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Forecasting ecommerce multiples at exit

The Equity Kicker

Mahesh Vellanki from Redpoint put up an interesting post yesterday about ecommerce valuations. 1-800 Flowers, meanwhile is valued at 0.6x revenues because growth is much lower – forecast at 5-7% next year, and their EBITDA margin is 8%.

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Asset Management Is A Bizarre Industry Ripe For Disruption

David Teten

Each new investor tends to raise valuations and lower returns for all the other competitive investors. Of course, asset management firms also sell peace of mind, tax minimization, and other services besides just increasing the value of your assets.). I don’t think that a Net Present Value calculation is appropriate for every company.