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Exclusive A model for forecasting a multiple-location, growing business
  • Article
  • 01 Mar 2023
  • Business Valuation Update
A look at how valuation expert Gary Trugman (Trugman Valuation) dealt with a business valuation for a growing New York fitness club franchise with multiple locations. Trugman developed a 'profile' of the company's typical location, based on historical financial information. That profile was then used to forecast the performance of future locations to use in a discounted cash flow (DCF) approach.
Exclusive The valuation of special share classes in the UK
  • Article
  • 01 Feb 2023
  • Andrew Strickland
  • Business Valuation Update
A special analysis by Andrew Strickland, upon the release of the Worked Example Group’s 'Valuation of Growth Shares' exposure draft. He explains the issues the exposure draft has thrown out for consideration to the UK business valuation community.
Exclusive Measuring and disclosing corporate valuations of impacts and dependencies on nature
  • Article
  • 01 Nov 2022
  • Jakki Mohr, Carmen Thissen
  • California Management Review
An in-depth article on natural capital valuations (also known as natural capital assessments and natural capital accounting). The authors carried out a qualitative research study into the approaches taken by companies to natural capital valuations, undertaking 30 interviews with executives from multinational conglomerates, international consulting firms, and international environmental NGOs.
Exclusive Damodaran on how inflation plays out in company valuations
  • Article
  • 01 Aug 2022
  • Business Valuation Update
Valuation experts grappling with how to assess the impact of inflation on their subject company received some practical advice from Aswath Damodaran (New York University Stern School of Business) in a recent webinar. He uses just six data inputs which can be put in a framework and adapted to illustrate the impacts of inflation.
Exclusive A 'radical' market data approach to startup valuations
  • Article
  • 01 Apr 2022
  • Business Valuation Update
Valuation professional Michael Blake has issued a challenge to appraisers of early-stage companies: add rationality to valuing startups by relying more heavily on market inputs. The article covers some of the non-standard sources of market data recommended by Blake for valuing startups.
Exclusive Warning to business valuers looking to use new ESG ratings
  • Article
  • 01 Oct 2021
  • Business Valuation Update
Why valuers need to be careful when reflecting the impact of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in business valuations and financial reporting.
Exclusive How recent insolvency reform in the UK impacts business valuations
  • Article
  • 01 Sep 2021
  • Business Valuation Update
A look at how the new UK Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act (CIGA) 2020 is likely to impact a business valuation conducted for purposes of insolvency.
Exclusive DAC Beachcroft analysis points to 'worrying trend' among expert financial witnesses
  • Article
  • 01 Sep 2021
  • Business Valuation Update
The UK courts are becoming willing to dismiss valuation expert witness testimony from accountants when they sense a lack of direct relevant experience, law firm DAC Beachcroft suggests.
Exclusive 'Absurd' CAPM, Size impact, 'Sense checks' and family firms highlight the ICAEW conference
  • Article
  • 01 Jul 2021
  • Business Valuation Update
A review of the ICAEW Valuation Conference 2021, which included speakers on the capital asset pricing model (CAPM), common valuation adjustments and valuing a small unlisted enterprise such as a family firm.
Exclusive EISAI's ESG investments
  • Article
  • 01 May 2021
  • Nina Michels-Kim, Yanagi Ryohei
  • Strategic Finance
The Japanese pharmaceutical company's investments in human capital and R&D have been linked to a positive correlation with long-term corporate value.
Exclusive Price versus value: A transaction and litigation perspective
  • Article
  • 01 Mar 2021
  • Craig A.Jacobson, Richard B.Peil
  • Business Valuation Update
The authors look at why price and value are not always the same concepts and can diverge in real-world situations, such as the dramatic difference in GameStop Corp daily stock prices.
Exclusive Several trends of note in valuation cases in the United Kingdom
  • Article
  • 01 Dec 2020
  • Robert E.Kleeman Jr
  • Business Valuation Update
A number of recent court cases in the UK are important to valuation. Luke Morris and Andrew Strickland provided an update on these during a October 2020 ICAEW webinar, Valuation in divorce.
Exclusive The expert witness process: Tips for valuation practitioners
  • Article
  • 01 Oct 2020
  • Robert E.Kleeman Jr
  • Business Valuation Update
The author shares cross-examination, communication and presentation advice for valuation experts giving evidence in court.
Exclusive A quiet revolution is going on in DCF techniques in UK cases
  • Article
  • 01 Jul 2020
  • Andrew Strickland
  • Business Valuation Update
This article examines the acceptance of discounted cash flow (DCF) techniques as a valuation method in the UK. It discusses Saltri III v. MD Mezzanine (the Stabilus Case), post-acquisition disputes, disputes between shareholders, and the future direction of business valuation cases.
Exclusive Alternate valuation methods in the era of COVID-19
  • Article
  • 01 Jun 2020
  • Daniel R. Van Vleet, Joseph W. Thompson, William P. McInerney, David J. Neuzil
  • Business Valuation Update
This detailed article discusses the impact of COVID-19 on capital markets and considers a range of alternate valuation methods. It covers market-based valuation methods alongside alternative M&A and GPC methods, income-based valuation methods, cost of capital analysis, and liquidity and solvency analyses.
