In one half-day work session you will receive:

Analyses comparing your company's financial performance to financial statement ratios for similar size companies (assets, sales revenues) in your specific industry (SIC code or NAICS code). This information is derived directly from over 5 million corporate tax returns collected by the IRS. Information on the selling prices and sales terms of similar size public and private companies in your industry, with similar financial profiles. This information is based on over 15,000 "real world" business sale transactions since 1993.

Information for each sales transaction includes:

Closing date Selling price Buyer's city, state, zip code Seller's type of business and business description Sale type, terms of sale Seller's revenues, net income, assets, stockholders' equity, cash flow, EBITDA, other financial statistics

See below for a recent Baber Newsletter on the benefits of benchmarking.

Do you know how your company's performance "stacks up" to competitors?

If you don't...you may be lacking the competitive knowledge you need to grow your business, or stay in business.

Comparison information is based on over 15,000 "real world" business sale transactions since 1993 and IRS tax returns from over 5,000,000 businesses. All information is presented by business SIC code or NAICS code, and size of business (assets, sales revenue).

Call or send an email to Bob@BaberConsulting.com to schedule a one-hour meeting (no charge) to discuss how I can help your business.

If you benchmark your business, you will be able to:

1. ...compare your company's financial performance with that of similar size companies (assets, sales revenues) in your industry.

2. ...get a rough estimate of what your business may be worth, based on the sale of similar size companies in your industry, with similar financial profiles.

3. ...increase the value of your business by investigating and correcting areas where your company's financial performance lags other's in your industry.

4. ...determine if a merger or acquisition may increase the value of your company, or be an appropriate strategic move based on "real world" information on the sale of other companies in your industry.

5. ...compare your financial performance with that of suppliers and customers in your industry. It is critical to systematically monitor the financial health of industries that are important to your survival.

6. ...implement management incentive plans based on improving financial performance to exceed your industry averages.

7. ...justify making the tough decisions required to stay competitive, or stay in business.

8. ...motivate owners to create a "succession plan" which can both increase the value of the business and help ensure its survival.

9. ...calculate a theoretical increase in the value of your business by improving specific financial performance measures.

10. ...leverage your company's strategic strengths and minimize weaknesses by understanding the financial strengths and weaknesses of suppliers and customers impacting your industry.

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