How is inflation impacting my business valuation? 3 Considerations for Business Owners

How is inflation impacting my business valuation? 3 Considerations for Business Owners

This year the U.S. is experiencing record-high inflation due to several significant global economic and political factors. The impacts of this inflation are most easily and directly felt by consumers at the gas pump or the grocery store, but for business owners, the impacts run much deeper. Current inflation or the threat of continued significant inflation have substantial impacts on company valuations. Below are 3 considerations for owners as you try to make sense of a rapidly changing economy.

4 Considerations when Forecasting with Inflation

4 Considerations when Forecasting with Inflation

For most businesses, the process of creating a dynamic financial forecast is challenging and often a crystal-ball exercise. The benefit of building a forecast is that, if built properly, a forecast model will help you and your management team make impactful business decisions at the right time, and understand the impact of those decisions over the coming months and years. Given that forecasts rely heavily on management assumptions and estimates, it is important to factor in as many known inputs as possible and increase the probability that the forecast will represent reality.