Valuation

Business valuation is the process of determining the economic value of an intangible asset, business unit, stock, or company in terms of money.  Opinions as to value are used in matters that include sales, buy-sell agreements, fairness opinions, purchase-price allocations, accounting adjustments, dispute resolution, and matrimonial claims.

Our opinions, and the underlying research, rely on techniques that may vary with the purpose of the valuation, the location of a business, the industry and the risks.  Approaches to business valuation can entail formulas (e.g., defined in a buy-sell agreement), asset models (e.g., adjusted book value), income models (e.g., discounted cash flow), and/or market models (e.g., comparisons to similar transactions).