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Three Factors Driving Value (and Risk) in Craft Breweries
The Craft Beer industry is one of the fastest growing alcoholic beverage segments in the United States. According to IBISWorld the industry has experienced annualized revenue growth of 19.0% in the five years leading up to 2014, reaching an estimated $4.2 billion in 2014. Industry...
October 7, 2015
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Industry Update: IRS publishes an internal document that reveals the agency’s most current thinking on the valuation of S Corps
The IRS S corp Job Aid says in the introductory section: [A]bsent a compelling showing that unrelated parties dealing at arm’s-length would reduce the projected cash flows by a hypothetical entity level tax, no entity level tax should be applied in determining the cash flows...
September 3, 2015
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“Under the Hood” of Complex Securities
A “Complex Security” can refer to a number of different financial securities including: 1) preferred stock; 2) convertible debt; 3) options; and 4) warrants. What makes one security more complex over the other? Simply put, it is the number of unknown variables or conditions that...
September 3, 2015
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Common Pitfalls in Management Projections
For an operating company, the income approach often provides the best indication of value to rely upon, because it reflects the cash flow expectations specific to the company. The income approach, specifically a discounted cash flow analysis (“DCF”), captures the value of a company’s future...
September 3, 2015
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The Impact of Rights and Preferences on Late Stage Funding
No one will argue that a transaction in a company’s own stock is the best indication of value – provided, of course, that the transaction occurred among willing and able buyers and sellers, neither acting under compulsion and both having reasonable knowledge of relevant facts....
September 3, 2015
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Understanding Advantages of Alternative Valuation Methods for Holding Companies
When valuing interests in holding companies, appraisers typically incorporate the asset-based approach. The asset-based approach considers the value of the subject company’s assets and liabilities in order to arrive at the value of equity. The net asset value (“NAV”) method is one method under the...
September 3, 2015
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How Brand Influences Company Valuation
I was recently asked by a prospective client to discuss how Quist Valuation thinks about brand in a valuation engagement: A company’s “brand” encompasses a variety of concepts: it is your trademark, your trade name, the quality of your product, your technology, your reputation. A...
August 12, 2015
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Value Impact from Marketing and Sales Excellence
Companies with better marketing and sales capabilities grow faster than their peers. Revenue growth at companies with more advanced marketing and sales capabilities tends to be 30 percent greater than the average company within their sector. That means in an industry growing at 4.0 percent...
July 28, 2015
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Goodwill – What’s it all about?
By: H. Warrick Jervis, Quist Senior Financial Analyst – In the context of a Purchase Price Allocation, Goodwill represents the total consideration paid for an acquisition, less the value of the tangible and identifiable intangible assets. Essentially, it is a residual value – the leftover...
April 23, 2014