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Issues faced when valuing a declining company

Andrew Stolz

In reference to Aswath Damodaran’s book “The Dark Side of Valuation Valuing Young Distressed and Complex Businesses,” it mentions that a declining company usually possesses the following five characteristics: (1) Stagnant or declining revenue. (2) These concerns add intricacies to the terminal value computation.

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Discounted-Cash-Flow-Analysis: Your Complete Guide with Examples

Valutico

Well, the short answer is after that forecast period where we estimate each year’s cash flows then discount them, we add a single number at the end to account for all the theoretical years in the future, called the Terminal Value (TV). Explaining The Terminal Value. How do I calculate the Terminal Value?”

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M&A Valuation Methods: Your Essential Guide with 7 Key Methods

Valutico

Market-based methods like Comparable Companies Analysis and Precedent Transactions Analysis offer relative measures of value based on market data. Income-based methods such as Discounted Cash Flow analysis focus on future cash flows to determine value. Excerpted from the book “Valuation for Mergers and Acquisitions” by Barbara S.