EBITDA multiple and Open-source intelligence: Difference between pages

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Due diligence - preliminary work.

(OSINT).

Open-source intelligence is a limited scope assessment of another organisation, using information in the public domain.

Also known as an outside-in review.

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+''Due diligence - preliminary work.''
-A method of business valuation which is based on accounting Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) and the ratio of entity value to EBITDA of a comparable business (or a comparable group of businesses).
-EBITDA mulitiple = Total value of firm ÷ EBITDA.
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+Open-source intelligence is a limited scope assessment of another organisation, using information in the public domain.
-For example if the total entity value of Company A is $750m and its relevant EBITDA is $150m, the EBITDA multiple = $750m/$150m = 5 times.
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+Also known as an ''outside-in review''.
-In another case if comparable EBITDA multiples for an unlisted Company B are 6, and its relevant EBITDA is $30m, the total entity value of Company B's business can be estimated on this basis as 6 x $30m = $180m.
-== See also ==
-* [[Earnings multiples]]
+==See also==
-* [[EBITDA]]
+*[[Due diligence]]
+*[[Open source]]
+*[[Outside-in cyber review]]
+*[[Public domain]]
+[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
+[[Category:The_business_context]]