Business Valuations

Arne & Co. performs business valuations for a variety of purposes, which follow the standards set out by the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice and the American Society of Appraisers. We have issued 105 formal written business valuation reports that conform to both IRS and Professional Appraisal Standards. Approximately $426 million of equity and enterprise values have been appraised.

The links below offer answers to these questions:

Click below for the documents Arne & Co. uses in performing a Business Valuation:

Document Request Checklist

For further explanations surrounding business valuations, see the Glossary of Business Valuation Terms.

Benefits for Obtaining a Business Valuation

  • Answering the question regarding the value of the business: 
      “Where are we now?”
  • Answering the question about timing: “Do we hold and grow, or sell and go?”
  • Satisfying IRS reporting requirement
  • Negotiating and securing equity financing
  • Negotiating an acquisition to maximize ROI
  • Negotiating a sale to maximize net sales proceeds
  • Settling disputes with other owners, spouse, etc.

    Articles written by Darrell Arne relating to Business Valuations:

     How Much Gas is Required?  Determining Benchmark Working Capital in a Business AcquisitionIBBA News, International Business Brokers Association, Inc., Winter 2006

    Multiple of EBITDA or SDE: A Car With or Without the Gas (and the Driver)IBBA News, International Business Brokers Association, Inc., Spring 2006

    Applying USPAP and AICPA Standards to the Four Phases of a Business Valuation Engagement, CPA Expert, American Institute of CPAs, Spring 1997

    Straight Answers to Business Appraisal Questions, The New Mexico Lawyer, April/May 1993

    Client-Attorney-Business Appraiser:  The Meeting of the Minds at the Start of a Business Valuation, Bar Bulletin, State Bar of New Mexico, October 12, 1989

    Maximizing Business Value, CPA2Biz Website, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, November 2001


     
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