BV News and Trends October 2023
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Free updated guide to the Stout restricted stock study
The 2023 edition of the “Stout Restricted Stock Study Companion Guide” is now available, and it reflects updated tables and graphs that contain new transactions.
2023 Stout restricted stock study guide now available
The 2023 edition of the “Stout Restricted Stock Study Companion Guide” is now available, and it reflects updated tables and graphs that contain new transactions.
Young practitioners question traditional discount methodologies
“Outdated studies” and “emerging quantitative methods” are some reasons why young valuation practitioners are questioning the traditional methodologies for estimating discounts for lack of control and marketability (DLOC and DLOM).
BV News and Trends May 2023
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Stout updates its restricted stock study companion guide
The 2022 edition of the “Stout Restricted Stock Study Companion Guide” is now available, and it reflects updated tables and graphs that contain new transactions.
Users inspire update to the Stout DLOM calculator
Estimating a discount for lack of marketability (DLOM) has just become more robust with a new update to the Stout DLOM calculator.
BV News and Trends March 2022
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Updated ‘Stout Restricted Stock Study Companion Guide’ available
The most widely used restricted stock transaction database for providing empirical support for a discount for lack of marketability (DLOM) is the Stout Restricted Stock Study (formerly FMV Opinions).
A Current View of the Restricted Stock Studies and Restricted Stock Discounts
Although there is relevant evidence in some restricted stock studies that can be helpful for marketability discount determinations, comparisons with average discount observations from these studies do not provide a meaningful methodology to estimate marketability discounts. We conclude this despite the fact that too many valuation analysts continue to rely on simplistic comparisons with averages of restricted stock discounts from dated studies in their marketability discount determinations.
Valuing Shareholder Cash Flows
The integrated theory of business valuation provides a conceptual framework for disciplined analysis of valuation questions. Too often, valuation analysts are tempted to view individual components of a valuation assignment on a piecemeal basis. Adhering to the integrated theory helps valuation analysts develop base valuation conclusions, discounts, and premiums that are rooted in a shared perspective of the subject company and the subject ownership interest. In the first webinar of the three-part series, Chris Mercer ...
BVU News and Trends September 2020
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
New version of ‘Stout Restricted Stock Study Companion Guide’ now available
The most widely used restricted stock transaction database for providing empirical support for a discount for lack of marketability (DLOM) is the Stout Restricted Stock Study (formerly FMV Opinions).
Demystifying the Complex World of Discounts for Lack of Marketability (Part 2)
This is part 2 of the DLOM webinar from 2/12/2020. 25%? 35%? 45%? What’s the deal with discounts for lack of marketability? Pasquale Rafanelli dives into what DLOMs are, when they should be applied, and how to apply them. Learn about the different types of approaches and methods that valuation experts can use to quantify the DLOM, along with practical pros and cons of each approach and method. Part 2 discusses the analytical approaches and ...
Demystifying the Complex World of Discounts for Lack of Marketability (Part 1)
Please note: This is a rebroadcast. 25%? 35%? 45%? What’s the deal with discounts for lack of marketability? Pasquale Rafanelli dives into what DLOMs are, when they should be applied, and how to apply them. Learn about the different types of approaches and methods that valuation experts can use to quantify the DLOM, along with practical pros and cons of each approach and method. This session focuses on benchmark study approaches and security-based approaches. Please note ...
Demystifying the Complex World of Discounts for Lack of Marketability
25%? 35%? 45%? What's the deal with discounts for lack of marketability? Pasquale Rafanelli dives into what DLOMs are, when they should be applied, and how to apply them. Learn about the different types of approaches and methods that valuation experts can use to quantify the DLOM, along with practical pros and cons of each approach and method.
BVU News and Trends October 2018
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Update to ‘Stout Restricted Stock Study Companion Guide’
The most widely used restricted stock transaction database for providing empirical support for a discount for lack of marketability (DLOM) is the Stout Restricted Stock Study (formerly FMV Opinions).
This Short Paragraph Can Bolster the DLOM Section in Your Next Report
Are you using a simple “benchmark average approach” for your analysis of a discount for lack of marketability (DLOM)? That type of analysis may have passed muster years ago, but times have changed.
BVU News and Trends May 2018
A monthly roundup of key developments of interest to business valuation experts.
Stout updates Restricted Stock Study and Calculator
The most widely used restricted stock transaction database is the Stout Restricted Stock Study™ (formerly FMV Opinions), which is updated quarterly and contains 780-plus screened transactions with up to 60 data fields.
Latest methodology and practices for DLOM examined
A blue-ribbon panel of experts review the primary DLOM methods and reveal new survey data on which methods valuators rely on most.
Cox v. Cox
Court confirms appropriateness of applying a 50% marketability discount to the post-marital value of a steel business but not to its premarital valuation, citing the changes in the steel industry and company-specific factors.