Preview
  • Business Valuation

  • The Ultimate Guide to Business Valuation for Beginners, Including How to Value a Business Through Financial Valuation Methods
  • By: Greg Shields
  • Narrated by: Michael Reaves
  • Length: 2 hrs and 10 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (63 ratings)

Prime logo Prime members: New to Audible?
Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Business Valuation

By: Greg Shields
Narrated by: Michael Reaves
Try for $0.00

$14.95/month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $6.95

Buy for $6.95

Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.

Publisher's summary

Say goodbye to scratching your head in confusion. This business-valuation audiobook could be the answer for which you're looking....

Whether you're looking to buy or sell a business, invest in the stock market, become a business angel, or simply get a better idea of what your business is worth, this audiobook contains the information you need.

Each type of valuation method is introduced in turn: assets-based, revenue-based, and earnings- and cash-flow-based, along with discounted cash flow and "rule of thumb" valuations. This audiobook will show you how to calculate the value of the business. You'll also learn the strengths and weaknesses of each method of valuation: where they're useful and where they are of limited value.

Does that sound as if the audiobook is a dry, mathematical program? Far from it. Business Valuation: The Ultimate Guide to Business Valuation for Beginners, Including How to Value a Business Through Financial Valuation Methods contains real examples and talks about the "art" as well as the "science" of valuation. You'll also get a chapter that is focused on due diligence ("kicking the tires").

Once you've listened to this audiobook, you should have a good handle on how to value a business. Maybe you won't be a highly paid McKinsey consultant, but you'll have what it takes to know what a business is worth, and you'll have enough smarts to avoid the obvious traps and pitfalls, such as "dressing up" profits. That can make the difference between selling your business at a price that funds your retirement and coming up short - or the difference between buying a great business at a good price or paying over the odds for a moribund company.

©2018 Greg Shields (P)2018 Greg Shields
activate_Holiday_promo_in_buybox_DT_T2

What listeners say about Business Valuation

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    40
  • 4 Stars
    15
  • 3 Stars
    6
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    2
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    36
  • 4 Stars
    12
  • 3 Stars
    2
  • 2 Stars
    1
  • 1 Stars
    1
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    28
  • 4 Stars
    19
  • 3 Stars
    2
  • 2 Stars
    1
  • 1 Stars
    2

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Great top down overview with nice examples

In business, the most troublesome is the start. This book makes me significantly make a couple of data examination viably. This is totally the best one.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Useful guide

Simple. Useful. To the point: a focused essay, easy to digest for the busy entrepreneur who doesn't want to get lost into cumbersome valuation tools.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Business Valuation

It was a quick and simply informative book to understand about start up valuation. I recommend this book to any up and coming entrepreneur.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Super helpful & hopeful

This book contains basic tips on how to start a successful business and avoid failures. I think that this book will help me to create a successful business, and I will soon begin to apply the advice from this book in practice.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

This's a cool & compact guide

This book introduces concepts of valuation methods of start-ups. Although it only introduces "how" and the rationale behind them it is still beneficial to those who have no idea where to start valuating an early stage start-ups.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

for preparing your financial information

A very clear explanation on valuing an startup. This book is for beginners, not for a professional or advanced users.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

the key elements of valuation

The book goes through the startup Business valuation methods in details and provides guidelines for finding relevant data on the web. This is a useful guide for entrepreneurs looking to put a pre-money value on their startup.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Short, straight to the point, informative

No fluff. Good illustration. Definitely got me to look at the numbers from different perspectives. Highly recommend if you are an entrepreneur.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Tool oriented and a good reference book.

This book really breaks everything down into detail and is super easy to understand. This is the best least complicated book I have read about Business Valuation. Thank you!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Very clearly and is right on!

this book may well provide an invaluable road map to help you navigate through the myriad difficult choices you will face. so simple to follow and so helpful, anyone with just an interest in start their own business should get this book!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!