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Understanding Goodwill

As noted in our previous article, when undertaking a business valuation, valuers are guided by common market practice and the valuation methodologies recommended in the ASIC Regulatory Guide 111. When adopting the Capitalisation of Earnings Methodology, it is not uncommon for the calculation to deviate from the business’ net operational business assets. In circumstances where the value...

What are Surplus Assets and Liabilities in business valuation?

When determining the equity value of a company, a valuer will typically test for the existence of Surplus Assets and Liabilities held by the company. Surplus Assets are represented by any assets that are held by a business that are not core to its underlying operations and do not support the business in any way....

Valuation Methodologies: The Capitalisation of Earnings methodology

When undertaking a business valuation, valuers are guided by common market practice and the valuation methodologies recommended in the ASIC Regulatory Guide 111. There are a number of valuation methods which can be used to value a business and some of the more common methods include: The discounted cash flow method (Income-based Approach) The capitalisation...