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As shown in the valuation based on the EV multiples model, the estimated intrinsic value of Twitter based on EV/EBITDA multiple vs. EV/Sales multiple are substantially different. What might explain such a difference?
The multiple method that is used in valuation is based on the average of the industry similar companies. Here we are using EV/EBITDA and EV/Sales multiple to value a company. Here by using the EBITDA and sales we multiply with the respective multiple to get the Enterprise value (EV). The reason why the values of EV can differ is EBITDA and sales of the companies can differ significantly and so will the average multiple in the industry which is being used by the analyst to calculate the EV or enterprise value. The reason why EV can differ also is because sales of the companies are larger and it is the first item in the income statement whereas the EBITDA, earning before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization is usually small. The sales of large corporations will vary significantly but the variation in EBITDA is not much so the average multiple will be different causing the enterprise values to be different.