Companies have a variety of choices when selecting which experts make the most sense to be able to provide them with a reliable business valuation. Choices range from multinational accounting consultancies to small appraisal firms. We regularly encounter clients who have engaged firms that do not possess valuation credentials, yet charge exorbitant fees to deliver inflated valuations. The truth is that when speaking to other qualified valuators, each will have a different perspective on what your company is worth and which valuation methodologies are applicable. Here is our approach …

Depending on the purpose of a valuation and the nature of your business, several traditional valuation methods will be applied. We distinguish ourselves from traditional valuation firms because we have also sold over 1,000 companies in a broad mix of industries. As a result, we uniquely also thoroughly understand the business sale marketplace. This is critical regardless of whether the purpose for your valuation is a contemplated sale, because the impact of various discounts and premiums (e.g. minority equity, controlling interest, key person, client concentration, etc.) will need to be identified and calculated. These may dramatically impact value. Our experience adds real world experience to our valuation engagements. We can certainly apply esoteric formulas to value your business but we also offer a variety of realistic, balanced valuation products beyond merely providing the technical valuation perspective. Surprisingly, many of our approaches may not only be more accurate, but because of our knowledge base they may also be less costly.