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Business
Valuations Plus
You receive much more than
just a number
Very
few business valuation professional can match the extensive marketplace
experience Lighthouse Financial brings to business valuations. Their
reports are unique in that they are
based upon experience gained in valuing/selling more than 2,000 businesses
(firms with revenues ranging from $100,000 to $50,000,000). Their
proprietary data base of transaction data, plus transaction experience, gives
them the ability to produce a reality based report rather than scholarly and academic
treatises that can only be understood by CPAs, MBAs and PHDs.
When you finish reading their report you not only
know the real value of your business but you also have:
Value Enhancement Recommendations,
Description of your Ideal Acquirer (for when the time comes),
Estimated Fair Cash Value,
Estimated Fair Market Value,
Probable Transaction Structure
Strategic Planning Tool
Learn
how to build VALUE in addition to
earning profits
Benchmark your
business practices compared with those of others in your industry
Identify opportunities
for improvement
Value Enhancement Recommendations
Specific
recommendations to enhance the value of the enterprise
Gain control of
business’s value
Ability to include
value enhancement considerations in future decision
Description of Ideal
Buyer/Investor
Gain an
understanding of the different buyers in today’s marketplace, what they will
pay and why
Preserve
confidentiality and value by limiting marketplace exposures
Only
"right buyers" who pay "right prices" need be introduced
to company
Reduce possibility
of becoming shop worn
Fair Cash Value
Understand how asset
values, cash flows, bank financing and business environment combine to produce
a cash price
Provide
basis for consideration of seller participation in financing a transaction
Fair Market Value
(by ASA* definition includes seller
financing)
Ability to compare
cash price with a price where seller provides some financing
Make
an informed decision to participate
based upon amount involved and quality of
the buyer
* American Society of Appraisers
Transaction Structuring
Identify structure
best suited to minimizing tax impact (It’s not what you get but what
you get to keep that’s important)
Structure
the transaction so the business will stay sold
Construct
a win win transaction
Summary
With a Lighthouse Financial
report for your business you will learn how to:
Gain control of your
company’s value
Build
value in addition to earning profits
Make
decisions designed to increase value as well as profits
Sell your business
for the most money quickly and quietly when the time comes
View
of your business from the outside in
Understand
factors that drive your company’s value
Enjoy
the ability to control and grow your company’s worth while increasing
profits
Gain
insight as to your company’s value based upon experience gained in over
2,000 transactions
Be
able to structure a transaction that increases value, minimizes taxes and
risks
As you can see, you get more than just
numbers when Lighthouse Financial develops a report for your business.
In addition, the report will satisfy the requirements of IRS Revenue Ruling
59-60.
Report include: a complete text summarizing the
results of a comprehensive business and financial analyses that includes:
financial statement and balance sheet
adjustments,
projections,
ratio analysis,
risk
analysis,
bankability analysis,
justification
of purchase price,
probable
transaction structure and
comparison
with industry.
This report is often used for mergers and
acquisitions as much of the "due diligence" necessary for the
acquisition of a company is accomplished in the process of valuation.
Who needs this service?
Business owners and their advisors who wish to
Increase Value and Profits of their business or
need to establish Value for:
Buy-Outs |
Bank Loans |
Strategic Growth |
Growth via Acquisition |
Buy-Ins |
Going
Public |
Estate
Planning |
Prepare
Business for Sale |
ESOPs |
Refinancing |
Attract
Investors |
Sale
of Company |
What might the report cost?
Level One Valuation:
Appropriate for small uncomplicated businesses with revenues under $1,000,000
where management desires a basic understanding of their company's position in today's
marketplace.
Price - $1,500
Level Two Valuation: Appropriate for use when
revenues are between $1,00,000 and $5,000,000.
Price - $2,500 to $5,000 *
Level Three Valuation: Most appropriate for companies with
revenues in excess of $5,000,000 and situations requiring a comprehensive business
review.
Price for this full-text report ranges from $5,000 to
$20,000 *
* Prices within each range vary with the scope
and complexity of the assignment
Valuation Assistance for
CPAs, Business Brokers/Intermediaries and other financial professionals
Do it yourself --
Business Valuation Software for the non-financial entrepreneur
For more information or to arrange for a
valuation e-mail info@LighthouseFinancial-llc.com
or telephone 1-888-556-8118
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