Covid effect on results

by a searcher from INSEAD

3 years ago

How to deal with company results that were affected by covid? Would you consider such a company transactional and if so how to normalise for covid effect? Same question would apply to multiples in industries that were affected by covid

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professional from University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business

Posted this elsewhere: Falling prices? Coming soon to the company you want to sell or buy?
Will what's occurring with real estate values migrate to pricing SMBs? "Housing Market Shows Cracks With Price Cuts in Pandemic Boomtowns"

"No city exemplifies the mania of the Covid-era U.S. housing market better than Boise, Idaho, where prices have surged by more than 30% in the past year. But in a sudden reversal, buyers are now the ones with power. The result: Prices are running up against the reality of local economic fundamentals."

Hmmm . . .

Anyone want to comment?

Read more: https://www.advisorperspectives.com/articles/2021/10/26/housing-market-shows-cracks-with-price-cuts-in-pandemic-boomtowns

2 years ago | like reply | 0 likes

investor from IESE Business School

Covid effects are very difficult to evaluate and you can never be sure about them Furthermore it might trigger some tension between you and the sellers. My advice would be to focus on sectors not hit hard by Covid to mitigate variabilities and them use average EBIDA based evaluated on past years + earnout on next two years to assure recovery on covid effects isn't overpaid. Average EBITDA valuation on 4-5 years is IMO the best way to be fare and manage risks.

2 years ago | like reply | 0 likes

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