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Valuation methodology
The Equidam algorithm: methods, parameters and data sources
18 articles in this collection
Written by
Luca Trevisan
How Equidam computes valuation
Overview of the 5 methods and their weights in the valuation
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Luca Trevisan
Updated over a week ago
Approaches and methods
Qualitative methods
Introduction to the methods and their perspective
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Luca Trevisan
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Qualitative methods: Scorecard
Valuing a startup through comparable peers
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Luca Trevisan
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Qualitative methods: Checklist
Qualitative traits as building blocks of valuation
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Luca Trevisan
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VC method
The quick and versatile practitioners' method
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Luca Trevisan
Updated over a week ago
DCF methods
The traditional company valuation: a company is worth the cash that it is going to generate in the future
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Luca Trevisan
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DCF methods: DCF with LTG
Future cash flows under the assumption of steady, constant growth
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Luca Trevisan
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DCF methods: DCF with multiple
Terminal value as a potential exit
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Luca Trevisan
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Parameters and data sources
Private transactions database
Real market pre-money valuations to define benchmarks for Scorecard and Checklist methods
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Luca Trevisan
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EBITDA multiple
Nature and data sources of the multiple used in the VC and the DCF with multiple methods
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Luca Trevisan
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Required ROIs of the VC method
The nature and determinants of the method's discount rate
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Luca Trevisan
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Survival rates
Failure risk sources and impact on startup valuation
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Luca Trevisan
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Illiquidity discount
Accounting for difficult liquidation of private company shares
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Luca Trevisan
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LTG rate
Constant growth rate of the cash flows once a company reaches a stable state
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Luca Trevisan
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DCF discount rate
Meaning and components of the DCF discount rate
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Luca Trevisan
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Risk free rates
Combining country risk and inflationary expectations
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Luca Trevisan
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Market risk premium
A country’s average premium for equity investments
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Luca Trevisan
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Beta
The main risk measure of the DCF discount rate and its components
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Luca Trevisan
Updated over a week ago