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Golden State Warriors Tweet 1 Next #8 Team Value $1,300 M  Team Value calculated January 2015

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Owner: Joe Lacob, Peter Guber 1 #7 NBA Team Valuations Championships: 3

Price Paid: $450 M Numbers

Year Purchased: 2010 Valuation Breakdown

Revenue 2 : $168 M

Operating Income 3 : $44.9 M

4 Debt/Value : 12% Photos

Player Expenses 5 : $78 M Sport 9 6 Gate Receipts : $55 M $353 M

10 Wins-to-player cost ratio 7 : 121 Market $519 M Revenue per Fan 8 : $29 Stadium 11 Metro Area Population: 4.3 M $296 M

Brand 12 $140 M

Value Change Profile 1-Yr Change The Warriors have made the playoffs each of the past two years 73% after only one appearance in the prior 18 seasons. The Warriors Annualized Change 13 are led by their “Splash Brothers” backcourt of Stephen Curry and 30% Klay Thompson, who were the NBA's top two three point SportsMoney Team Valuations shooters last season. Their exciting style of play has drawn a big

following. The Warriors had the fifth-largest audience on local Historical television during the 2013-14 season, averaging 81,000 viewers NBA MLB NFL NHL Soccer NASCAR on CSN Bay Area, 15% more than the previous season. More » Player Expenses 5 $78 M Most Read on Forbes

More on Forbes Operating Income 3 NEWS People Places Companies $44.9 M Astronomers Find New Object, LeBron Signs Lifetime Possible Super-Earth In Our Revenue 2 Deal With Nike: How $168 M Solar System

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Revenue and operating income are for 2013-14 season and net of revenue sharing and arena debt service. 1. Value of team based on current arena deal (unless new arena is pending) without deduction for debt (other than arena debt). 2. Net of arena revenues used for debt payments. 3. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. 4. Includes arena debts. 5. Includes benefits and bonuses. 6. Includes club seats. 7. Compares the number of wins per player payroll relative to the rest of the NBA. Playoff wins count twice as much as regular season wins. A score of 120 means that the team achieved 20% more victories per dollar of payroll compared with the league average during the 2013-14 season. 8. Local revenues divided by metro population with populations in two-team markets divided in half. 9. Portion of franchise's value attributable to revenue shared among all teams. 10. Portion of franchise's value attributable to its city and market size. 11. Portion of franchise's value attributable to its arena. 12. Portion of franchise's value attributable to its brand. 13. Current team value compared with latest transaction price.

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