Know How Much Your Business Is Worth?

Successful business owners recognize their company’s worth. It most likely supports your family’s lifestyle. Your employees are paid and may be eligible for additional benefits. Your clients value what you have to offer.

Is it possible to quantify the value of a business in dollars?

In many cases, business owners are unaware of their firm’s true worth. Owners often overestimate the value of their business based on rules of thumb, similar businesses’ prices, or a gut feeling.

For similar reasons, business owners sometimes underestimate their companies.

Nonetheless, it is evident that not knowing your company’s current value can harm long-term plans.

Why is it critical to understand your business’s current market value?


Knowing Your Business’s Value Can Guide Growth

A company’s market value can indicate its growth rate. Gross sales and cash flow are not the only factors determining a company’s value.

Prospective buyers may value a business less if one of the clients leaves before the sale.

Departure costs and risks may be discounted from the business valuation if you are the primary source of the company’s healthy cash flow.

Because if you leave the company, whether intentionally or unintentionally, revenue and cash flow may suffer. Whatever your intentions, your company’s value is determined by the price that qualified buyers are willing to pay.

Intangibles like cash flow influence growth. These less obvious factors can help you develop and implement strategies to help your company grow. In other words, knowing your company’s current value can help you identify areas for improvement.


Knowing Your Business’ Value Can Solidify Your Planning

It is not easy to plan for the future without knowing your past. This advice can help you achieve post-business goals like travel and family time. A portion of your company’s profits to charity is also acceptable. This method can be used to leave a legacy for your kids and grandkids.

It’s challenging to plan for future goals without knowing what you already have and what you’ll need. Overconfidence in your abilities can negatively impact your business’s operations.

On the other hand, underestimating your business’s value today can help you focus on critical short- and long-term goals, allowing you to accomplish them sooner.


Knowing Your Business’s Value Gives You Time To Adjust

It can take a long time to increase your company’s value enough to achieve your goals. Many business owners underestimate the time necessary to implement a new strategy. Growing a business often overwhelms business owners, leading to burnout.

Knowing the business’s current value can help avoid burnout or long-term involvement in the industry.

Unless your business is purely a hobby, its value will likely affect you, your goals, and the people and causes you care about.

 

Michael J Schwantes is President & CEO of Creative Business Services/CBS-Global.

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