BV News and Trends April 2024
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Global BVU News and Trends April 2024
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
Damodaran Looks at Intangibles—and Tosses Some Dynamite
It is always a pleasure to listen to Aswath Damodaran (Stern School of Business, New York University) talk about valuation. BVR invited him to do a webinar on intangibles, and he didn’t disappoint, giving his perspective and dropping a few bombshells in his inimitable style.
BV News and Trends March 2024
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Global BVU News and Trends March 2024
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
Global BV News: ValuAsia Connect launches inaugural webinar (on ESG)
A new webinar series on valuations in Asia will have its first program on March 21 at 2:00 p.m. (Singapore time) on the topic of environment, social, and governance (ESG) factors and the regulatory environment that should be considered when valuing a business, asset, or liability.
Global BV News: New IVSC Perspectives Paper examines the valuation of data
The International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC) has its sights set on data and how to value it.
‘Very Useful’ MPF Will Be Reissued in Revamped Form
Even if you do not practice in the area of fair value for financial reporting, valuers should take notice of a document that will be going out for public comment from the AICPA. The document is a revised version of the Mandatory Performance Framework, which was issued in connection with the Certified in Entity and Intangible Valuations (CEIV) credential, which was discontinued last year.
Global BV News: Task force pushes for more reporting of brand value
“International accounting standards should not prevent internally developed brand related-IP from being reported as intangible assets,” according to a task force formed by the International Trademark Association (INTA).
NVIDIA is the world’s fasting-growing brand, per Brand Finance report
There has been a significant gain in brand value among companies that have heavily invested in artificial intelligence (AI), with NVIDIA now the world’s fastest-growing brand (up 163% to $44.5 billion), according to the “Brand Finance Global 500 2024” report.
Global BVU News and Trends January 2024
Business valuation news from a global perspective.
AI-generated George Carlin triggers right of publicity lawsuit
A “comedy AI” tool has created an “impersonation” of George Carlin that has triggered a lawsuit by his estate, claiming violations of the late comedian’s right of publicity and copyright, reports Variety.
Valuing What You Cannot See: Intangible Assets
Accounting has historically done a poor job dealing with intangible assets, and, as the economy has transitioned away from a manufacturing-dominated 20th century to the technology- and services-focused economy of the 21st century, that failure has become more apparent. The resulting debate among accountants about how to bring intangibles onto the books has spilled over into valuation practice, and many appraisers and analysts are wrong, in my view, letting the accounting debate affect how they ...
BV News and Trends December 2023
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Global BV News: Global ‘key players’ in valuing intangibles per QYResearch
QYResearch has published an updated research report on the global market for valuation services for intangible assets.
Data as a Commercial Asset: Valuation Techniques and Analytical Insights (A BVR Workshop)
The importance of data as a commercial asset means that the financial value of data is becoming difficult to ignore. Increasingly, credible methodologies for data valuation will have to be performed for commercial litigation, financial reporting, tax reporting, and even transaction support. Mike Blake will walk through data valuation methodologies as well as analytical points that help distinguish the relative values of different data sets. Attendees will gain a high level of knowledge of data ...
BV News and Trends November 2023
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
What’s the ‘Barbie buzz’ worth?
Having a product prominently displayed in a hit movie has value—but how much?
Damodaran values Birkenstock’s intangibles
He doesn’t care for its sandals, but Professor Aswath Damodaran (New York University Stern School of Business) has taken a great interest in valuing the intangibles of footwear company Birkenstock.
BV-real estate gap regarding property rights can skew valuation
At BVR’s exhibit hall booth at the 2023 American Society of Appraisers International Conference in New Orleans, we had a conversation with Barry Cunningham (Property Tax Research LLC) about potential pitfalls when valuing real estate-centric entities (RECEs).
BVResearch Pro adds to its archive of the ASA’s BV Review
Among many other resources, the BVResearch Pro platform contains the full archive of the Business Valuation Review going back to 1982.
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 ...
Global BV News: IVAS-IVSC conference October 3-4
The leading business valuation conference in Asia Pacific is the IVAS-IVSC Business Valuation Conference, and the next one will be October 3-4.
A Difference of Opinions—Using the Right Tools for the Market Approach
This course will be a hands-on exercise in valuing a small owner-operated business using the market approach. Two appraisers will walk through the valuation of a business with $5 million to $10 million in revenue using the same fundamental financial information but different valuation tools. The results are meant to highlight the differences in value based on a selected market approach and the use of different databases. The training will use multiples derived from private ...
BV News and Trends June 2023
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.