Types of Businesses Included in This Toolkit:

• Electronics Distributors and Wholesalers
• Distributors of Building Products
• Parts Distributors and Wholesalers 

Appraisal Methods:

• Income Capitalization Method - Current capitalization rate based on the current share prices of 17 publicly-traded companies engaged in the distribution or wholesaling of products
• Market Transaction Method - Summary of transaction multiples based on 334 acquisitions of wholesalers and distributors between 2007 and July 2011
• Comparable Public Companies - Valuation multiples of 17 publicly-traded distributors and wholesalers
• Net Asset Value - Develops a valuation for the business based on the book value of the company's assets and liabilities

Additional Resources Included:

• Instructions - Detailed instructions for applying each of the included appraisal methods
• Calculations Summary - A summary of all calculations provided on a single page in an easy-to-follow format
• Acquisition Roster - Listing of acquisitions of distributors and wholesalers that occurred between 2007 and 2010

Report Format: Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF); Adobe Reader required for viewing

Date of Most Recent Toolkit Update: 9/27/2011