental financial information but different valuation tools. The results are meant to highlight the differences in value based on a selected market approach and the use of different databases. The training will use multiples derived from private ...
Private-company EBITDA multiples down again in 1Q2023
After a rebound in the third quarter of 2022, EBITDA multiples continue to drop.
BVU News and Trends April 2023
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Simple Idea to Help Business Sellers Get All They Deserve
A valuation expert had a client who wanted to sell his company but had an unrealistic idea about price. The expert used DealStats to create a compelling visual that saved the deal from falling apart.
BV News and Trends March 2023
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
BVPro adds new guide on valuing fitness clubs
The BVResearch Pro platform adds new content continually to its collection of over 20,000 articles, books, special reports, court case digests, webinar transcripts, and more.
New Deal Alert feature in DealStats
In response to user feedback, DealStats has added a Deal Alert feature that allows you to receive notifications when new transactions are added to DealStats, based on your specific saved search parameters.
Business Valuation Update Yearbook, 2023 Edition
January 2023 PDF, Softcover (426 pages)
BVR (editor)
Business Valuation Resources, LLC