Multiples

Multiples is a valuation method of companies. A company’s value will be expressed by multiplying certain metrics like net income or revenue and comparing them against what public and private companies’ values were with similar multiples. If a similar public or private company is worth a certain multiple times revenue, then the company’s value will be similar. A private company’s valuation, however, will be lower due to the shares not having as great of a market as public companies.

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