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  • EBITDA and the Multiple

    ByMartin Holland

    In my last article, I defined EBITDA as net profit adjusted to make it more useful for business valuation. To estimate a company’s value, valuers multiply EBITDA by a number called the “multiple.” The result is the estimated value of the company. For example, a company with an annual EBITDA of $500,000 and a multiple of 2 has a value of $1 million.