New guideline public comps tool makes public debut
A large audience watched the first public demo of an affordable alternative to existing platforms on the market that appraisers use for the guideline public-company method (GPCM).
Valuing Distressed and Impaired Companies in the Time of Coronavirus
The Coronavirus Pandemic has created perhaps the most unusual economic downturn at least in our lifetimes and likely in the past 100 years. For Americans, the Pandemic stopped in its tracks one of the most explosive economic growth and expansion in many years, if ever. Overnight almost, businesses that were economically sound and growing were turned into distressed and impaired businesses. Jim Alerding will analyze the valuation perspective needed to value a distressed or impaired ...
New tool emerges for guideline public comps
Unprepared appraisers may struggle with capturing the effect of today’s volatile economy on the value of a subject company.
Magarik v Kraus
In buyout dispute, court rejects departing shareholder’s valuation based on income and market approach, where DCF model relied on company projections used for a bank loan that were never realized and, based on evidence, were “not accurate”; court says market approach used “incorrect comparables.”
Court Discredits Valuation Based on Unrealistic Projections and Incorrect Comparables
In buyout dispute, court rejects departing shareholder’s valuation based on income and market approach, where DCF model relied on company projections used for a bank loan that were never realized and, based on evidence, were “not accurate”; court says market approach used “incorrect comparables.”
Extreme Uncertainty: How Valuation Experts Should Respond to Today’s Volatility and Risk
In this town hall-style event, Michelle Gallagher, Gary Trugman, Stacy Collins, and Harold Martin talk through key impacts of COVID-19 on valuation issues. From cost of capital to family law to guideline companies, the impact on the inputs, approaches, and the business we value is profoundly felt. Experts who have weathered financial crises before are doing a yeoman’s job of keeping current with the ever-changing information. Send early questions and comments to questions@bvresources.com. Invite your ...
Recent Cases from the Delaware Chancery: What Appraisers Need to Know Now
Join Bill Kennedy for a summary of key valuation issues ruled on by the Delaware Chancery and Delaware Supreme Court. Get coverage of recent cases and discover trends seen in the courts. Learn how the courts have treated the different valuation methods in recent cases, as well as factors to consider when applying the methods. No matter where you practice, the takeaways from this session will help valuation professionals deliver a quality, litigation-ready report.
Valuing Rural Healthcare Clinics
Rural health clinics (RHCs) are specially certified entities that were created to increase access to primary care services for patients located in rural communities. Demand for rural health services is expected to increase in the coming years due to the aging baby boomer population and its status as potential acquisition targets by nonprofit healthcare organizations seeking to meet their charitable mission. The number of transactions involving RHCs is expected to increase, creating an opportunity for ...
Court Agrees Market Approach Generates Most Accurate Value of Plaintiff’s Interest
In business dispute alleging breach and fraud, court adopts plaintiff expert’s methodology to value contested interest by way of the market approach; court notes expert well explained why the income approach was not available and the asset approach was too limited to provide an accurate valuation.
Edelson v. Cheung
In business dispute alleging breach and fraud, court adopts plaintiff expert’s methodology to value contested interest by way of the market approach; court notes expert well explained why the income approach was not available and the asset approach was too limited to provide an accurate valuation.
Valuation underpinning contested stock sale reflects fair value, Court of Chancery says
In a breach of fiduciary duty action arising out of a controversial stock sale, the Delaware Court of Chancery dismissed the plaintiff’s attacks on the underlying valuation, noting the appraiser was “exceptionally knowledgeable about the industry” and held “informed beliefs” as to the company’s specific structure.
Assessing Cybersecurity Risk When Doing a Business Valuation
Don’t fall into the trap of thinking that just large firms face material risks related to data security and privacy concerns. Here’s a checklist for the guidance of valuation professionals to help assess these risks when performing a business valuation.
BVU News and Trends February 2020
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Navigating Healthcare’s New Path: Valuing Care Coordination and Alternate Care Delivery Models
Care coordination and alternate care delivery models are more present than ever in healthcare. Care coordination involves deliberately organizing patient care activities and sharing information among all of the participants concerned with a patient's care to achieve safer and more effective care. Valuing these companies involves understanding the healthcare model, and the rules and pending regulations that may impact value. Join Jason Ruchaber for the rules, methods and examples you need to have to coordinate ...
Valuing Customer Relationships: The Do's and Don'ts of the Distributor Method
While the relief from royalty method and multiperiod excess earnings method are effective tools for valuing intangible assets such as customer relationships, they rely on market data that can be both highly subjective and of poor comparable value to the subject company. As an alternative, the distributor method provides appraisers with a market-based proxy for use in valuing customer relationships. Join experts Edward Hamilton and Sean Woodward to explore the strengths and weaknesses of customer ...
Advance look at BVR’s new guideline public comps tool
In late March, a free trial will be available for BVR’s new Guideline Public Company Comps Tool (GPCCT), which has been built exclusively for the business valuation community.
Asset-based appraisal unsuitable for fair value determination, court says
In a bitter fight between siblings over the buyout of the minority shareholder’s interest in a successful construction business, the trial court found the asset-based valuation the majority shareholder’s expert proposed was fatally flawed for at least two reasons.
Coster v. UIP Companies, Inc.
In breach of fiduciary duty action, court says stock sale passes enhanced fairness review; appraiser valuing real estate investment services company before sale is eminently qualified and knowledgeable about industry; capitalized cash flow method “generated a reliable indicator” of company’s value.
Valuation Underlying Controversial Stock Sale Satisfies Highest Scrutiny
In breach of fiduciary duty action, court says stock sale passes enhanced fairness review; appraiser valuing real estate investment services company before sale is eminently qualified and knowledgeable about industry; capitalized cash flow method “generated a reliable indicator” of company’s value.
Two new resources from BVR
Valuations in the cannabis industry and BV benchmarks are the subjects of two new resources from BVR.
A Masterclass in the Valuation of Family Limited Partnerships and LLCs (A BVR Web Workshop)
As professional appraisal methodology has advanced, so has the valuation of family limited partnerships (FLPs) and limited liability companies (LLCs). Adopting an analytical method for valuing FLPs and LLCs using the income and market approaches allows appraisers to more accurately and objectively determine a value that can withstand the scrutiny of IRS challenges. Experts Bruce Johnson, Jim Park, and Spencer Jefferies conduct case studies to teach the best practices for valuing noncontrolling, nonmarketable FLP and ...
Case Study: How an expert business appraiser used DealStats to value a popular Italian restaurant in California
BVR’s most recent case study explains how a valuation professional used DealStats to help determine the value of an Italian restaurant and how the platform provided the real-world data necessary to arrive at a reliable value conclusion.
Rules of Thumb Highlight the 2019 Business Reference Guide
By far, the most valuable information in the newest edition of this book is the coverage of pricing rules of thumb. This article discusses caveats when using rules of thumb and also reviews their use in litigation with reference to relevant court cases.
Don’t Make Me Call Security!: How to Consider Data Security in a Business Appraisal
Cyber liability is of increasing concern for business owners and executives. With the average total cost of a single data breach of $8.19 million in the U.S., shareholder value can be wiped out with the click of a mouse. Cyber risk is a relatively new risk yet is a particularly lethal one. According to Inc. Magazine, 60% of successful cyberattacks force the target business to close. Appraisals that fail to explicitly address this risk are ...
Linde v. Linde
Appellate court upholds trial court’s finding that majority shareholder breached fiduciary duty to minority shareholder and buyout order; trial court performed careful valuation analysis finding defense expert’s asset-based approach was “simply an improper method of valuation in the present case.”