SB Valuations
Since 2003, our founder and chief valuer has provided clients in California and the broader U.S. with high-quality business appraisals. We draw on specialized knowledge, highly regarded skills and extensive experiences to offer accurate and objective valuations for M&A, partner exits, estate taxes, gifts, employee compensation, divorce and more. Our appraisals are produced in a timely manner for a fair price that is well below the larger firms.
VALUATION ADVICE SHOULD BE ACCESSIBLE AND APPROACHABLE
Navigating the complexities and demands of a valuation project can be intimidating. We've built our practice to support the unique needs of small businesses and their advisors. Our methods are practical, and our approach is friendly. The process starts with a call or meeting where we discuss the valuation problem. From there, we establish a scope of work for the engagement, and when you are ready, you sign an engagement agreement. Simply click to schedule a free introductory call for up to thirty minutes of assessment.
SERVICES
Raising the Bar
CALCULATIONS
Simple 'run the numbers' reports that get you in the neighborhood for the value of your company. Includes normalization adjustments, expert data selection and matching of the transaction data to subject
MARKET VALUE
True business appraisals that analyze margins, revenue growth, opportunity size, entry barriers and working capital among other factors. These certified valuation reports also provide key definitions, appraisal principles and go well over 100 pages in order to explain value to a regulatory agency or a court
INVESTMENT VALUE
Business appraisals that also study ownership issues and reflect value to the current investors. This analysis is appropriate for divorce and other investor exits. Investment value analysis is part of evaluating partial interests in a company because ownership affects investor value.
DISCOUNTS
Under market value standards, discounts apply to minority interests in private companies and real estate. Large blocks of public stock are also discounted when a sale of the entire block would depress the price
PROMISSORY NOTES, WARRANTS AND OPTIONS
The value of securities created by a private company depends on the business's ability to repay or upon a sale of the company for a sufficient amount. A company's securities are appraised because they may or may not be worth face value
WHAT WE DON'T DO
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GAAP measurements, because it clashes with intrinsic valuation
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Professional firms with more than two partners
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Banks
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Healthcare firms using RVUs
​Any other interesting project is fair game​
OUR DIFFERENCES
Only the Best
We follow professional standards in detail and apply all three valuation approaches as required by those standards.
We are masters of the fundamentals with a big valuation toolkit. We don't force a valuation into the one method we like or the only one we know. We engineer solutions so that our opinions must be considered by authorities.
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​Our viewpoint is that of an investor, not a Fair Value accountant or university statistician.
We choose M&A data for the primary value basis of a privately held company in the same way that corporations, private equity investors and business brokers do. This contrasts with valuers that use public market data, which is very different, refused by intermediaries and rejected by courts from time to time.