Background This Excel template provides a method to value private companies and M&A by using EV/EBITDA. It took the M&A deal of Dell Computer as an example. In 2013, Michael Dell succeeded in the MBO on Dell Computer. At that time, Skylake Private Equity Fund and Microsoft participated helped him as equity co-investors. And more […]
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Case: Michael Dell’s MBO of Dell Computer Michael Dell founded Dell Computer in 1984. At his age of 27, in 1992, he grew the company into one of the Fortune 500 companies. In 2004, Michael withdrew from management for a time because of declining performance. However, the board of directors brought him back as CEO […]
We often try to judge whether a stock price is over or undervalued using PER alone. However, it could make an error when, without the fundamental factors, evaluating the price only with PER. Suppose that there are two companies, A and B, which have a similar business, have a PER of 10 and 20, respectively. […]
Background In this Excel, you will see the stock of Dyson, a famous British home appliance company, valued using two types of PER. At the same time, you can learn the method of stock valuation for a private company. To value Dyson, it selected ten companies as comparable firms in the UK stock market. Then, […]