Reed Elsevier - Comparative Multiple Analysis

Reed Elsevier (Comparative Multiple Analysis)

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Improve your investment analysis with by seeing the Reed Elsevier's Discounted Cash Flow analysis, Reed Elsevier's Warren Buffet analysis, and Reed Elsevier's Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) Analysis.

Notes on the Comparative Multiple Analysis of Reed Elsevier

WikiWealth compares Reed Elsevier's revenue, EBITDA, and EBIT multiples to their peers in order to determine the appropriate fair valuation. Click in the top right corner to experiment with Reed Elsevier's comparative analysis.

Notes from the analysis:

1. WikiWealth uses quantitative measures to determine the multiple range for Reed Elsevier.
2. Free cash flow to the firm (FCF) multiple is free cash flow to equity holders plus interest owed to Reed Elsevier's debt holders.
3. Multiples incorporate benefits due to economies of scale; WikiWealth compares absolute enterprise value multiples to competitor's multiples.
4. WikiWealth excludes outliers when calculating individual company multiples.

Helpful Information for Reed Elsevier's Analysis


How does this work? The Comparative Investment Analysis determines the value of Reed Elsevier by comparing Reed Elsevier financial ratios, prices, growth rates, margins, etc. to those of relevant peer groups.

Value Investing Importance? This method is widely used by investment professionals to determine the correct price of investments, especially initial public offerings (IPOs). It is one element of WikiWealth's three Wall Street approaches used to determine the correct fair value of Reed Elsevier.

See the Reed Elsevier cash flow (DCF) analysis for a completely different approach that's popular on Wall Street for determining the value of an investment in Reed Elsevier.

Also, see the Reed Elsevier's buffett intrinsic valuation analysis for WikiWealth's attempt to replicate the investing formula's used by Warren Buffett and Reed Elsevier's valuation conclusion for a quick summary.