A basic guide for valuing a company / Wilbur M. Yegge

Includes index

Setting the stage ... this business of valuing small, closely held companies -- Dispelling perceptions about value (because it's a rascal we can't really ignore -- Intangible values -- Industry and economic forces -- The "four steeds" in business valuation -- Nontraditional valuation practitioners -- The data collection process -- Setting the records straight -- Valuation techniques -- Practicing with an excess earnings method -- Professional-practice valuation -- Small manufacturer valuation (with ratio studies) -- Valuation of a restaurant -- Seventy cents on the dollar -- Retail home-decorating business valuation (with production and retail sales) -- Retail hardware stores -- Retail garden center -- Grocery store -- Manufacturer with mail-order sales -- Wholesale distributor -- A practice session: a marina valuation -- Concluding thoughts about value and price -- "Dot-com" information technology -- Valuation of a marina: author's responses -- Yegge's rules for making deals work

A Basic Guide for Valuing a Company has helped thousands of first-time buyers and sellers realize a fiar, substantiated value for small businesses. Now in its Second Edition, this book cover common valuation techniques and myths, tips for determining tangible and intangible values, sample balance sheets and income statements, and approaches to valuing start-up technology and dot-com businesses. This nuts-and-bolts guide addresses publicly traded and privately held firms, including traditional brick-and-morter companies and the intellecutal property industry. With a clear, concise writing style, the author walks readers through common practices for valuing, from collecting data to arriving at a saleable figure for all types of businesses, including professional practice, manufacturing, wholesale distributors, and a variety of retail operations. This new edition features perspectives on non-traditional valuation practices, guidance for using an excess earnings method, and an abundance of case studies from actual companies. -- from back cover