How Business Owners Can Prepare for A Successful Exit in 1-2 Years - Roger Loh (Forvis Mazars)
Description
In this episode of the iSearch podcast, Benjamin Lim (iSearch) discussed with Roger Loh (Forvis Mazars) on how business owners can value their business and prepare for a successful exit in 1-3 years.
The areas of discussion include:
0:00 - Introduction
1:28 - Roger’s opinion on whether all businesses are sellable
2:56 - Making your business more sellable if it has key man risk
4:53 - Commonly used methods to value businesses in Malaysia
7:57 - Using EBITDA for valuation
8:39 - Obtaining data for SME businesses
9:43 - Common mistakes business owners make when valuing their business
11:50 - Roger shares real life experiences of business exits
15:17 - Key financial metrics in business valuation
20:21 - Other factors that affect business valuation
23:41 - Red flags that may scare off potential buyers
25:23 - Working with a valuation expert
26:22 - Steps to take for business owners planning to exit in the next 2 years
Check out Forvis Mazars here:
https://www.forvismazars.com/my/en
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