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How Much is My Business Worth? Murphy Business and Financial Corporation @2008, all rights reserved © Murphy Business & Financial Corporation, 2008
Scott A. Saunders ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
About Murphy ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
“ Top 10 List” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
“ Top 10 List” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Why Know What Your Business is Worth? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Why Do People Sell Their Business? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
U. S. Small Business Market Source: International Business Brokers Association, used with permission Category Total Employees Revenues % of Total Businesses General Business <10 <750K 80 Larger Business <20 750K – 2mm 10 Mid Size Company <100 2mm – 30mm 9 The Larger Company >100 >30mm 1
How Many Sell? Source: International Business Brokers Association, used with permission Category Revenues # of Businesses Estimated # for Sale Actually Sell % General Business <750K 4,320,000 864,000 Larger General 750K – 2MM 594,000 173,000 Mid Size Company 2MM – 30MM 486,000 73,000 Larger Company >30MM 54,000 8,000
How Many Sell? Source: International Business Brokers Association, used with permission Category Revenues # of Businesses Estimated # for Sale Actually Sell % General Business <750K 4,320,000 864,000 157,000 18 Larger General 750K – 2MM 594,000 173,000 43,250 25 Mid Size Company 2MM – 30MM 486,000 73,000 21,000 29 Larger Company >30MM 54,000 8,000 2,500 31
Percentage Sold in US   by size category  -   2005 %
Why Deals Don’t Close
Murphy’s View of: Why Deals don’t close ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Murphy’s View of: Why Deals don’t close ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
How Do Valuations Help ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
There are Typically “3” Parties Involved in the Sale of a Business  Seller Bank Buyer
Three Basic Types of Buyers ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Three Standard Approaches to Valuations ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Valuation for Purposes of Sale ,[object Object],[object Object]
Market Approach ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Seller’s Discretionary Earnings ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Determining Business Value     Seller's         Asking Discretionary Annual Multiple Multiple Business Price Income (SDE) Sales of Sales  of SDE Cold Stone Orange County, CA $230,000 $80,000 $210,000 1.10 2.88 Cold Stone Orange, County, CA  $270,000 $65,000 $210,000 1.29 4.15 Cold Stone  Los Angeles, CA  $450,000 $70,000 $395,000 1.14 6.43 Cold Stone  Maricopa, AZ $350,000 $106,000 $432,000 0.81 3.30 Cold Stone Las Vegas, NV $475,000 $140,000 $415,313 1.14 3.39 TOTALS $1,775,000 $461,000 $1,662,313 1.07 3.85
Factors to Consider (Rev. Ruling 59-60) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Using Easy Rules of Thumb Do these two Companies Deserve Equal Market Value? Company A Company B Revenue: 2004 $ 6,000,000 $ 18,000,000 2005 8,000,000 15,000,000 2006 12,000,000 12,000,000 Debt 1,500,000 7,000,000 Equipment Age 3.5 years 20.0 years Owner’s Compensation 350,000 100,000 Owner’s Vacation 6 weeks None Similar industries, customers, and revenue Pre-tax Net Income = $1,500,000
Current Market Valuations Multiples of Discretionary Earnings ave. 2.8 ave. 3.3 ave. 2.1 ave. 2.3
The Market’s Definition  of a Good Business ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Debt Service Capability “Can I afford the business?” Discretionary Earning Annually Monthly Debt Service Coverage SDE (Net cash available to buyer) $115,665 $9,639 Less: Debt Service ($42,404) ($3,533.65) Less: Owners Salary ($50,000) $4,166 Less: Operating Capital ($10,361) ($4,167) 1.25% Coverage Ratio Excess Cash Flow to New Owner $12,900 $1,938 Total Buyer Cash Flow $73,261 $6,105.12 Net cash to buyer 109.59% % return on down payment
Your Preparation for a Valuation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Broker Opinion of Value vs. Certified Valuation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Summary ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Next Steps ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Thank You for Coming Murphy Business and Financial Corporation @2008, all rights reserved

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What is Your Business Worth ?

