Company valuations play a central role against the backdrop of globalizing markets and the resulting mergers and acquisitions activity. Thus, company valuations are also core components of booming industries such as private equity and venture capital. Due to their apparent simplicity in collection and application, multiplier valuations are a frequently encountered valuation approach in practice. Despite this widespread use, multiplier methods receive little attention in the scientific literature, which this book addresses. After clarifying the fundamental concepts of company valuation as well as their purposes and objectives, the author guides the reader through a brief introduction to the earnings value and DCF methods, leading to the mathematical derivations of common multipliers. The reader will be provided with...