{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Cataligent","provider_url":"https:\/\/cataligent.in\/blog","author_name":"cat_admin_usr","author_url":"https:\/\/cataligent.in\/blog\/author\/cat_admin_usr\/","title":"How PAT Influences Business Valuation During Mergers and Acquisitions - Cataligent","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"dGAGnsRvgw\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cataligent.in\/blog\/cost-saving-strategies\/how-pat-influences-business-valuation-ma\/\">How PAT Influences Business Valuation During Mergers and Acquisitions<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/cataligent.in\/blog\/cost-saving-strategies\/how-pat-influences-business-valuation-ma\/embed\/#?secret=dGAGnsRvgw\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;How PAT Influences Business Valuation During Mergers and Acquisitions&#8221; &#8212; Cataligent\" data-secret=\"dGAGnsRvgw\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/cataligent.in\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cataligent.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/14-How-PAT-Influences-Business-Valuation-During-Mergers-and-Acquisitions-1024x576.png","thumbnail_width":1024,"thumbnail_height":576,"description":"How PAT Influences Business Valuation During Mergers and Acquisitions Mergers and acquisitions often expose a hard truth: a company can look attractive on revenue while its true value is weakened by thin after tax profit, unstable savings claims, poor cost governance, or unvalidated adjustments. Profit After Tax, or PAT, influences business valuation because it helps [&hellip;]"}