Succession Planning for Book Publishers:
A Guide to Valuation

Table of Contents

• The Challenge of Valuing Your Publishing Company
• The Importance of a Realistic Valuation
• The Challenge of Conducting a Realistic Valuation
• At What Point Should Valuation be Addressed?
• Estimating Value – Techniques
  • Valuation Method 1: Financial Statement Valuation
  • Valuation Method 2: Valuation Multiples of Comparable Public Companies
  • Valuation Method 3: Valuation Multiples of Comparable Transactions
  • Valuation Method 4: The Discounted Cashflow Method
• Taking Action
• Conclusion
• Checklist for the Owner
• List of Resources

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© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, 2005

Printed edition
Catalogue No. CH44-64/2005E
ISBN 0-662-40728-8

PDF edition
Catalogue No. CH44-64/2005E-PDF
ISBN 0-662-40729-6

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