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Sum-of-the-Parts (SOTP)

Values a company by separately valuing each business segment.

SOTP valuation breaks a diversified company into its individual business segments, values each using the most appropriate method (comparable multiples, DCF, etc.), then sums the segment values. It is especially useful for conglomerates where applying a single multiple to the whole business would be misleading.