Buying Related FAQs

Question Answer
Can I phone or chat with you? Yes of course. Our contact details are on our Contact page along with a contact form that you may wish to use instead of phoning.

Please note, when contacting us by phone or chat, our business hours are between 10am and 5pm (UTC +07:00) Monday to Friday excluding public holidays gazetted for Thailand.
What is the Sale/Purchase Value of a Business? We all know that there are many methods used to determine the value of a business. Different formulae producing different values, so let's be clear right from the outset. We are talking value in terms of how much you should expect to receive when selling, and how much you should expect to pay when buying.

And, we are talking about the 'business' component ONLY. If the sale offer includes property (freehold or strata title), this gets added to the business value.

Industry experts use a multiplier of net profit to calculate sales value. The multiplier changes with changed economic conditions and buyer trends because it represents what buyers are willing to pay at that time given the conditions at that time.

We have more information about value (including case studies) about this topic in our information sheet Valuing a Business for Sale which you can download from our Downloads page, but for the purpose of this FAQ, the current multiplier for Asia is 2 to 3 years ROI (ie, what the business has demonstrated it has made in net profit over the last 2 to 3 years).

Updated: 5 Feb 2021