Slashdot and SourceForge sold to Dice Holdings

Re:Slashdot and SourceForge sold to Dice Holdings by cicero19 on Tuesday September 18, 2012 @10:42AM (#4538265)

If they are generating $20m/yr in revenue doesn't a $20m purchase seem a bit low? How did they agree on $20m?

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Re:Slashdot and SourceForge sold to Dice Holdings by ebrescia on Tuesday September 18, 2012 @11:32AM (#4538627)

According to TechCrunch, they are on track to do $5 MM in EBITDA, so they have about $15 MM in annual operating costs (before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization). This means that Dice paid about 4x operating profits.

Here's the link: http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/18/dice-holdings-buys-slashdot...

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Re:Slashdot and SourceForge sold to Dice Holdings by bduerst on Tuesday September 18, 2012 @11:37AM (#4538663)

$20m is the price you would expect. Rule of thumb is 3 years earnings + a little extra for goodwill/brand name/human capital.

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Re:Slashdot and SourceForge sold to Dice Holdings by ceejayoz on Tuesday September 18, 2012 @10:45AM (#4538302)

Presumably, that $20m/yr in revenue comes with a decent chunk of costs too.

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