Module 4 Lecture 2 -- Multiples Methods
Module 4 Lecture 2 -- Multiples Methods
Finance for
Non-Financial Professionals
Module 4
1. Market Valuation
2. Multiples Method
3. Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Analysis
2. Multiples Method
2. Multiples Method
• Useful for comparing companies in a sector
2. Multiples Method
• Useful for comparing companies in a sector
• Look at which multiples are used for other
companies in the industry to ascertain equity
value
2. Multiples Method
• Useful for comparing companies in a sector
• Look at which multiples are used for other
companies in the industry to ascertain equity
value
• Examples of these valuation multiples include:
• Price/earning multiples (P/E ratios)
• EBITDA multiples
Ex.) Multiples Method
2 700 190 90 60
3 650 280 68 42
4 320 150 45 26
Multiples
Price-to-Earnings
Sales Multiples EBITDA Multiples
Multiples
Company (Market Cap / (Market Cap /
(Market Cap /
Sales) EBITDA)
Earnings)