Tag: Invest
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💡 How do you value a company?
Not every company can be valued the same way. It depends on: Here are 3 common approaches used in real-world valuation work : 1️⃣ Book Value / Adjusted Book ValueBest for companies that own assets but aren’t really operating. Think of land banks, or businesses winding down. If there’s no cash flow, we look at…
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5 financial ratios we often check to understand a company better
Ratios give us a clearer view—how strong, risky, and sustainable the business really is. Here are 5 ratio categories we commonly analyze: These ratios help us tell if the company’s performance makes sense—or if something’s hiding beneath the surface. Want to know what these ratios say about your business? Let’s talk.🟡 ORNA – Clear, independent…
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🩺 Who needs a valuation report?
Both sellers and buyers. For sellers, it’s not just about putting a price tag on your company.It’s a full health check-up. ✅ Are your projections realistic?✅ Are your costs in control?✅ Is your growth story believable? Sometimes the value isn’t the surprise — the insights are. For buyers, you don’t want to overpay.A good valuation…
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Selling your company? Don’t forget this one costly mistake.
When selling a non-listed company, most people spend a lot of time negotiating the price, the terms, and finding the right buyer. But one thing often gets overlooked:👉 The tax you’ll need to pay. If you’re selling as an individual and make a gain on the sale of shares, that profit is subject to personal…
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📌 Valuing a startup with no financial history
It’s been a busy few weeks — ORNA just wrapped up a valuation project for a client who wanted to invest in a very early-stage SaaS startup. The company was so new that there was very little financial history. What we had was: 🧩 From there, we started piecing things together. ✅ First step: Ask…
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Not every business needs to be a startup.
Some of the best companies I’ve seen don’t have “hockey stick” graphs.No tech. No VC. No buzzwords.Just solid revenue. Loyal customers. And profit. We’ve become obsessed with disruption.But here’s the truth:A stable, growing business that generates cash today is often far more valuable than a startup that might make money 5 years from now. Especially…
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“Big dreams. Bold projections. No track record.”
We’re currently working on a business valuation for a newly established company that’s raising funds. The only forecast we’ve got? One made by the company itself — and of course, it’s glowing. 🌞 But as any investor or advisor knows, a bright forecast doesn’t mean much if the assumptions behind it are shaky. So how…
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Why bother with a business valuation at all?
Because yes — a valuation is built on assumptions. We estimate future revenue growth (volume and price), forecast cost structures (salaries, fees, overheads), and predict how much investment a business might need (machines, software, vehicles, etc.). All of these are just projections. Carefully reasoned? Absolutely. But they’re still guesses about an uncertain future. So… what’s…
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Is This Deal Worth It?
“Is this investment too risky? When will I get my money back? Should I structure it as preferred stock? How much management power should I have?”At ORNA Company Limited, these are the types of questions we frequently receive from clients considering investments in other companies.To provide clear answers, we conduct a comprehensive business valuation and…
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