  • 1. How Much is My Business Worth? Murphy Business and Financial Corporation @2008, all rights reserved © Murphy Business & Financial Corporation, 2008
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  • 8. U. S. Small Business Market Source: International Business Brokers Association, used with permission Category Total Employees Revenues % of Total Businesses General Business <10 <750K 80 Larger Business <20 750K – 2mm 10 Mid Size Company <100 2mm – 30mm 9 The Larger Company >100 >30mm 1
  • 9. How Many Sell? Source: International Business Brokers Association, used with permission Category Revenues # of Businesses Estimated # for Sale Actually Sell % General Business <750K 4,320,000 864,000 Larger General 750K – 2MM 594,000 173,000 Mid Size Company 2MM – 30MM 486,000 73,000 Larger Company >30MM 54,000 8,000
  • 10. How Many Sell? Source: International Business Brokers Association, used with permission Category Revenues # of Businesses Estimated # for Sale Actually Sell % General Business <750K 4,320,000 864,000 157,000 18 Larger General 750K – 2MM 594,000 173,000 43,250 25 Mid Size Company 2MM – 30MM 486,000 73,000 21,000 29 Larger Company >30MM 54,000 8,000 2,500 31
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  • 16. There are Typically “3” Parties Involved in the Sale of a Business Seller Bank Buyer
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  • 22. Determining Business Value     Seller's         Asking Discretionary Annual Multiple Multiple Business Price Income (SDE) Sales of Sales of SDE Cold Stone Orange County, CA $230,000 $80,000 $210,000 1.10 2.88 Cold Stone Orange, County, CA $270,000 $65,000 $210,000 1.29 4.15 Cold Stone Los Angeles, CA $450,000 $70,000 $395,000 1.14 6.43 Cold Stone Maricopa, AZ $350,000 $106,000 $432,000 0.81 3.30 Cold Stone Las Vegas, NV $475,000 $140,000 $415,313 1.14 3.39 TOTALS $1,775,000 $461,000 $1,662,313 1.07 3.85
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  • 24. Using Easy Rules of Thumb Do these two Companies Deserve Equal Market Value? Company A Company B Revenue: 2004 $ 6,000,000 $ 18,000,000 2005 8,000,000 15,000,000 2006 12,000,000 12,000,000 Debt 1,500,000 7,000,000 Equipment Age 3.5 years 20.0 years Owner’s Compensation 350,000 100,000 Owner’s Vacation 6 weeks None Similar industries, customers, and revenue Pre-tax Net Income = $1,500,000
  • 25. Current Market Valuations Multiples of Discretionary Earnings ave. 2.8 ave. 3.3 ave. 2.1 ave. 2.3
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  • 27. Debt Service Capability “Can I afford the business?” Discretionary Earning Annually Monthly Debt Service Coverage SDE (Net cash available to buyer) $115,665 $9,639 Less: Debt Service ($42,404) ($3,533.65) Less: Owners Salary ($50,000) $4,166 Less: Operating Capital ($10,361) ($4,167) 1.25% Coverage Ratio Excess Cash Flow to New Owner $12,900 $1,938 Total Buyer Cash Flow $73,261 $6,105.12 Net cash to buyer 109.59% % return on down payment
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  • 32. Thank You for Coming Murphy Business and Financial Corporation @2008, all rights reserved

Editor's Notes

  1. Begin Seminar Prepare: Give your resume to the host for presenting you Set up computer and projection Test computer and projector on all slides in file Test lighting with these slides Test pointer or other electronic items Test sound system for clarity in back of room Items needed in seminar: Small pad of lined paper and pen for each student Student guidebook Murphy Business materials selected for this program Easel with pad of large paper and several color markers Introduction: Say: Good Morning. I am _______ of Murphy Business and Financial Services in Clearwater, Florida. Today, I am going to act as your guide through the most fascinating and frustrating episodes of our business lives. Specifically, the selling or buying of your business. We thank you very much for joining us today. We are going to discuss the process of selling and buying a closely held business. We will provide the tour guide and I hope that you will offer some particular questions and observations of this process as well. To begin, lets discuss the typical situation you might find if you could listen in to a business owner and an individual who is trying to buy a business.
  2. Introduce the Firm Time: __________ Slide opens with first click Point: Read slide. Add one comment per point Point: Credentials: Identify Murphy Business brokerage and valuation credentials by name: Certified Business Intermediaries in the firm Member of: Business Brokers of Florida, charter membership Institute of Business Appraisers International Business Brokers Association M&amp;A Source mid-market intermediaries Business Brokers Network Time: __________
  3. Buyers’ Worries Time: __________ 1. Click each point down one at a time. 2. Have Fun with this one too. Point: Typical issues with most small companies REGARDLESS of industry Point: End with reference to Sellers same worries. ASK: Aren’t both worrying about the same general things?
  4. Why People Sell a Business Time: __________ 1. Click each point down one at a time. Point:: Say each point and add ONE comment on each reason. Point:: Most common reasons for sale 1) Burnout 2) Retirement SAY: Financial problems are far down the list. Therefore “good” businesses sell all the time.
