comparable
– n : also comp or comps, a company in the same or a similar industry, and/or
at the same or similar stage of development, to which a startup can compare
itself regarding various key operating ratios and valuation metrics. Comparables
are useful for planning startup costs and common operating ratios by providing
entrepreneurs examples of the financial performance experienced by established companies
in the same or similar lines of business. Comparables are also used to derive
valuations of private and public companies by performing a comparable companies
analysis.
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Adapted from "The CompanyCrafters Entrepreneur's Dictionary"
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