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Guide to Intangible Asset Valuation

November 2014 Hardcover (784 pages)

Robert F. Reilly, Robert P. Schweihs

AICPA

This 700-page book, published by the AICPA, explores the disciplines of intangible asset valuation, economic damages, and transfer price analysis. Guide to Intangible Asset Valuation examines the economic attributes and the economic influences that create, monetize, and transfer the value of intangible assets.  Learn more >>

Valuing Goodwill in a Physician Practice (PDF)

July 2010 PDF

BVR (editor)

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

BVR’s Special Report Valuing Goodwill in a Physician Practice discusses methodologies for identifying and measuring goodwill in a medical practice. It also includes summaries of court cases in which physician practice goodwill was central to the dispute, along with a state-by-state summary of key court cases for easy reference. Learn more >>

The Use of Management Projections for Valuations

July 2011 978-1-935081-78-4 Softcover (116 pages)

BVR (editor)

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

Management forecasts and projections can be keys to determining a company’s value, but they are often unreliable or unrealistic. In Using Management Projections for Valuations, BVR delivers meaningful guidance on what steps to take in order to ensure as much accuracy as is possible when working with management reports – or dealing with the absence of these reports.  Learn more >>

Valuing Goodwill in Divorce (PDF)

July 2011

BVR (editor)

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

BVR's Special Report on Valuing Goodwill in Divorce addresses the difference between personal and enterprise goodwill, and discusses treatment of goodwill in the context of a divorce dispute. This special report also includes BVR's Goodwill Hunting guide, a state-by-state summary of the precedent-setting court cases affecting the handling of goodwill in marital dissolution. Learn more >>

Lost Profits Damages in Construction Claims (PDF)

September 2011 978-1-935081-92-0 PDF (62 pages)

BVR (editor)

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

The nature of economic damages in the construction industry is unique mainly due to the numerous events that can impact timing, performance or the sequence of a project. BVR’s Special Report on Lost Profits Damages in Construction Claims covers the examination of typical claim types and pricing methodologies as well as the calculation of lost profits and the appropriate methods and procedures used to determine net economic damages. Learn more >>

Current Trends in Normalization Adjustments

August 2012 978-1-62150-012-4 PDF (74 pages)

BVR (editor)

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

Current Trends in Normalization Adjustments: A BVR Special Report is a compilation of articles from business valuation leaders that confirm there are no "automatic" adjustments and careful consideration must be given to each one. Facts, circumstances, and context are important. The authors emphasize the significance of classifying and grouping adjustments to provide clarity to valuation report users and your own analysis. It also includes recent court cases in which normalization was an issue. Learn more >>

Physician Practices: Key Value Drivers in a Changing Environment (PDF)

December 2012 978-1-935081-45-6 PDF (84 pages)

BVR (editor)

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

With health reform initiatives driving the frantic pace of physician practice acquisitions, both hospital systems and physician practices are positioning their organizations for success in a new environment. Physician Practices: Key Value Drivers in a Changing Environment discusses the drivers of physician practice value, poses critical questions to ask and analyses to undertake for a successful acquisition, and shares lessons learned from industry peers. Learn more >>

Key Trends in the Valuation of Government Contracting Firms (PDF)

January 2013 978-1-62150-023-0 PDF (42 pages)

BVR (editor)

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

Key Trends in the Valuation of Government Contracting Firms: A BVR Special Report discusses the unique characteristics and considerations important to owners and valuation professionals in deriving value estimates for businesses that contract with the federal government. Learn more >>

The Market Approach Then and Now: What Appraisers Need to Know (PDF)

June 2013 978-1-62150-029-2 PDF (96 pages)

BVR (editor)

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

The Market Approach Then and Now: What Appraisers Need to Know,  A BVR Special Report provides practical guidance and articles from top valuation experts, new techniques to apply, and what to take into account when valuing businesses in varying economic climates. Plus, gain insight on the latest court views. This is a must-have for your business valuation library. Learn more >>

Painting Companies: What's Your Business Worth? (PDF)

June 2014 ISBN#: 978-1-62150-040-7 PDF (29 pages)

BVR (editor)

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

After a long lull, construction and home buying, along with remodeling activity are on the rise. With this improving industry landscape, contractors need to know how to create more value in their painting companies to get the most when they are ready to sell. Painting Companies: What’s Your Business Worth? hones in on the unique characteristics and considerations important to contractors who are looking to increase and maintain value in their businesses. Learn more >>

Valuing Companies with Real Estate: Appraisal Experts Untangle the Issues (PDF)

September 2014 978-1-62150-043-8 PDF (118 pages)

BVR (editor)

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

BVR’s special report,Valuing Companies with Real Estate: Appraisal Experts Untangle the Issues addresses the unique concerns and challenges of valuing a company with real estate. This report, with perspective from both real estate and business appraisers will help steer the profession toward a more sensible consensus.
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What It's Worth: Value and Business Challenges in the Budding Cannabis Industry (PDF)

August 2016 PDF (66 pages)

BVR (editor)