  5. The Small Business Market in US Time: __________ Point: Review size categories by revenue- Read from slide Click to open % of Businesses column Say: Please note, small companies make up a huge percentage of the US market. Time: __________
  6. How Many Businesses Sell Time: __________ 1. Slide opens partial data on click Say: These are figures from throughout the U.S. Point: Review size categories by revenue- Read from slide Say: Let’s note the total number of business sold by each size category. Time: __________
  7. How Many Businesses Sell Time: __________ Point: 2. Click to open right two columns of data: Actual sales and % sold. Say: Please note, many more small companies are for sell than larger ones, yet fewer available actually do sell. Say: Now let us look at all these numbers in a more helpful graph. Time: __________
  8. How Many Businesses Sell Time: __________ 1. Slide opens all data on click Point: Review size categories by revenue- Read from slide Point: SAY: As a percentage of those available for sale, larger businesses are twice as likely to sell than smaller ones. Point: SAY: There is an old saying in finance, “The trend is your friend.” If you are thinking that you might sell your business “one day”, this major trend is very important to you. Time: __________
  9. The Optimal Business Transfer Process Time: __________ 1. Slide opens first question. Click to open each point and briefly discuss as appropriate. READ SLIDE and discuss. SAY: last point on slide: Problem. Time: ___________
  10. Using Easy Rules of Thumb Time: __________ Slide opens Chart of Companies A &amp; B. SAY: Many industries know general “rules of thumb” that tradition says determine the value of those companies in that industry. Let’s look at one of these rules of thumb. Review case study data briefly. Compare and contrast Company A with Company B. WRITE ON EASEL: For example, Same revenue x .25 (example multiple) = $ 3,000,000 estimated value for both A and B. Click to open question at bottom of slide. READ SLIDE and discuss. POINT: Rules of Thumb are true, unless they are not. Easy is many times just that, easy; not right. Take survey of participants and record on easel. Time: ___________
  11. The Optimal Business Transfer Process Time: __________ 1. Slide opens all data. SAY: Our data comes from three sources comprising over 10,000 recent, actual small business transactions. YELLOW: Business Brokers of Florida actual database BLUE: Sanders national studies of small businesses RED: Shannon Pratts national database of larger companies SAY: A solution to our problem is finding real market valuations. Here are current valuations we see in our markets. 1. Distribution companies 2.8 x Discretionary Earnings (DE) (PRESENTOR think DE is similar to SDCF) 2. Manufacturing companies averaged 3.3 x DE 3. Retail businesses averaged 2.1 x DE 4. Service companies averaged 2.3 x DE SAY: Notice how closely these new, sophisticated sources track within industry sectors. Good business brokerage firms now use this data to better value their clients’ businesses. I might mention that this information didn’t exist only a decade ago. Time: ___________
  12. Definition of Good Business Time: __________ Slide opens first question. Click to open each point and briefly discuss. SAY: Both parties are negotiating to transfer a good business. If either doesn’t believe that, the transaction will stop abruptly. SAY: So what does the current market define as a “good business”? Let’s outline the results we see from over 1000 transactions we have completed in Florida. Click each point and read. Discuss as appropriate. Time: __________
  13. Definition of Good Business Time: __________ Slide opens first question. Click to open each point and briefly discuss. SAY: Both parties are negotiating to transfer a good business. If either doesn’t believe that, the transaction will stop abruptly. SAY: So what does the current market define as a “good business”? Let’s outline the results we see from over 1000 transactions we have completed in Florida. Click each point and read. Discuss as appropriate. Time: __________
  14. Definition of Good Business Time: __________ Slide opens first question. Click to open each point and briefly discuss. SAY: Both parties are negotiating to transfer a good business. If either doesn’t believe that, the transaction will stop abruptly. SAY: So what does the current market define as a “good business”? Let’s outline the results we see from over 1000 transactions we have completed in Florida. Click each point and read. Discuss as appropriate. Time: __________
  15. Definition of Good Business Time: __________ Slide opens first question. Click to open each point and briefly discuss. SAY: Both parties are negotiating to transfer a good business. If either doesn’t believe that, the transaction will stop abruptly. SAY: So what does the current market define as a “good business”? Let’s outline the results we see from over 1000 transactions we have completed in Florida. Click each point and read. Discuss as appropriate. Time: __________
  16. Definition of Good Business Time: __________ Slide opens first question. Click to open each point and briefly discuss. SAY: Both parties are negotiating to transfer a good business. If either doesn’t believe that, the transaction will stop abruptly. SAY: So what does the current market define as a “good business”? Let’s outline the results we see from over 1000 transactions we have completed in Florida. Click each point and read. Discuss as appropriate. Time: __________
  17. Slide opens on click. Time: __________ SAY: I will finish with the hope that today you gained an idea or two that will help you in your businesses and the decisions that all private company owners and buyers must make someday. I have greatly enjoyed our discussion together. Be assured that I will take some of your ideas back to my business as well. I thank you for your interest and your time today. Close. Do any Housekeeping details Time: __________