Industries Most Affected by Coronavirus (Top Performing and Hardest Hit)
Vertical IQ is the leading provider of industry intelligence for those advising small- and medium-sized businesses, and their research team is working to provide updates on how COVID-19 affects...
View Article10 Time-Tested Ways to Build a Defensible Divorce Valuation
Business valuations prepared for divorce purposes can be much more challenging than valuations can be for other purposes because the rules differ among jurisdictions. There are no clear valuation...
View ArticleHow Should You Deal With COVID-19? 10 Tips From the NACVA Conference
The first major multiday, multitrack conference of the year, the NACVA and the CTI’s 2020 Business Valuation and Financial Litigation Super Conference, was held online over five full days in June....
View ArticleBusiness Valuation Practitioner Specializations Are Gaining Momentum
Back in 2012, BVWire ran a news item reporting that the era of the business valuation generalist was over. Since then, this notion was reinforced in ongoing coverage. For example, we reported in 2015...
View ArticleThe Benefits of Establishing Reasonable Compensation
We find it perplexing how often S corp. owners—who invest in their business with an eye on the future and carefully analyze the cost/benefit of every decision—take a short-term, simplistic approach to...
View Article2Q 2020 U.S. Economic Performance Indicators at a Glance
Business valuators must have a firm grasp on the current state of the economy in order to successfully complete a business valuation engagement. Many finance and valuation professionals rely on...
View ArticleEBITDA Multiples Fall in 2Q 2020—Explore More Industry Multiples in the...
Business Valuation Resources recently published EBITDA multiples by industry in our DealStats Value Index (DVI). DVI presents an aggregated summary of valuation multiples and profit margins for over...
View ArticlePandemic Triggers Chances for Valuers in Exit Planning
One of the key takeaways from the recent ENGAGE 2020 conference sponsored by the AICPA was one of particular interest to business valuers. “The pandemic has created some temporary financial planning...
View ArticleValuing Full-Service Restaurants: Six Key Considerations in Today’s Market
The final chapter on the impact of the pandemic on the full-service restaurant sector has yet to be written. In the meantime, thinking continues to evolve on conducting valuations in the current...
View Article10 Signs of Trouble with a Valuation Expert
It’s always very informative and helpful to listen to judges talk about the valuation cases they hear. At its annual conferences, NACVA regularly presents sessions with judges. At its Business...
View ArticleGet a Sneak Peek at Control Premium Data on Acquired Companies
Every quarter, subscribers to the FactSet Mergerstat/BVR Control Premium Study receive a Control Premium Study publication that includes a thorough analysis of controlling-interest transactions whereby...
View ArticleTop 10 Tips from the 2020 AAML/BV Virtual Divorce Conference
Family law attorneys, valuation professionals, and industry experts connected virtually this fall to share advice during the Virtual Divorce Conference brought to you by the American Academy of...
View ArticleBusiness Valuation Year in Review 2020
What a year! In its 25 years, Business Valuation Update (BVU) has not seen anything quite like the year 2020. Virtually everything in the practice of business valuation changed, and BVU chronicled...
View ArticleSink or Swim: The New World of Virtual Testimony
Most people do not realize how different it is appearing in court through virtual technology compared to being there in person. Valuation experts who have not yet had the “pleasure” of attending...
View ArticleTop Expert Answers for Today’s Tough BV Questions
In BVR’s recent webinar, Power Panel: Live Expert Answers for Today’s Tough BV Questions, experts Jay E. Fishman, Michelle Gallagher, Ken Pia, and Jeffrey Tarbell covered various hot topics that affect...
View ArticleInsights, Tips, and Practical Advice From the AICPA Forensic and Valuation...
The 2020 AICPA Forensic and Valuation Services (FVS) Conference held this past November was loaded with great speakers and interesting sessions—so much so that we can’t include everything. Here are...
View ArticleTreasure Trove of Data in the 2021 Business Reference Guide
Business valuation experts can find a great deal of useful information in the Business Reference Guide (BRG) by Tom West, which has been updated for 2021. Now in its 31st year, the book contains the...
View ArticleSeven Techniques to Consider When Calculating Damages for Early-Stage Companies
Measuring lost profits damages for new or early-stage businesses can be a daunting task. Traditional damage analyses that rely on historical results are often meaningless since, by definition, startup...
View Article4Q 2020 U.S. Economic Performance Indicators at a Glance: GDP, Consumer...
In today’s constantly changing and evolving economy, business valuators must have a firm grasp of the current state in order to successfully complete a business valuation engagement. The Economic...
View ArticleTips and Techniques for Detecting Misrepresentations in Business Interruption...
Business interruption insurance claims are on the rise, and analysts need to be on the lookout for misrepresentations. Michael Haugen, CPA, CFF, CFE (JS Held) conducted a session on this at the recent...
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