Exclusive A View From the UK on the Cost Approach Amid the Current Crisis
  • Article
  • 01 May 2020
  • Andrew Strickland
  • Business Valuation Update
During the current coronavirus COVID-19 health emergency, it is likely that the values of some businesses will start to dwindle. This article explains the cost approach of business valuation and the liquidation value basis, with examples, from a UK perspective.
Exclusive How to carry out customer-based company valuation (CBCV)
  • Article
  • 01 Jan 2020
  • Peter Fader, Daniel McCarthy
  • Harvard Business Review
Customer-based company valuation, or CBCV, is a method that uses customer metrics to assess a firm’s underlying value.
Exclusive NT lands UK pension fund mandate
  • Article
  • 09 Dec 2019
  • Perle Battistella
  • Global Investor
Northern Trust will provide asset servicing solutions and valuation reporting for the House of Fraser Beatties & Jenners Pension Scheme, which provides retirement income for 10,000 scheme members across the UK.
Exclusive The application of business valuation services in financial reporting, tax compliance, and litigation
  • Article
  • 01 Nov 2019
  • Frank Kiepura
  • CPA Journal
As US Certified Public Accountants continue to expand into providing advisory services, one area of interest is business valuation services.
Exclusive WeWork plows ahead with IPO, reshapes board to counter skepticism
  • Article
  • 13 Sep 2019
  • Gillian Tan, Giles Turner
  • Bloomberg
WeWork has announced a series of governance changes in an attempt to improve its IPO valuation.
Exclusive Double digit club: An EBITDA multiple of 10-times or higher has long been the gold standard for valuations, here's who's getting high marks today
  • Article
  • 01 Apr 2019
  • Evan Clark
  • WWD Womens Wear Daily
The article presents the journal's study of valuations across the global fashion market, with an earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) multiple of 10 times or higher,
Exclusive Implications of value
  • Article
  • 18 Feb 2019
  • Dow Theory Forecasts
The article focuses on how to value stocks. Topics discussed include price earnings ratio method, (P/E), provides details of how the stocks are valued such as media company Comcast, On Semiconductor, Wallgreens Boots and Zions Bancorp, and presents a chart on Focus List Stocks, which are undervalued than their current levels.
Exclusive Unicorns could become an endangered species
  • Article
  • 21 Jan 2019
  • Arleen Jacobius
  • Pensions and Investments
Will 'unicorns' (startups valued at $1 billion or more) justify their current sky-high valuations?
Exclusive Valuation disputes in corporate bankruptcy
  • Article
  • 01 Dec 2018
  • Kenneth Ayotte, Edward R.Morrison
A detailed examination of US bankruptcy court judgments involving valuation expert witnesses.
Exclusive What would a moral organisation look like?
  • Article
  • 19 Mar 2018
  • Rob Goffee, Gareth Jones, Roger Steare
  • Management Today
The article offers information on the inadequacy of corporate governance and the increasing incidents of corporate scandals. Topics discussed include the lack of effectiveness of rules to control corporate excess; the changes in organisational culture across the globe; and the need for organisations to discover their moral purpose. Also mentioned is the need for corporate values to be moral. The authors believe regulation alone isn't sufficient to control corporate excess.
Exclusive The asset-based approach to business valuation in family law: The ANAV method
  • Article
  • 01 Jan 2018
  • Robert F. Reilly
  • American Journal of Family Law
Robert F.Reilly discusses how to use the adjusted net asset-accumulation (ANAV) method of valuing businesses.
Exclusive The asset-based approach to business valuation in family law: The AA method
  • Article
  • 01 Sep 2017
  • Robert F. Reilly
  • American Journal of Family Law
Robert F.Reilly discusses how to use the asset-accumulation (AA) method of valuing businesses.
Exclusive EBITDA challenges: understand valuation methods to avoid manipulation
  • Article
  • 01 Jul 2017
  • Brad Mewes
  • Auto Body Repair Network
The article focuses on management approaches for Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA). Topics discussed include assistance of EBITDA in evaluation of corporations value while acquisition approaches through cash flow determination; absence of several values from EBITDA such as capital expenditures (CAPEX) along with tenant improvement conditions; and consideration of working capital along with EBITDA multiple for valuation process.
Exclusive Words of wisdom in the investigation and valuation of a closely held business
  • Article
  • 01 Jun 2017
  • Kalman A. Barson
  • American Journal of Family Law
U.S. valuation expert Kalman A.Barson shares his experiences in valuing a closely held business (a company that has only a limited number of shareholders and occasionally publicly trades its stock).
Exclusive Tesla besting GM? Only on Wall Street
  • Article
  • 17 Apr 2017
  • Nick Bunkley
Why the US stock market puts a higher valuation on car manufacturer Tesla compared to General Motors (GM), despite the latter's higher sales.
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