Price Multiple

  

See: Revenue Multiples. See: Price-to-Earnings Ratio.

A price multiple just refers to the multiple of something that you're paying to invest in a business. Earnings. Revenues. EBITDA. Pre-tax profits. Book Value. Net tangible book value. They're all metrics investors use to assess "fair," which applies in business (not in love or war).

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