Dietrich updates his landmark briefing on COVID-19
An important part of understanding the impact of COVID-19 on business value is understanding the virus itself.
The government makes a huge bet on UK business productivity research
A new £32m Productivity Institute (PI) headquartered at the Alliance Manchester Business School will boost groundbreaking research to explore how to increase productivity, boost wages, and support the economic recovery across the UK.
Understanding the Science of COVID-19 Is Key to Assessing Valuation Impacts
For the economy to recover, the origin, transmission, and “hot spots” related to the coronavirus have to be understood. Much of the economy is highly localized, so the nightmare of the spreading virus will impact future cash flow of the smaller businesses most valuation experts work with. This is an excerpt from the new “BVR Briefing: The Real Story of COVID-19 for Valuation and Litigation Experts.”
BVU News and Trends August 2020
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Sunak’s FinTech growth plans are now the subject of an independent review by HM Treasury
HM Treasury announced the relaunch of an independent review of the UK’s FinTech sector last week.
One way to analyze a COVID-19-shuttered firm
If you haven’t already, you will probably get this question from a client: “The pandemic forced my business to shut down."
Reminder to take the A/E firm valuation survey
If you haven’t done so already, please take a few minutes to respond to a survey on the architecture, engineering, and environmental consulting industries (A/E firms) for the A/E Business Valuation and M&A Transaction Study, 8th edition, from Rusk O’Brien Gido + Partners.
BVU News and Trends July 2020
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Global BVU News and Trends July 2020
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
Participants needed for A/E firm valuation study
Rusk O’Brien Gido + Partners is collecting transactional data on the architecture, engineering, and environmental consulting industries (A/E firms) for its A/E Business Valuation and M&A Transaction Study, 8th edition.
You heard it here first: the silent spread of COVID-19
On June 27, 2020, an interesting article in the New York Times tells the story of how health officials dismissed the risk of symptomless transmission of the coronavirus.
Dietrich reveals the ‘real story’ of COVID-19 for valuation experts
Weary of the endless finger-pointing and back-and-forth between media “experts,” healthcare finance and valuation expert Mark Dietrich (Mark O. Dietrich CPA, PC) spent several hundred hours going directly to the source data in various scientific journals and fact-based websites to uncover the real story of COVID-19.
Reminder: Take our economics trivia quiz
In case you missed it last week, we have a short quiz for nonsubscribers of BVR’s Economic Outlook Update (EOU) to test your economic IQ.
Take our economics trivia quiz
In today’s environment, an understanding of the economy is more crucial than ever in valuations.
BVU News and Trends June 2020
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
The CFNAI plunged to -16.74 in April
The Chicago Fed’s National Activity Index (CFNAI) came in at -16.74 in April, down from a revised -4.97 in March (see chart below).
SOS: Pepperdine Private Capital Markets Project needs funding
Some appraisers feel that using public market data when estimating the cost of capital for a private company requires too many assumptions and adjustments to convert data from actively traded stocks into proxies for private-company valuation.
Digging into COVID-19 is the key to understanding its impact on BV
Healthcare valuation expert Mark Dietrich (Mark O. Dietrich CPA, PC) has done over 100 hours of research digging into the “science” of COVID-19—its origin, how it spreads, protection methods, testing, and so on.
BVU News and Trends May 2020
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Fifty percent of high street retailers could fail by August, say Alvarez & Marsal
Business valuers have stood their corners against changes in valuation methods based on economic crises.
March EOU tracks beginning of tough financial times
The Leading Economic Index (LEI) decreased 6.7% in March, the largest monthly decline in the 60-year history of the index, according to the March 2020 Economic Outlook Update (EOU).
Adult Nightclubs: Company-Specific Risk at the Extreme
David Shindel (ShindelRock) and Rod Burkert (Burkert Valuation Advisors) pull back the curtains of adult clubs to reveal their operating characteristics, special risks, and valuation nuances that push the limits of company-specific risk.
Accounting Issues to Consider When Valuing Construction Firms
Commercial and residential construction contractors use special methods of accounting that, if misunderstood by valuation analysts, can significantly impact a conclusion of value. This is a discussion of the main accounting issues for these firms.
BVU News and Trends April 2020
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Cannabiz put to the test amid COVID-19
April 20 was supposed to be the once-a-year Black Friday for the legal cannabis market, but, instead, the industry is bracing for an economic blow from the coronavirus crisis.