Business valuation: methods and value levers

Every extraordinary transaction — sale, acquisition, new shareholders, reorganisation — starts from one question: what is the business worth? The answer is never a single number but a range, depending on the method (DCF, multiples, mixed asset-based), on data quality and on the negotiating context.

Understanding value levers — sustainable margins, working capital, governance, dependence on the founder — allows companies to prepare in advance and maximise the outcome. Valuation is a journey, not a document.