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Use equity multiple to summarize total deal return without annualizing it.

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Hold-period multiple

Total Cash Distributions / Total Equity Invested

$420,000 returned on $300,000 invested equals a 1.40x equity multiple.

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Variables and units

  • Total Cash Distributions

    All cash returned to investors.

    currency

  • Total Equity Invested

    Total equity invested in the deal.

    currency

Common mistakes

  • Reading equity multiple as an annual rate.
  • Excluding interim cash flow from total distributions.

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Hold-period multiple

$420,000 returned on $300,000 invested equals a 1.40x equity multiple.