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<p><b>Conglomerate discount</b> is an economic concept describing a situation when the market values a diversified group of businesses and assets at less than the <a href="page.php?w=Sum-of-the-parts_analysis">sum of its parts</a>. The explanation of this phenomenon comes from a <a href="page.php?w=Conglomerate_%28company%29">conglomerate</a>'s inability to manage various and different businesses as well as do <a href="page.php?w=pure_play">focused companies</a>. Therefore, the market penalizes a multi-division firm and attaches a lower multiple</p><p>
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