BVR Announces New Functionality to Pratt’s Stats Deal Database with the Innovative Excel-Based Tool, Pratt’s Stats Analyzer
March 15 2012 - 11:13AM
Business Wire
Business Valuation Resources (BVR) is excited to announce the
new Pratt’s Stats Analyzer, a revolutionary Excel-based tool now
included with a subscription to Pratt’s Stats®, the leading private
company merger and acquisition (M&A) deal database in the
business valuation profession.
For close to 15 years, the Pratt's Stats Deal Database has been
the de facto source for the most complete and reliable financial
details on more than 18,100 acquired private companies. Now
with the additional functionality of the Analyzer, it will bolster
confidence in subject company research like never before.
“Financial professionals want every insight possible into their
comps. The Pratt’s Stats Analyzer takes this type of financial
analysis to the next level – and also saves hours, even days of
research time. Pratt’s Stats is renowned for the accuracy and depth
of its data – no other source reviews every deal the way BVR
analysts do. No other source contains as extensive financial
details as Pratt’s Stats. Now, with the click of a button, the
power of the Analyzer kicks in and instantly works comps into a
multi-tab Excel workbook for further scrutiny and manipulation.
With Pratt’s Stats and the Analyzer, analysts have a workhorse at
their fingertips,” says Lucretia Lyons, President of BVR.
The Analyzer delivers a multi-tab Excel workbook that allows
users to:
- View scatter plots to quickly identify
and remove outliers
- Remove a transaction by
simply deselecting the row within the worksheet
- Easily search all comps within the
workbook
- Quickly compute key statistics and
valuation ratios
- Calculate and apply various regression
formulas and valuation multiples to a subject company
- Export Analyzer workbook directly into
custom templates
The Pratt's Stats Deal Database is acclaimed for:
- Complete financial details on 18,100+
closed private business sales
- Every deal is verified by the BVR
financial analysis team
- Up to 89 data points for every deal,
including 13 financial ratios and 6 valuation multiples
- Detailed income statements and balance
sheets
- Information on selling terms and
non-compete agreements
- Explanatory notes where available
- Direct link to original source
documents — easily retrieve and verify SEC filings (for SEC-sourced
deals in Pratt’s Stats)
For more information about Pratt’s Stats and the Pratt’s Stats
Analyzer, please contact Doug Twitchell at (503) 291-7963 or
dougt@bvresources.com.
About Business Valuation Resources, LLC (BVR)
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capitalists, owners, CFOs, and many others.