Private Company Valuation

Free CFA Level II lesson in Equity Valuation. 11 min read, ~1,706 words.

Three approaches: income (DCF, capitalized CF), market (public co. multiples, transaction multiples), asset-based (net asset value); choice depends on business nature, data availability, and purpose. Public company multiples = minority, marketable starting basis. Transaction multiples = controlling, marketable starting basis. Sequencing: from public multiples, add control premium first, then DLOM...

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