Art of Business Valuation: Accurately Valuing a Small Business

This book provides a practical and comprehensive framework for small and very small business valuation, focusing on the topics and problems that confront valuators of these businesses. It offers solutions to common problems faced by valuators and consultants, such as less reliable data, how to value each small business, and how to bring value to owners and buyers.

Format: Hardback
Length: 432 pages
Publication date: 22 October 2020
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

This book offers a practical and comprehensive framework for small and very small business valuation, with a specialized focus on the topics and problems that confront valuators of these businesses. It provides solutions to common problems faced by valuators and consultants, both in performing valuations and providing ancillary advisory services to business owners, sellers, and buyers.

Starting from the practical viewpoint of "I would rather be approximately right than perfectly wrong," this book offers a commonsense comprehensive framework for small business valuation that offers solutions to common problems faced by valuators and consultants both in performing valuations and providing ancillary advisory services to business owners, sellers, and buyers.

If you conduct small business valuations, you may be seeking guidance on topics and problems specific to your work. Focus on What Matters: A Different Way of Valuing a Small Business fills a previous void in valuation resources. It provides a practical and comprehensive framework for small and very small business valuation (Companies under $10 million of revenues and often under $5 million of revenues), with a specialized focus on the topics and problems that confront valuators of these businesses.

Larger businesses typically have at least Reviewed Accrual Accounting statements as a valuation starting point. However, smaller businesses rarely have properly reviewed and updated financials. Focus on What Matters looks at the issue of less reliable data, which affects every part of the business valuation. You'll find valuation solutions for facing this challenge.

As a small business valuator, you can get direction on working with financial statements of lower quality. You can also consider answers to key questions as you explore how to value each small business.

Is this a small business or a job? How much research and documentation do you need to comply with standards? How can you use cash basis statements when businesses have large receivables and poor cutoffs? Should you use the market method or income method of valuation? Techniques that improve reliability of the market m.

In conclusion, this book is a valuable resource for small business valuators and consultants looking to improve their skills and knowledge in the field. It provides a practical and comprehensive framework for small and very small business valuation, with a specialized focus on the topics and problems that confront valuators of these businesses. By focusing on what matters, valuators can improve the reliability of their valuations and provide better advice to their clients.

Weight: 672g
Dimension: 162 x 236 x 40 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781119605997