As a result, we revised the valuation multiple to 4x from 6x.

They currently trade on their lowest (price to book) valuation multiples since the 1990s.

He said valuation multiples in the sector had dropped.

Given the high implicit valuation multiples of the deal, we doubt a higher bid from another player will take place.

However this is before any additional synergies and valuation multiples are taken into account.

Although the valuation multiples are not very demanding, even after yesterday’s rise, that can be explained by Laird’s poor track record.

But that requires the valuation multiple to expand because buybacks add nothing per se.

Policy easing can drive an expansion in valuation multiples, as we have seen lately.

We consider this uncertainty as negative for valuation multiples.

Private equity firms benefited from the lower valuation multiples.

Using the highest recent valuation multiple of 15 times revenue, they estimated a premium of 10-15 percent.

Such high valuation multiples could tempt more entrepreneurs to sell their business in the coming months, the banks said.

Here is a stock whose valuation multiple dwarfs others on the US sharemarket.

So China has a high market value bank sector but does not have high valuation multiples relative to peers.

The bottom line is that for Indian equities to deliver strong returns from here, we have to hold on to current valuation multiples.

“It’s about port­folio rationalisation to improve efficiency and valuation multiples.”

I also doubt that technology deserves a valuation multiple well above the overall market's multiple, especially after the tech wreck of the past year.

So much so that if a company’s balance sheet is weak, traditional valuation multiples are deemed of little importance.

Valuation multiples should rise next year.

Instead, running a conglomerate was all about a financing trick; using highly rated shares to buy companies on lower valuation multiples.

The two also have the dubious honour of commanding the lowest valuation multiples among large US banks.

It also has the effect of increasing the valuation multiples the business can command as it acquires greater scale.

“We do not expect the sector to collapse, but we are concerned that valuation multiples will remain under pressure.”

Meanwhile, participating professional investors can at least rest assured that they did not overpay on conventional valuation multiples.

Eventually relative valuations fall as growth prospects diminish, but this can often occur quickly and cause a step function down in valuation multiples.