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Standards & methodology
Business Valuation Multiples Explained: Why the “Average Industry Multiple” Could Be Wrong
Why the standard "average industry multiple" could be wrong for your business. Discover the real impact of size, risk, and cash conversion on multiples.
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Standards & methodology
Is Your Business Valuation Defensible? Six Tests Every Valuation Report Should Pass
Polished graphics do not equal a defensible valuation. Discover the 6 critical tests your report must pass to withstand scrutiny from the ATO or courts.
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Industry & benchmarks
Same Profit, Different Value: 12 Business Value Drivers Behind a Professional Business Valuation
Beyond headline accounting profit. Discover how corporate risk factors, cash conversion, and earnings quality dictate a defensible, well-evidenced business valuation.
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Transactions & ownership
What Is a Business Valuation—and When Do You Actually Need One?
Understand what a certified business valuation entails, how it is calculated, and the 7 critical situations where an independent report is required.
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Standards & methodology
Choosing a Business Valuation Expert and Business Valuation Specialist
Check the credentials, independence and reasoning behind the valuation, then define the business interest, purpose and permitted users before you commission the work.
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Transactions & ownership
Working Capital in a Business Sale
A practical guide to working-capital definitions, targets and completion adjustments, with a reconciled fictional share-sale example.
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