After reading this article you will learn about:- 1. Causes of External Growth Strategy 2. Merits of External Growth Strategy 3. Limitations. Causes of External Growth Strategy: 1. Economies of scale: Small firms have limited resources (financial and non-financial) and generally produce goods at high cost. They buy in small quantities and, therefore, pay high price for materials and other [...]
After reading this article you will learn about the horizontal and vertical diversification of firms. Horizontal Diversification of Firms: It means adding parallel products or services to the existing product/service line. The existing technical, marketing and financial expertise is applied to new products also. Horizontal diversification can take the following forms: 1. Concentric diversification: It is a form of horizontal [...]
Some of the commonly used methods for calculating the valuation of a firm are as follows: 1. Capitalised Earnings 2. Assets Approach 3. Market Value Approach 4. Earnings per Share. Valuation of Firms: Method # 1. Capitalised Earnings: The capitalised earnings method is based on the philosophy that the price which a buyer would like to pay for the property [...]