Failure to give proper weight to macroeconomic factors in fixing valuation may result in overpaying creditors or having insufficient working capital.
Beating earnings estimates quarter after quarter doesn't have much to do with long-term shareholder value.
With the right brand-value metrics and framework, managements can allocate marketing resources to improve both short- and long-term value creation.
They're great for investment bankers and sellers, but lower valuation multiples are associated with greater shareholder return.
Research disproves criticisms of fairness opinions, according to Duff & Phelps.