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Pricing multiples are a commonly used tool of analysis in the global financial markets and give a convenient indication of the price of an asset relative to some benchmark, such as the earnings from that asset. Chapter 9, “Valuing Firms,” gives a more detailed review and commentary on the varieties of multiples one could examine; that review will not be duplicated here. A hunt for strategic themes could examine multiples across the players in an industry, and over time.