Business Valuation by Industry
Volume II

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 1997 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