Business Valuation

Understanding the value of business equity, debt and intangibles is vital information for strategic positioning, merger and acquisition negotiation, family estate planning, and financial reporting. The professionals at EKS&H have extensive experience helping clients understand the forces that influence an organization’s value. Our business advisors provide credibility and clarity to complex valuation issues.

EKS&H business valuation professionals are accredited by the American Society of Appraisers and have extensive experience encompassing a wide range of valuation engagements.

Fair Value Measurement
EKS&H valuation professionals are experienced in the latest financial theory for determining fair value of intangible assets acquired as part of a transaction, and testing fair value measurements. Our experience has grown out of analysis done in a wide range of industries for large and small transactions. As always, EKS&H stands by our clients, defending our work to external auditors. The scope of our fair value experience includes:

SFAS 141(R): Purchase Price Allocations.
SFAS 142: Goodwill Impairment Testing
SFAS 144: Impairment Testing for Long-Lived Assets
SFAS 133: Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
SFAS 123(R): Accounting for Stock Based Compensation

Stock Grants, Options and Warrants
Early stage companies relying on common equity grants and options as a significant part of compensation packages need to understand stock and option value. EKS&H assists clients in understanding increasingly complex capital structures and how business decisions affect the value of common stock.  It is also vital for companies issuing equity compensation to monitor their exposure to IRC 409a when setting option strike prices.

Whether our clients need to understand the valuation effect of issuing additional preferred stock or want assurance regarding setting option strike prices, the EKS&H valuation group is here to help.