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Valuing Dental Practices

November 23, 2021

(Originally Posted August 13, 2018)  You’ve worked hard and you should be proud of yourself – you’ve graduated from your College of Dentistry and are ...

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Factors Impacting Minority Discounts

November 9, 2021

In a previous blog To Discount or Not to Discount – That is the Question, we introduced minority discounts in the context of valuations and ...

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Hired Guns in the Court System?

October 26, 2021

(Originally Posted April 16, 2018) Hired guns. TV legal dramas show witness stands full of shady “experts” who bow to the wishes of either clients ...

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Why Do I Need a Valuation? Management and Shareholder Buyouts

October 26, 2021

(Originally Posted January 15, 2018) If you’re ready to sell your business, some of the most likely purchase candidates are the company’s management and other ...

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Money Now vs. Money Later – Time Value of Money

September 28, 2021

(Originally Posted August 14, 2017) Would you rather receive $1,000 today or receive $1,000 a year from now? The answer seems pretty obvious – almost ...

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It’s all in the Approach:
Using the Market Approach to Determine Fair Market Value

September 14, 2021

This is the third blog in Davis Martindale’s "Standard Processes in Valuing Your Business" series. In our previous Valuation Approach blogs, we discussed the adjusted ...

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Valuing Employee Stock Options

August 24, 2021

(Originally Posted September 17, 2018) News stories chronicling the rise of corporate executives and their large seven- or eight-figure compensation packages make it seem like ...

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Valuation Approaches: The Income Approach

August 10, 2021

This is the second blog in Davis Martindale’s "Standard Processes in Valuing Your Business" series. In our previous Valuation Approach blog, we discussed the adjusted ...

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The Process of a Business Valuation – Engagement by One Party

July 27, 2021

(Originally Posted August 11, 2020) You’ve decided to engage a Chartered Business Valuator (“CBV”) to value your business. Perhaps you’re looking to sell your business and want ...

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Valuation Approaches: The Adjusted Book Value Approach

July 13, 2021

As Chartered Business Valuators (“CBVs”) one of the most common questions we get asked is “how will my business be valued?” The answer – like ...

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Valuing Your Book of Business

June 22, 2021

(Originally Posted December 18, 2018) As an investment advisor, you work hard to create and maintain a profitable book of business. The many years spent ...

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Michael Jackson and 20/20 Valuation Hindsight

June 8, 2021

A fundamental principle of valuing a business is that value is determined at a specific point in time, as discussed in our blog COVID-19: Known ...

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