Avoiding Value Double-Count in Companies With Cross-Holdings

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American Society of Appraisers Business Valuation Review™
Fall 2017 Volume 36, Issue 3 pp. 106-111
Sid Jaishankar
valuation method
double counting, cross holdings

Summary

Have you unwittingly double-counted value in circumstances where there are cross-holdings? When undertaking a valuation, we sometimes come across companies within an organization structure that have cross-holdings in each other. In this article, we explore the valuation of such companies (the “cross-holdings companies”), including the valuation of the pro-rata common equity ownership interests held by individuals or entities above the cross-holdings companies. After arriving at the en bloc value of the common equity of the cross-holdings companies within the organization structure, we then examine what these calculated values truly represent and the anomalous value “double-count” indicated at first blush.
Avoiding Value Double-Count in Companies With Cross-Holdings
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