There is some very interesting data in the latest edition of Pratt’s Stats (3rd Quarter, 2017, Business Valuation Resources). Among the findings:

• Companies with sales under $1 million tended to have the lowest MVIC/SDE and MVIC/EBITDA multiples;
• We’re seeing a negative correlation between firm revenues and profit margins;
• Often public buyers paid higher multiples for private targets than private buyers paid.

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