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Before you negotiate the price, know the value.
If you're selling a company, raising capital, buying a business, or investing in a stock, one question matters:
What is it actually worth?
Too many decisions are based on:
❌ Industry rules of thumb
❌ Arbitrary revenue multiples
❌ Competitor valuations
❌ Optimistic projections
❌ Market sentiment
That can be expensive.
A professional valuation connects the financial performance of the business to its potential value.
I use:
→ DCF & intrinsic value analysis
→ Comparable company analysis
→ Financial modeling
→ Free cash flow analysis
→ ROIC & reinvestment analysis
→ WACC & terminal value
→ Scenario & sensitivity analysis
You get more than a valuation number.
You get a structured framework for making the decision behind it.
Raise capital with greater confidence.
Negotiate an acquisition from a stronger position.
Evaluate an exit realistically.
Determine whether a stock is priced below intrinsic value.
📩 If you have a valuation decision coming up, message me on Contra.
I'll help you turn the financials into a valuation you can understand, defend, and act on.
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You don't need another valuation estimate.
You need a valuation you can make decisions with.
Because when millions of dollars—or a meaningful percentage of your company—are involved, a rough number isn't good enough.
A proper valuation should answer:
→ What are the business's future cash flows worth today?
→ What growth is realistically achievable?
→ What margins can the company sustain?
→ How much capital is required to support that growth?
→ What valuation does the market imply?
→ How much does the value change under different scenarios?
I build professional, data-driven valuations for:
Founders → fundraising, equity negotiations, exits
Investors → intrinsic value and investment decisions
Acquirers → M&A and purchase-price analysis
Business owners → strategic planning and value assessment
Using DCF, comparable companies, financial modeling, valuation multiples, and sensitivity analysis, I turn financial data into a clear valuation range.
Don't make a major financial decision based on a number you can't explain.
📩 Need a professional valuation? Message me on Contra.
Let's determine what the numbers actually justify—and give you a valuation you can defend.
Cash Flow Statement & Cash Flow Forecast
This project covers both historical and forward-looking cash flow analysis for a small retail business. First, I prepared a Statement of Cash Flows using the indirect method — starting from Net Income and adjusting for non-cash items (depreciation) and working capital changes (accounts receivable, inventory, accounts payable) to arrive at Net Cash from Operating, Investing, and Financing Activities. Second, I built a 6-month rolling Cash Flow Forecast that projects monthly cash inflows and outflows, automatically carries each month's ending balance into the next month's beginning balance, and flags any month where projected cash falls below a set minimum threshold. A trend chart visualizes the projected cash position against that threshold, so a business owner can see potential shortfalls months in advance rather than being surprised by them.
Budget vs. Actual Analysis
This project analyzes a small retail brand's Q1 2026 performance by comparing budgeted figures against actual revenue and expenses. I built a fully formula-driven Excel model — no hardcoded numbers — that automatically calculates dollar and percentage variance for each category, flags results as "Favorable" or "Unfavorable" with color-coded formatting, and rolls everything up into Total Revenue, Total Operating Expenses, and Net Operating Income. A clustered bar chart visualizes budget vs. actual side-by-side for quick executive review. The goal was to show how a business owner could spot exactly where they overspent or outperformed expectations at a glance, without digging through raw numbers.
