Global BV News: European goodwill impairment jumped 26% in 2015
Goodwill impairments increased in 2015 for companies in the STOXX Europe 600 Index, according to the 2016 European Goodwill Impairment Study from Duff & Phelps.
D&P issues Valuation Insights for 4Q17
The newest edition of Valuation Insights from Duff & Phelps discusses the recent change in its recommended U.S. equity risk premium (ERP).
Global BV News: European goodwill impairment dropped 25% in 2016
Goodwill impairments decreased in 2016 for companies in the STOXX Europe 600 Index, according to the 2017 European Goodwill Impairment Study from Duff & Phelps.
D&P examines impact of coronavirus on asset values
Duff & Phelps is monitoring the financial impact of the coronavirus on businesses and asset values across the investment funds sector globally, according to a client alert.
Global BVU News and Trends June 2018
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
Brexit reinforces need for consistency in cost of capital
Leading global valuation experts and finance professors chimed in on the impact of the Brexit vote on cost of capital during a recent webinar from Duff & Phelps.
Great lineup of CPE events kicks off with advanced cost of capital workshop
Roger Grabowski (Duff & Phelps) will conduct a special four-hour Web-based program, Advanced Workshop on Cost of Capital, on March 17.
Goodwill impairment by U.S. firms up 18% in 2014, per D&P study
The dollar amount of goodwill impairment recorded by U.S. companies rose 18%, to $26 billion, in 2014, according to a report from Duff & Phelps.
Out with March, in with April CPE events
Valuation Handbook – Guide to Cost of Capital and the Risk Premium Toolkit: What you need to know in 2016 (March 30), with Roger Grabowski (Duff & Phelps).
PFI is stand-out issue in new CEIV credential
In an interview with the AICPA, Gary Roland (a managing director at Duff & Phelps) discussed the development of the new Certified in Entity and Intangible Valuations (CEIV) credential.
Global BV News: P/E multiples rebound in India
The P/E multiples of a majority of industries have improved in the first quarter of 2019, according to the Duff & Phelps “Industry Multiples India Report – Seventh Edition.”
D&P lowers its normalized risk-free rate to 3.0%
Duff & Phelps has decreased its U.S. normalized risk-free rate from 3.5% to 3.0% effective 30 September 2019, the firm says in a statement.
Goodwill impairments up a whopping 125% in 2018: D&P study
Total goodwill impairment soared to $78.9 billion in 2018, up 125% over the prior year, according to the “2019 U.S. Goodwill Impairment Study” by Duff & Phelps.
Global BV News: CFA Institute debuts Kroll’s global cost of capital summary edition
The CFA Institute Research Foundation has put out the first edition of the “International Guide to Cost of Capital (IGCC) Summary Edition” from Duff and Phelps/Kroll.
Hitchner surveys COE data sources of choice
The Kroll (formerly Duff & Phelps) Navigator has been the consistent clear choice for cost of equity (COE) data by valuation analysts, according to ongoing surveys by Jim Hitchner (Valuation Products and Services).
New benchmark resource for industry cost of capital
A companion resource to the 2014 Valuation Handbook—Guide to Cost of Capital is in the wings: the 2014 Valuation Handbook—Industry Cost of Capital, published by Duff & Phelps.
BV movers . . .
Anand Trivedi, vice president in Duff & Phelps’ Business Valuation and Appraisals practice, was elected as the secretary of the International Virtual Chapter (IVC) of the American Society of Appraisers.
D&P lowers its normalized risk-free rate to 3.0%
Duff & Phelps has decreased its U.S. normalized risk-free rate from 3.5% to 3.0% effective Sept. 30, 2019, the firm says in a statement.
Partner valuation issues in MLPs
An article by Jim Hanson, managing director in the transaction opinions practice at Duff & Phelps, looks at the relationship between general partner and limited partner interests in master limited partnerships (MLPs).
Global BV News: Fund valuations on the global enforcement radar
In France, enforcement action against alternative investment firms for improper valuation procedures and controls is a “sign of things to come—and not just in France,” according to an article in Valuation Insights, Third Quarter 2018 from Duff & Phelps.
Feedback wanted on company-level beta module for the Navigator
Kroll (formerly Duff & Phelps) is developing a new module for its Cost of Capital Navigator that will enable users to derive company-level betas based on their own selection of comparable companies.
Reminder: Feedback wanted on company-level beta module for the Navigator
Kroll (formerly Duff & Phelps) is developing a new module for its Cost of Capital Navigator that will enable users to derive company-level betas based on their own selection of comparable companies.
Larsen clarifies IPEV’s approach to DLOM
David Larsen (Duff & Phelps) offers five points to clarify any confusion surrounding the use of marketability discounts for financial reporting purposes.
A Preview of the New Benchmark Resource for Industry Cost of Capital
Duff & Phelps published the 2014 Valuation Handbook ‒ Guide to Cost of Capital in March, providing key year-end data previously available in the Morningstar/Ibbotson SBBI Valuation Yearbook and the Duff & Phelps Risk Premium Report. The Guide to Cost of C ...
Can D&P’s Navigator be used for small biz?
A jam-packed audience had many questions during the first public demo of Duff & Phelps’ new Cost of Capital Navigator, an online application that will replace the print versions of the Valuation Handbook series.