Business Valuation Update

In the May issue:
  • How to Review a Report’s Valuation Methodology
  • Ideas for Solving Two Problems in the BV Profession
  • How Do Your Firm’s Benefits Stack Up?
  • Using Rule of Thumb Data to Uncover Cooked Books
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Business Valuation Year in Review 2018

The new tax law, lively debates, new guidance, a strong protest, and a simpler approach to estimating cost of capital were just some of the highlights in the business valuation profession during 2018.

Users Reveal Insights and Tips on DealStats and the GCTM

A valuation expert and a business broker/appraiser give some insight into the use of the new DealStats database and some comments on a few aspects of the guideline company transaction method.

Letter to the Editor: Comments on Adequate Sample Size in the Transaction Method

A letter to the editor in response to the article “Valuation Experts Clash Over Analysis of Transactional Data” and accompanying supplement that appeared in the April 2018 issue of BVU.

Letter to the Editor: Comments on an Article on the Number of Transactions for the GCTM

This letter is in response to the article “Valuation Experts Clash Over Analysis of Transactional Data” that addresses how many transactions to use in the guideline company transaction method (GCTM).

Letter to the Editor: Comments on an Article on the Use of Statistics in the Transaction Method

A valuation expert weighs in on dueling experts’ opinions on the use of statistics, including how many transactions should be used in the application of the transaction method of appraisal.

Letter to the Editor: Comments on an Article on the Use of Statistics in the Transaction Method

A renowned valuation expert weighs in on dueling experts’ opinions on how many transactions should be used in the application of the transaction method of appraisal.

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT: Valuation Experts Clash Over Analysis of Transactional Data

Listeners to a webinar on the use of the BIZCOMPS database have taken issue with a number of points presented, including stratifying the data, filtering, the R-square coefficient, harmonic mean, minimum number of transactions, the elimination of outliers, market multiples, and more.

Valuation Experts Clash Over Analysis of Transactional Data

Listeners to a webinar on the use of the BIZCOMPS database have taken issue with a number of points presented, including stratifying the data, filtering, the R-square coefficient, harmonic mean, minimum number of transactions, the elimination of outliers, market multiples, and more.

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