Value Your Business

Understand your business value with our proprietary indicative valuation tools based on public benchmarks and discounted cash flow analysis. Get in touch for a more in-depth free expert valuation review including refined valuation parameters and a review of comparable precedent transactions. We can also help you stress test your business plan assumptions.

Interactive Tools

• Sector-Specific Valuation Multiples — explore EV/EBITDA multiples across sectors and subsectors.
• Regression-Based Valuation — live regression tool that estimates your EV/EBITDA multiple from growth and margin.

DCF Business Valuation Calculator

Professional discounted cash flow analysis. Enter valuation parameters (WACC, tax rate, terminal growth, net debt) and five-year projections for revenue, COGS, fixed costs, D&A, CapEx and change in net working capital. The model calculates EBIT, NOPAT, free cash flow, discounted free cash flow, terminal value, enterprise value and equity value, and lets you download the full report.

Illustrative Valuation Analysis

An illustrative view of the enterprise value range implied by each methodology. Bars show the low–high band; the diamond marks the central case. Contact us to get your business valuation review.

Valuation Methodologies

Precedent Transactions

Analysis of comparable M&A transactions in your sector. Provides market-based valuation benchmarks.

Trading Comparables

Valuation based on public company trading multiples, adjusted for size, liquidity and private company discounts.

Discounted Cash Flow (DCF)

Present value of projected future cash flows. More complex, but provides an intrinsic-value perspective.

Regression Analysis

Statistical regression of trading multiples against growth and margin to derive a fitted EV/EBITDA multiple tailored to your company's profile.

Frequently Asked Questions

What valuation methods are commonly used?

The most common methods include EBITDA multiples (enterprise value / earnings), precedent transaction analysis (comparing to similar deals), trading comparables (public company multiples) and discounted cash flow analysis. In practice we triangulate across several methods rather than relying on any single output.

What factors affect my company's valuation?

Key factors include financial performance and growth trajectory, market position and competitive advantages, quality of management team, customer diversification, recurring revenue streams, intellectual property and current market conditions.

How do I improve my business valuation?

Focus on growing profitability and margins, diversifying customer base, documenting systems and processes, building a strong management team, protecting intellectual property and demonstrating sustainable growth ahead of a sale process.

What is a DCF and when should I use it?

A discounted cash flow (DCF) values a business as the present value of its projected future free cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted at the weighted average cost of capital (WACC). It is most useful when the business has a credible multi-year plan and stable cash generation, and is typically used alongside trading comparables and precedent transactions.

How do I choose the right WACC (discount rate)?

WACC blends the cost of equity and the after-tax cost of debt at their target weights. For UK SMEs the discount rate is usually in the 8–15% range, depending on size, sector risk, leverage and growth profile. Smaller or more cyclical businesses sit at the higher end to reflect additional risk and illiquidity.

What is a reasonable terminal growth rate to assume?

Terminal growth should not exceed long-run nominal GDP growth in the company's main markets — typically 1.5–3.0% for UK and developed markets. Using a higher rate quickly overstates value because the terminal year usually drives the majority of the DCF result.

What is the difference between enterprise value and equity value?

Enterprise value (EV) is the total value of the operating business, independent of capital structure. Equity value is what shareholders actually receive: EV minus net debt and other debt-like items, adjusted for surplus cash and working capital at completion. Our success fees are aligned to equity value because it reflects real cash proceeds.

How does a private company valuation differ from listed multiples?

Listed EV/EBITDA multiples are a useful benchmark but private companies typically trade at a discount for size, illiquidity and concentration risk. We start from the relevant sector multiple range, then adjust for company-specific factors such as growth, margins, customer mix and management depth to arrive at a defensible private-market range.