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  2. Business valuation - Wikipedia

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    Business valuation is a process and a set of procedures used to estimate the economic value of an owner's interest in a business.Here various valuation techniques are used by financial market participants to determine the price they are willing to pay or receive to effect a sale of the business.

  3. Valuation using multiples - Wikipedia

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    Calculate the current value of the future company value by multiplying the future business value with the discount factor. This is known as the time value of money. Example: VirusControl multiplies their future company value with the discount factor: 44,300,000 * 0.1316 = 5,829,880 The company or equity value of VirusControl: €5.83 million

  4. Break-even point - Wikipedia

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    The main purpose of break-even analysis is to determine the minimum output that must be exceeded for a business to profit. It also is a rough indicator of the earnings impact of a marketing activity. A firm can analyze ideal output levels to be knowledgeable on the amount of sales and revenue that would meet and surpass the break-even point.

  5. Return on equity - Wikipedia

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    The return on equity (ROE) is a measure of the profitability of a business in relation to its equity; [1] where: . ROE = ⁠ Net Income / Average Shareholders' Equity ⁠ [1] Thus, ROE is equal to a fiscal year's net income (after preferred stock dividends, before common stock dividends), divided by total equity (excluding preferred shares), expressed as a percentage.

  6. Valuation (finance) - Wikipedia

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    Businesses or fractional interests in businesses may be valued for various purposes such as mergers and acquisitions, sale of securities, and taxable events. When correct, a valuation should reflect the capacity of the business to match a certain market demand, as it is the only true predictor of future cash flows.

  7. Contribution margin - Wikipedia

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    Thus Profit is the Contribution Margin times Number of Units, minus the Total Fixed Costs. The above formula is derived as follows: From the perspective of the matching principle, one breaks down the revenue from a given sale into a part to cover the Unit Variable Cost, and a part to offset against the Total Fixed Costs. Breaking down Total ...

  8. Profit-based sales targets - Wikipedia

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    The purpose of profit-based sales target metrics is "to ensure that marketing and sales objectives mesh with profit targets." In target volume and target revenue calculations, managers go beyond break-even analysis (the point at which a company sells enough to cover its fixed costs) to "determine the level of unit sales or revenues needed not only to cover a firm’s costs but also to attain ...

  9. Operating margin - Wikipedia

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    It is used to assess the 'operating' profit of the business. It is a rough way of calculating how much cash the business is generating and is even sometimes called the 'operating cash flow'. It can be useful because it removes factors that change the view of performance depending upon the accounting and financing policies of the business.