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Airbnb S-1 (Part 1): So How Profitable Is This Thing Really?

View from Seed

Since inception this lodging marketplace (note 1) has enabled 825 million guest stays in over 200 countries with a cumulative booking value of more than $110 billion. Again looking at 2019 to make a pre-COVID assessment about any of these businesses and looking specifically at operating income (aka pretax) margins: Airbnb -10%.

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Business Valuation: Determining The Worth Of A Company

YoungUpstarts

Simply put, this approach lists a company’s total assets, deducts total liabilities, and determines overall value based on the difference between the two. Also referred to as Book Value . With a properly valued company, retirement to that tropical paradise could be just around the corner!

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5 Financial Concepts Every Startup Founder Should Know

The Startup Magazine

When a company acquires another business, they often pay a lot more than the book value of the company. That’s because the parties that acquire companies look at more than cash value; they look at other less tangible characteristics that make a company worth money. By Venkat Ramasamy, COO, FileCloud.

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Financial Planning For A Recession

YoungUpstarts

Keeping cash flowing out of the business is easy, of course, but make sure that you have plans in place to continue supplying the cash flow you need to maintain operations. Cash is king in a recession, and you need to know that your cash flows will not be interrupted. Prepare Financing Options.

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How will a buyer value your business?  

Berkonomics

Free Cash Flow Model: [Email readers, continue here…] This method is often used to value privately held companies with a range of five to eight times the cash available to spend after operating expenses are paid. Book Value Method: This is the basic net worth of the Company on the balance sheet.