Valuation: Comps & Precedents
How many companies should be in a good comp set, and what's the trade-off?
Model answer
There's no fixed rule, but roughly 5-10 truly comparable names is typical. The trade-off: too few and the analysis is noisy and easily skewed by one outlier; too many and you're forced to include…
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