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In this episode of the M&A Source podcast, Dave Dejewski dives deep into essential business performance metrics that significantly impact business valuation and success. Dave discusses key metrics such as EBITDA, employee activity ratios, and cash flow ratios, providing insights into their importance and how to leverage them for better client guidance. He shares practical examples from client experiences and offers a comprehensive worksheet of various metrics for M&A professionals.

The episode discusses the importance of understanding and analyzing key business performance metrics in the M&A process, emphasizing on metrics like sales per employee, employee turnover rate, and operating cash flow, and offers a comprehensive worksheet with various valuation ratios and metrics to better guide clients and position oneself as an expert.

David emphasizes the value of presenting oneself as an expert by having in-depth knowledge of these metrics and being able to have meaningful conversations with sellers and buyers. By analyzing these metrics, M&A advisors can drive improvements, increase the value of the businesses they represent, and remove friction from the transaction process.

The offer of a worksheet with 56 different valuation ratios, sector-specific ratios, profitability ratios, operational metrics, and more is a valuable resource for M&A professionals to incorporate into their practice and better serve our clients.