Any entrepreneur is going to set a high price on a company they created. Whether you're thinking of buying or looking to sell your own, you need objective metrics to set the right purchase price.

Cash dividends are usually reserved for established companies with a stable cash flow rather than companies in the growth stage. Often, stockholders decide to reinvest their dividends instead of ...

One of the most important tools that investors use to decide whether to buy or sell a security is its market value. It is often different from a security’s market price, though sometimes market value ...

David Kindness is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and an expert in the fields of financial accounting, corporate and individual tax planning and preparation, and investing and retirement planning.

Enterprise value (EV) is a measure of a company's total value--going beyond just equity. EV represents what it would cost to ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

Market capitalization, often abbreviated as market cap, represents the overall value of a company’s shares that are publicly traded. It is determined by multiplying the current share price by the ...

I have written many posts about the importance of determining your industry size for strategic planning or investor pitch purposes. But, determining your industry size is not always easy, and more ...