[asterisk-biz] The Value of VoIP subscribers

[Ron Arts]

Yair Hakak wrote:
> I don't know anyone who would value using such a method. After 4 years i 
> assume the company is going to be vaporized?
> This may be how you value something with a short asset life (a car, for 
> example) but it's far to primitive a method to value a going concern with.
>  

Maybe my example was not clear enough. What I meant was: if I spend $800000
on a company that generates $200000/year on profit, it takes 4 years to
recoup my investement before I start making money.

Ron

> -yair
>  
> p.s. no offense meant, contstructive criticism only. Your point about 
> valuing from the point of view of the buyer, however, is very well taken.
> 
>  
> On 2/19/06, *Ron Arts* <ron.arts at neonova.nl 
> <mailto:ron.arts at neonova.nl>> wrote:
> 
>     CC Asterisk wrote:
>      > Well basically we have a small service company with about 3200
>     subs. We
>      > are exploring the possibility of selling it to an ITSP. My main
>     question
>      > was beyond the formulas - is there some kind of accepted valuation in
>      > the VoIP industry.
>      > Our churn in the last 2 years has been about  0.8% a month. We
>     work in a
>      > specific niche and have been growing nicely there.
>      >
>      > Does that help?
>      > Mark
>      >
> 
>     I can offer you a more traditional way of looking at it:
>     suppose I buy your company. I do that because I want to make money.
>     When? Well many people say after 3-4 years. Suppose you have a yearly
>     profit of $200000. If I want to make money after 4 years I would
>     not pay more then $800000 for your company.
> 
>     Figures are just examples, and I know there are more things to consider
>     like growth potential, intrinsic value etc, and this may not be
>     applicable
>     in new and fast growing industries, but try to think like a
>     potential buyer,
>     and try to find the buyer that sees the most value in your company.
> 
>     Basically value is in the eye of the buyer.
> 
>     Ron
> 
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