Business Valuation by Industry
Volume I

This comprehensive five-volume series reports the details gathered from in-depth studies on the sale of 700+ small to midsize companies. Included are purchase price ratios, financial background on buyers and sellers, recent IPOs, industry forecasts, and rule-of-thumb valuations for businesses of all sizes in any industry. A 1996 NVST publication.

Each Industry chapter includes:

• The details on actual M&A transactions including the purchase price, terms, the seller's financial statements and valuation ratios 
• The market valuation and key operating ratios for public companies in each industry 
• Data and charts on the size, growth, and business trends for that industry 
• Valuations and key operating ratios 
• Business trends 
• Lending ratios 
• Valuations of recent IPOs