What is a business valuation?

A business valuation is the process of determining the value of an interest in an company that is not publicly traded. The valuation process includes understanding the business, analyzing the industry, determining a methodology and generating a report.

Who is qualified to perform a business valuation?

Business valuations are performed by a certified business appraiser with specialized education, training, experience, knowledge and competence in business valuation. We adhere to the professional standards of the Institute of Business Appraisers.

Professional Business Appraisals conform to the standards of USPAP. We are a member in good standing with the Institute of Business Appraisers and perform comprehensive business appraisals for closely held businesses, including "C" Corporations, "S" Corporations, Proprietorships, Partnerships, LLCs, LLPs, Trusts, etc.

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What is the price of a business valuation report?
The price of a business valuation report depends entirely on the amount of time and expense it requires to conduct interviews, inspect the premises, review and analyze financial information, review and analyze the markets in which the company participates, sort out the real value drivers in the subject business, find comparative data such as sales of similar companies, review and analyze some eleven different approaches to value to determine their relevance to the subject company, reconcile all of the data and various approaches to value, create and write a narrative report, review the report for accuracy and present the report to the client. A typical report ranges in price from $2,500 to $14,000.