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VERIPOINT BLOGFINANCIAL RESEARCH / PRACTICAL METHODS

Better company research
starts with better evidence.

Clear methods for analysing financial statements, valuing private companies and understanding what the available data can—and cannot—tell you.

01 / LATEST RESEARCH27 September 2026
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Credit analysis · 15 min read

Interest Coverage Ratio: Formula, Interpretation and Stress Test

Calculate interest coverage from filed accounts, compare EBIT, EBITDA and cash-interest variants, and stress-test whether earnings can absorb refinancing pressure.

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Cash Conversion Ratio: How to Test Whether Profit Becomes Cash

Calculate cash conversion consistently, compare operating and free cash flow, and identify the working-capital movements behind the result.

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Working Capital Adjustments in M&A: How the Purchase Price Mechanism Works

A practical guide to working capital pegs, completion accounts and the operating balances that can change the final purchase price.

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Financial Due Diligence: A Buyer’s Evidence Checklist

A practical financial due diligence checklist for testing earnings, cash flow, working capital, net debt and the evidence behind an acquisition case.

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Quality of Earnings: How to Read a QoE Report Before You Buy

A practical guide to testing adjusted EBITDA, cash conversion, revenue concentration and the evidence behind a quality of earnings report.

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Private Company Valuation: Five Methods and the Financial Data You Need

A practical guide to selecting a valuation method, normalising earnings, choosing comparable companies and turning enterprise value into equity value.

WHAT WE PUBLISH

Useful analysis.
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01

Financial statements

How to locate, compare and interpret company accounts without hiding gaps in the record.

02

Private-company valuation

Practical frameworks that connect reported numbers to a defensible valuation range.

03

Research workflows

Repeatable ways to move from a company name to a sourced, decision-ready view.