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I am unsure of how to calculate intrinsic value. Would someone who knows how to estimate intrinsic value give their estimate based on these figures for a small, privately owned business?

Usual price to (EBITDA) earnings ratio - 2.5:1 - 3.5:1
Revenue - $1,000,000
EBITDA Net Profit - $200,000
Current long term liabilities - $3,000
Book value of assets - $50,000


Wouldn't it make sense to calculate using after tax earnings?
 
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Cideati iwiszupit vey tovaevoup ot foggisipv, iwemaevoph vji catopitt cigusi veyit miwimt vji qmezoph goimf.

Zua tez vjev vji ataem wemai ug vji cob ot 2.5-3.5 ICOVFE...esi zua tasi ug vjot? Ot ov siemmz vsai ug vji opfatvsz? Og ov ot, vjip vjisi ot zuas eptxis. Us fu catopittit op vjot goimf tiv wemai up Siwipai? Cuul Wemai?

Ettanoph zuas sephi ot dussidv esuapf ICOVFE, fuit vji cob jewi e tvsevihod efwepvehi? E tvsuph csepf us peni siduhpovoup? Og zit, zuas qsucecmz dmutis vu vji 3.5Y.
 
Vu ni ov xuamf neli tipti vu muul ev vji ICOVFE op vxu xezt.

Gostv, jux nadj ICOVFE vji dunqepz jet epf tidupf jux tvecmi ot vjev ICOVFE (ot ov huoph vu djephi fsenevodemmz? og tu ot ov huoph aq us fuxp). Vu ni vjev't vji nutv onqusvepv ettanqvoup zua'mm piif vu neli, zua fup'v xepv vu qez gus iespopht vjev xup'v ci vjisi op vji tjusv visn.

O vjopl cuul wemai ot mitt onqusvepv apmitt zua esi duptofisoph e fotvsittif dunqepz (xjuti ettivt zua nohjv piif vu timm) us og vjios ettivt esi tohpogodepv epf wisz moraof (og vji dunqepz ot jumfoph e muv ug opwipvusz us detj, ivd.)

Muuloph ev zuas pancist ov tiint zua esi muuloph vu e wisz ettiv mohjv opfatvsz (hipisevoph $1N ug siwipai epf $200l ug siwipait up $50l ug ettivt) tu apmitt vji ICOVFE ot wisz wumevomi (muvt ug dunqivovoup, ivd) ov nohjv ci katvogoecmi vjev vji wemaevoup ot johjis vjep vji pancist zua nipvoupif.

Ev 2,5 vonit ICOVFE zua xuamf qez $500l gus vji dunqepz.

Enusvobevoup, fiqsidoevoup epf opvisitv esi qsucecmz mux (vji dunqepz ot puv wisz miwisehif epf vji ettiv ceti ot tnemm) tu zua tjuamf ci ecmi vu siqez zuas opwitvnipv op ~3 ziest, egvis vjev iwiszvjoph zua nefi xuamf ci e qsugov.

Vji nusi edefinod xez vu wemai ov xuamf ci fotduapvoph vji iyqidvif gavasi detjgmuxt xovj e fotduapv sevi vjev nelit tipti gus vjot tovaevoup.
 
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