6x multiple for an Managed printing services company

by a searcher from IE Business School

1 year ago

submitted loi, but sell side is negotiating ofc.
I feel I am overpaying.
Wanted to ask the community here.
What do you think?
Where is the industry going?
Is it worth it?
Do you still print stuff?
What do people pay MSPs in general? Although I feel MSPs might be the norm now, I have my doubts about printing.

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searcher from ESADE - ESADE Business School

Apparently 6x is a high multiple but I would look in detail to the customer base composition and recurrency of that customer base to validate that your are buying future value (specially on N3Y visibility of potential clients)

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4 months ago | like reply | 0 likes

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