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Down-to-Earth Considerations for Appraising Private Space Commercialization Companies
Since the inauguration of the International Space Station in 2000, and accelerated with the termination of the Space Shuttle program in 2011, the private sector has been given an unprecedented opportunity to lead the commercialization of space. From satellite launch and operation to cargo deliveries to the International Space Station, space tourism, mineral prospecting, and colonization, the commercialization of space is capturing the imaginations of entrepreneurs and the attention of investors. Though a relatively small ...
Treasonable Compensation? The Continued Misapplication of the Excess Earnings Method
Just when BV practitioners thought that reasonable compensation in professional practices had been figured out, Kevin Yeanoplos and Ron Seigneur are here to stir things up. The (mis)application of the excess earnings method has vexed appraisers to no end. In this session, you’ll confront the most common errors that you don’t even know you are making when it comes to reasonable compensation. Be a part of this practice-changing session.
Valuing Real Estate Holding Companies: A Deeper Look at the Underlying Data with Case Study
Real estate holding companies often have vastly different characteristics than your average manufacturer or retailer. As such, everything from the underlying data, applicability of the valuation approach, and risk-adjusted discount rate should be examined. Russell Glazer of Gettry Marcus CPA, PC will guide you through the distinctive aspects of valuing real estate holding companies with a special focus on understanding the underlying empirical market data such as REITS, closed-end funds, and real estate limited partnerships.
Valuations for Complex FLPs
Once an appraiser adopts a more analytical method for valuing FLPs by using the income and market approaches, certain types of partnerships may be considered complicated. This webinar will focus on valuing complex FLPs including multiple-asset FLPs, oil and gas FLPs, and non-income-producing FLPs using case studies. In addition, the speaker will share his opinion on issues such as how to handle the FLPs that own privately held stock, other partnership interests, venture capital funds ...
A Masterclass in the Valuation of Family Limited Partnerships and LLCs (A BVR Web Workshop)
As professional appraisal methodology has advanced, so has the valuation of family limited partnerships (FLPs) and limited liability companies (LLCs). Adopting an analytical method for valuing FLPs and LLCs using the income and market approaches allows appraisers to more accurately and objectively determine a value that can withstand the scrutiny of IRS challenges. Experts Bruce Johnson, Jim Park, and Spencer Jefferies conduct case studies to teach the best practices for valuing noncontrolling, nonmarketable FLP and ...
Property Rights and the Real Estate Appraiser
This article provides the business appraiser with a better understanding of how real estate appraisers think about property rights and the distinctions they make between fee simple and leased fee estates. It also discusses two areas where a property rights issue could lead to understating intangible assets in real estate centric entities. Two brief case studies are used to demonstrate where problems can arise and how to resolve them. This is a primer to foster ...
Creative Destruction and the Perpetual Growth Assumption
In determining terminal value in a discounted cash flow (DCF) valuation, it is usually assumed that a mature company will grow at a constant rate in perpetuity. The impact of creative destruction and disruptive innovation interrupts and reverses historical growth patterns. If to the extent that the assumption of constant perpetual growth is invalid, the commonly used growth model in DCF analyses will overstate terminal value and cause overvaluations. The perpetual growth concept needs to ...
Impact of Contractual Rights on Preferred Stock Valuations in Delaware
The rights and the value of preferred stock have been the subject of several Delaware court decisions. These decisions are particularly significant for understanding the importance of contractual rights as the defining attribute affecting the valuation of preferred stock. Directors' fiduciary duties are primarily to common shareholders, while obligations to preferred shareholders are primarily contractual. Preferred stocks' contractual rights, as interpreted in these decisions, directly affects the value of the preferred and the common. When ...
Statutory Fair Value in Dissenting Shareholder Cases: Part II
This article continues the discussion of statutory appraisal that was presented in Part I in the prior issue of Business Valuation Review. Fair value, the predominant standard of value employed by state courts to value dissenters' shares in appraisal cases is, is determined by state law. In most states, fair value is the shareholder's pro rata portion of the value of a company's equity. This article discusses the approaches used by the Delaware courts' views ...
Hotel Valuation: Breaking the Rules—But Getting it Right!
This article explains why the dominant method for the appraisal of hotels is contrary to the main methods used for the appraisal of other real estate-centered enterprises (RECEs) and is therefore flawed. Furthermore, this method does not mimic the way hot ...
Valuation Lessons Learned From the Gaming Industry
No matter what type of firm you are valuing, there are several lessons to be learned from the gaming industry. Several industry experts from different markets—Las Vegas, Colorado, and Illinois—shared some fascinating insights into the business of gambling including how these firms operate and how they’re recovering from the pandemic.
Industry Updates for Firms Most Impacted by the Labor Shortage
The accommodation and food service sectors are especially feeling the pain of the current labor shortage, which can cause ripple effects on a valuation. Here are some recent updates for various firms in these sectors courtesy of the Vertical IQ industry research platform.
Reopen or Not? A Method for Analyzing a COVID-19-Shuttered Firm
A case study of using external yardstick data to help a client decide whether to hang in there and reopen his business or stay closed for good. This is not a full-blown valuation engagement, but rather a very high-level analysis designed to provide management with an objective basis to help make critical decisions in today’s unpredictable environment.
An Actual Brand Valuation Report a Court Rejected as ‘Speculative’
Text (redacted) of a valuation report for the brand name of a local hotel and resort used in a dissenting shareholder case. Can you spot why the court rejected the valuation as being too speculative?
BV News and Trends February 2024
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Bright Future for Automated Valuation Models—But Take Caution
Some interesting insights and questions about the use of automated valuation models (AVMs) and artificial intelligence from veteran appraisers.
Seismic Shifts Underway in Business Valuation Practice in the U.K.
More refined techniques are now sweeping away ideas and methodologies surrounding business valuation that have held sway for decades in the United Kingdom.
Items of Interest Gleaned From the ASA Conference Networking Ops
BV firm staffing troubles, Shannon Pratt’s video remarks about his new book, a new app for fractional interests, a heightened interest in businesses with a real estate component, and help needed in developing a new module for the Cost of Capital Navigator are just some of the things we learned outside the regular sessions at the ASA conference—in and around the exhibit hall and during the many networking breaks.
Global BVU News and Trends March 2021
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
BV News and Trends March 2022
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Recap of NACVA’s Summer 2022 ‘Super Conference’
Business Valuation Update traveled to Salt Lake City for the Business Valuation and Financial Litigation Super Conference hosted by the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA). This is a recap of some of the sessions we attended. Several sessions deserved longer treatment, so we’ve devoted separate articles to them (also in this issue).
A Model for Forecasting a Multiple-Location, Growing Business
Veteran valuation expert Gary Trugman (Trugman Valuation) had an engagement that involved a business that operated a franchise with multiple locations—and was required to open a lot more. This article shows in detail how he did the forecasting.
What to Know From the 2023 ASA International Conference, Part 2
More takeaways from the ASA’s annual conference, on the topics of personal goodwill, new SEC valuation requirements for PE/VC funds, customer concentration, buy-sell agreements, equity compensation, real estate-centric entities, and more.
Business Valuation Year in Review 2016
It was an eventful year for the business valuation profession in 2016, both from a U.S. and global perspective. Here is a wrap-up of some of the more notable developments, some of which set the stage for 2017 and beyond.
The Valuation Paradigm of COVID-19: Using the DCF Method After an Economic Crisis
The challenge amid today’s market disruption is to revert back to the foundational elements of valuation and how to properly apply those “blocking and tackling” fundamentals during very untraditional times.