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Planning to sell your business in the next one to three years?
Now’s the time to increase its value and optimize your return.
Determine what your business is worth.
Touchstone’s Estimate Of Value (EOV) provides owners with a realistic understanding of the current value of their company. It provides insight as to how investors in the market for privately owned businesses will determine the price they will pay.
An EOV is part science, part art. We bring decades of experience in mergers and acquisitions to our proven EOV approach for you. This allows us to provide you with timely, realistic information so you can make well informed business decisions.
Our EOV’s are appropriate for…
- Evaluating the exit options available to business owners
- Establishing a baseline value when buying a business
- Transitioning internally to the next generation / current management
- Benchmarking and financial/strategic planning
Market Approach Analysis
Comparable Industry Business Sale Data
We utilize multiple databases that provide transaction prices and other pertinent details for company valuations based on actual transactions in the private sector. Details include actual multiples paid on financial metrics such as sales, gross profit and adjusted cash flow-based earnings (EBIT and EBITDA).
Internal Financial Model
Our internally developed financial model utilizes a private company specific cost of capital approach to help determine earnings multiples and, thus, value ranges. In combination with comparable sales data, this model helps to assess the fair market value for a business.
Normalizing Adjustments
We work closely with you to analyze your financial statements. These are usually prepared for tax purposes, not for a business valuation or sale. We adjust the “benefit stream” in order to more accurately represent the value of the business to a third-party buyer. These adjustments are necessary to present a fair and complete view of the business.
VALUATION SERVICES
Valuation services come in all shapes and sizes depending on the purpose. Our Estimate of Value (EOV) is for business owners looking for a realistic “base-line” indicator of what the business is worth if sold internally or to a third-party acquirer.
Comprehensive Reports
Touchstone’s EOV
Concludes with a comprehensive report that includes all the components that support our “market based” valuation result.
Our EOV methodology and results provide insight into your company’s value range that is comprehensive, professional and affordable.
For larger companies, where it is feasible to do so, we may reach out to Private Equity Firms who are active financial buyers and ask their opinion about a multiple range they would expect to pay for a business within your sector and level of Revenue & EBITDA.
Let us know how we can assist you.
Which of the following best describes your needs?
Ready to sell your business and start your next chapter? We work with you to position your business for the best possible outcome and find the right buyer, whether that’s an internal stakeholder or an external buyer.
Planning to sell in the next few years? Starting now gives you time to define your goals and build a strategy designed around what matters most to you, financially and personally.
Planning to sell in the next one to three years? We start with an Estimate of Value to benchmark where your business stands today, then offer recommendations on how to increase that value before you sell.
Mergers and Acquistions
