Understanding Business Valuation Through Cash Flow Analysis for an ESOP

This episode focuses on the development of an expected valuation to help a shareholder understand selling their shares to an ESOP.  When the historical average cash flow is much lower than the forecasted cash flow, the negotiated fair market value or adequate consideration can be much lower than desired.  This is what the podcast refers to as “bridge over troubled water.”  Where the bridge is historical to forecasted cash flow.