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Terminal Growth Rate – A Simple Explanation with Formula

Valutico

In particular, the Terminal Growth Rate is used in a DCF analysis to help calculate the Terminal Value. The Terminal Growth Rate and the Terminal Value are important figures in valuations, because they usually represent a significant contributor to the final valuation estimate.

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Mercer’s Musings #3: Marketability Discounts Re Two Hypothetical Minority Interests

Chris Mercer

My conclusion is that the various restricted stock studies are inadequate to meet current business valuation standards and that they should not be used as a basis for “guessing” the magnitude of marketability discounts for illiquid interests of closely held businesses.

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Fair Market Value and the Nonexistent Marketability Discount for Controlling Interests

Chris Mercer

This post provides a discussion of several implications of the definition of the standard of value known as fair market value. We focus first on the definition of fair market value. We then look at the implications for the so-called “marketability discount for controlling interests.”

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The Dividend Discount Model (DDM): The Black Sheep of Valuation?

Brian DeChesare

The DDM is more grounded because it’s based on the company’s actual distributions and potential future value. And it values the company today based on the present value of its dividends and that potential future value (either the stock price or the Equity Value via the Terminal Value calculation).

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

Valutico

But here, we use what interest we could get from an alternative investment in the market, called the Market Rate. Discount Factor (using Market Rate: r=10%). But first, a quick aside, which you can feel free to skip if you want to jump ahead: Why Do We Use the Market Rate to Calculate the Discount Factor? You get: Year.

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Revenue and EBITDA Multiples: The role of comparison in startup valuation

Equidam

So, it turns out that the real application in private markets is enabling investors to quickly justify the pricing they were already aiming for, with some multiple-based voodoo — which recent history tells us can often end in a procyclical tailspin. A shortcut that many investors attempt to use is to apply a multiple.

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Mercer’s Musings #5: Pre-IPO Studies/Discounts and Marketability Discounts

Chris Mercer

Introduction and Conclusion My musings on the use of restricted stock discounts to estimate marketability discounts (or DLOMs) have led me to the conclusion: Restricted stock studies/discounts cannot be used to estimate DLOMs in any credible, standards-compliant manner. Three of the first four Mercer’s Musings posts address this issue.