Business Valuation Calculator
Estimate what your company is worth live — across four industry-standard methods, with a valuation range and a clear breakdown.
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Disclaimer: This is an indicative estimate only, not a certified valuation. Actual worth depends on industry, growth, risk, working capital, debt and market conditions. For statutory purposes — Section 56(2)(viib), FEMA, share issues or transfers — obtain a report from an IBBI-registered valuer or merchant banker.
How to value a business
There is no single "correct" value for a company — only a defensible range. Buyers, investors and valuers triangulate across several methods. Revenue and EBITDA multiples give a fast market benchmark, DCF captures future cash-generating potential, and book value sets a conservative floor. This calculator runs all four side by side.
Company value = annual revenue × a market multiple. Popular for high-growth or pre-profit businesses (SaaS, marketplaces) where earnings are thin but top-line scales fast.
Company value = EBITDA × a market multiple. The most common method for established, profitable SMEs because EBITDA strips out financing and accounting differences.
Projects future free cash flows, grows them, then discounts each back to present value — plus a terminal value for years beyond the forecast. Intrinsic, but sensitive to assumptions.
Simply assets minus liabilities from the balance sheet. A conservative floor, useful for asset-heavy or loss-making businesses, but ignores brand, IP and future earnings.
Worked example
Take a profitable trading company with ₹5 crore annual revenue, ₹1 crore EBITDA and ₹2 crore net assets. Here is how the four methods compare using typical multiples.
Key terms explained
Revenue multiple
Enterprise value expressed as a factor of annual revenue. Typically 1–5× for most businesses, higher for fast-growing software. Ignores profitability, so pair it with an earnings-based method.
EBITDA multiple
Value as a factor of EBITDA. Indian SMEs commonly transact around 4–10× EBITDA; larger, stable or branded businesses command more. The workhorse metric for M&A.
DCF
Discounted cash flow — the present value of a company's projected future cash flows plus a terminal value. Theoretically the purest method, but highly sensitive to the growth and discount rate you assume.
Book value
Net assets on the balance sheet (assets − liabilities). A conservative floor that ignores goodwill, brand and future earnings — rarely the transaction price for a healthy business.
Terminal value
In DCF, the value of all cash flows beyond the explicit forecast, via the Gordon growth model: final-year cash flow grown one year, divided by (discount − growth). It often dominates the total DCF, so choose assumptions carefully.
Registered valuer
For statutory use — Section 56(2)(viib) (angel tax), FEMA share issue/transfer, ESOPs, mergers — the law requires a report from an IBBI-registered valuer or merchant banker. A calculator estimate is not sufficient.
Questions people ask
Short answers on Business Valuation Calculator. Tap a question to open it.
01Which valuation method should I use?
Revenue multiples suit early-stage and fast-growing businesses with thin profits; EBITDA multiples suit established profitable businesses; discounted cash flow suits businesses with predictable cash flows; book value acts as a floor for asset-heavy businesses. Looking at more than one is the point.
02What is a realistic multiple for an Indian SME?
It varies with sector, growth and buyer. Owner-dependent service businesses transact at low single-digit EBITDA multiples, while product or platform businesses with recurring revenue command much more. Treat any multiple as a starting point for negotiation.
03Is this valuation acceptable for income tax or FEMA purposes?
No. A valuation for issuing shares under section 56(2)(viib), for FEMA pricing guidelines, or for an ESOP perquisite must be a report from a registered valuer or a merchant banker. This tool is for internal and negotiation use only.
04What is the difference between enterprise value and equity value?
Enterprise value is what the business is worth irrespective of how it is financed. Equity value is what the owner receives: enterprise value minus debt plus surplus cash.
05Why does DCF give such a different answer?
DCF is highly sensitive to the growth rate and the discount rate you assume. Small changes in either move the result a lot, which is why it is used alongside multiples rather than on its own.
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Disclaimer: This tool gives indicative results for general guidance only and is not professional advice. Please verify with a qualified CA before acting on the numbers.