The EBITDA Multiple is the most common method venture capitalists, and financial analysts use to value businesses as investment opportunities. If we plan to acquire a company or sell our own, EBITDA can be a great starting point for measuring the potential value in a sale. When we enter negotiations Read more…
It’s relatively easy for most businesses to analyze the day-to-day operational marketing and sales metrics like conversion rates, cost of sale, and others. However, when it comes to customer retention, it proves to be a more challenging task. Many companies struggle to define customer retention within their business model, let Read more…
Most ERP and accounting software solutions out there can generate decent standard reports. However, we often need more than that. One way to approach the preparation of more specific statements is to do it in Excel. We can export the data from our systems and prepare a template for the Read more…
Understanding the Gordon Growth Model for Stock Valuation The Gordon Growth Model (GGM) is a method for the valuation of stocks. Investors use it to determine the relationship between value and return. The model uses the Net Present Value (NPV) of future dividends to calculate assets’ intrinsic value. It’s the Read more…
In a previous article, we explored Linear Regression Analysis and its application in financial analysis and modeling. You can read our Regression Analysis in Financial Modeling article to gain more insight into the statistical concepts employed in the method and where it finds application within finance. This article will take Read more…
The Cash Ratio represents a measurement of the liquidity of a company. It evaluates the ability of the business to cover short-term obligations with cash and cash equivalents alone. It is particularly useful to creditors when deciding how much money they are willing to loan to a company. Suppliers also Read more…
When a company hires employees, they provide it with services. In turn, the company, as their employer, reimburses their time spent with a remuneration package. This usually consists mostly of a salary but can include various other benefits, some of which may be mandated by law or local legislation. One Read more…
Accounting standards (IRFS and US GAAP) require that we apply a conservatism principle when we assess the value of assets and transactions. The Net Realizable Value (NRV) is the amount we can realize from an asset, less the disposal costs. The most often use of the method is when we Read more…
The Receivables Aging (or Ageing, if you prefer British English) report is a tool that lists all unpaid customer balances by pre-defined date ranges (buckets). It shows the relationship between open invoices and their due dates. It is the primary tool to determine overdue balances for collection. It’s useful for Read more…
Gathering data in itself is meaningless unless we can analyze it and draw powerful insights. What makes data interesting is the ability to evaluate and interpret it. Hypothesis testing refers to a term in statistics where we, as the analysts, evaluate an assumption related to a data set parameter. Based Read more…
