What It's Worth: Valuing Residential and Commercial Construction Companies
February 2020 PDF
Pasquale Rafanelli
Business Valuation Resources, LLC
Cash flow seasonality… bid requirements… license particulars… economic forces… ubiquitous litigation – all hallmarks of the residential and commercial construction industries, and all unique factors when appraising a construction company.
What It’s Worth: Valuing Residential and Commercial Construction Companies is an ideal and timely resource for anyone looking for insight into what drives value in a building enterprise and how to account for every special consideration. The report includes a case study that will illuminate and inform any stakeholder’s thinking. Expert contributors analyze actual market comps from the DealStats transaction database along with industry intelligence from The Business Reference Guide.
Pasquale Rafanelli – a veteran and highly-respected appraiser himself – has put all salient insights into this one essential publication.Highlights of the Report Include:
- Understand how a construction company’s recurring revenue streams, underlying contracts, housing starts, per-capita disposable income, trends such as green building, and interest rates, play into the value of a company in this industry
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Get a detailed case study of the valuation of a construction company, including a thorough review of the company’s financial statements with the goal of assessing its liquidity and profitability, as well as its liabilities
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Access benchmarks from DealStats and Rules of Thumb from the Business Reference Guide on the sales of construction companies to help you benchmark business value in both the residential building and commercial building industries
Table of Contents
SECTION I: VALUE DRIVERS AND VALUATION OF RESIDENTIAL AND NONRESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES
- Opportunities for Business Appraisers to Value Residential and Nonresidential Construction Companies
- Special Considerations in Valuing Construction Companies
- Methods for Valuing Construction Companies
- Case Study: A Walk Through the Valuation of a Residential/Commercial Construction Company
SECTION II: CURRENT MARKET AND TRENDS FOR RESIDENTIAL AND NONRESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES
- Current Market for Residential and Commercial Building Contractors
- Are We Headed Toward the Next Downturn? What Can You Do
SECTION III: SELLING AND SUCCESSION PLANNING OF A RESIDENTIAL/NONRESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
- Creating Value in a Construction Business
- Succession Planning Builds Construction Company Value
SECTION IV: RESIDENTIAL/NONRESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY DATA AND RESEARCH
- Residential Builder Valuation Multiples Based on DealStats
- Nonresidential Builder Valuation Multiples Based on DealStats
- Pricing Construction Companies: Rules of Thumb From The Business Reference Guide
- Building Company Financial Metric and Business Model Resources