As a friend of ComparisonEngines just pointed out to me, the acquisition prices I’ve been listing might be a bit off. In the past, I’ve always written ‘aprx’ next to the valuations of the deals and neglected to do so this time around. The friend called me on it – rightfully so.
In other words, some of the prices might be the ‘enterprise’ value (taking into consideration cash/cash equivalents and debt) while some are probably not. I should have a Wall St. analyst write up the post for me (Herman, this is simple stuff for you!), but I’ll definitely go back, do my research, and post an update.