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

What It's Worth: Value and Business Challenges in the Budding Cannabis Industry helps you navigate the swirl of issues that surround providing services to cannabis businesses. The authors, experts who know this industry inside and out, walk readers through the unique aspects of a cannabis business’s financial records, key valuation challenges, benchmarking data, and more. Learn more >>

Update on Control Premiums: What the Experts Say (PDF)

May 2015 978-1-62150-052-0 PDF (185 pages)

BVR (editor)

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

BVR’s data-rich special report "Update on Control Premiums: What the Experts Say," presents both qualitative commentaries and case studies from numerous experts who address these issues. It is includes all the necessary quantitative considerations along with coverage of the controversies about the concepts and data, presenting all sides of the argument. Learn more >>

How to Write Bulletproof Valuation Reports: Tips From the Experts (PDF)

June 2015 978-1-62150-053-7 PDF (121 pages)

BVR (editor)

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

Refresh your perspective on business valuation report writing with answers to today’s critical questions. This special report compiles the wisdom of top experts and their experience with business valuation report writing in one place. Learn more >>

What It's Worth: Veterinary Practice Value (PDF)

November 2015 978-1-62150-060-5 PDF (89 pages)

BVR (editor)

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

BVR’s new special report, What It’s Worth: Veterinary Practice Value, brings business appraisers, practice owners, and potential buyers up-to-date on the current market trends and key drivers of vet practice value. This report provides important benchmarking data  and valuation rules of thumb, along with expert guidance on professional practice issues such as goodwill, covenants not to compete, and common valuation errors and challenges. Learn more >>

What It's Worth: Accounting Firm Value (PDF)

November 2015 978-1-62150-058-2 PDF (85 pages)

BVR (editor)

Business Valuation Resources, LLC

BVR’s new What It’s Worth series starts out with Accounting Firm Value, which offers an in depth look at the value drivers in and the valuation of accounting firms. This report contains vital advice from industry experts for both firm owners and the appraisers who value them. These experts share their vast knowledge and best practices, which will bring readers up-to-date on the pressing issues and key drivers of practice value, along with data analysis that shows the latest benchmarks in accounting firm valuation. Learn more >>

Preferred Stock: Valuing Multiple Layers of Equity Securities in Venture-Backed Companies

Compared to more traditional firm structures, legal, regulatory, and financial matters play a much larger role in the determination of value of equity securities for venture-backed companies. In Preferred Stock: Valuing Multiple Layers of Equity Securities in Venture-Backed Companies, expert Joel Johnson dissects the determinants to equity value in venture-backed companies to show how to properly assess the value of both preferred and common shares. His presentation addresses equity values and their valuations, including a ...

Beware of Distortions of Market Multiples During a Recession

Valuation multiples are distorted during times of recession and high market volatility, such as the period from 2008 through 2011. To demonstrate this, I developed a mini case study based on an actual valuation we performed a couple of years ago. The subj ...

The Market Approach During Recessionary Times Is a Harbinger of Risk

“Ignoring the market evidence during periods of recession is a recipe for poor quality service,” said Rob Schlegel (Houlihan Smith & Co.) during BVR’s recent webinar “The Market Approach Today: Deciphering Messages From Markets, Courts, and Common Apprais ...

The Market Approach Today: Deciphering Messages From Markets, Courts, and Common Appraisal Errors

You would be forgiven for viewing this as the age of the income approach. While increased scrutiny through scholarship and judicial decision has raised the income approach to new prominence, a turbulent economy and tempestuous public markets have caused some appraisers to shy away from the market approach. But keep in mind: No valuation is complete without thorough analysis, and market evidence appears throughout the valuation process. In The Market Approach Today: Deciphering Messages From Markets ...

Adjusting Risk Free Rates Is Not the Best Answer

Are the traditional discounts developed by appraisers too low in this era of the Great Recession? Are they producing values that are too high as a result? Many appraisers have declared that the current low 20-year bond rates are an aberration and in nee ...

How Should You Value Closely Held Businesses During these Crazy Times?

If you think keeping up with the tax laws or international standards is challenging, try valuing closely held businesses when Wall Street is going nuts. Everywhere we look, BV analysts are trying to figure out what to do when valuing a business in this ec ...

Do Not Be Afraid to Take Much Higher Discounts During the Recession

The latest 2008 restricted stock data provide concrete proof that the discounts for lack of marketability have never been higher. By tying the VIX—the ticker symbol for the Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index, a popular measure of the implied ...

Management Projections, Always Suspicious, Now Receive Even More Review

Management projections have always required scrutiny. However, now it seems they often require outright skepticism. And if they don’t receive this level of examination from the business appraiser, then they’ll get it from the auditors, the reviewers, the ...

Wrestling with Guideline Public Market Evidence: What You Need to Know

Turbulence in public markets is wreaking havoc on unprepared appraisers. Thankfully, the Guideline Public Company Method (GPCM) is one of the tools BV experts can use to capture the effect of today’s volatile economy on the value of an appraisal target. G ...

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