by Greg Caruso | Mar 22, 2022 | Business Valuation Basics, Technical Business Valuation Topics
Over the years, I have found too many business valuators try to apply methods appropriate for valuing large public companies such as Home Depot when they are valuing a local hardware store. This is like trying to value your home by looking at a downtown office...
by Greg Caruso | Jan 30, 2022 | Business Valuation Basics, Technical Business Valuation Topics
The best a business valuator can do is issue an “Opinion” as to business value. As such there is always the possibility of mistakes or error in business valuations. These seven, “easy to miss errors” in business valuation can cause the business valuation...
by Greg Caruso | Jan 6, 2022 | Business Exit and Succession Planning, Business Valuation Basics, Increase Business Value
“Daddy, I know how we get money.” Said my 3 year old son in his very deep voice. “How?” I asked. “We go to the ATM” he said. Well my son was right. Prior to everything being cards and phones it was important to have cash and I would get my cash at an ATM at my...
by Greg Caruso | Oct 27, 2021 | Business Valuation Basics, SBA Business Valuation and Appraisal
Valuing small business using financial statement evaluation and ratio analysis (quantitative analysis) can be difficult because companies do not tend to follow industry or GAAP standards. Even when cash flows are correct, other financial information may not compare...
by Greg Caruso | Oct 19, 2021 | Business Valuation Basics, Technical Business Valuation Topics
At 1:00 PM, October 20, 2021, Gregory Caruso is giving a two hour presentation to the Rhode Island Chapter of the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA). The business valuation presentation is based on the methodology explained in...
by Greg Caruso | Sep 15, 2021 | Business Valuation Basics, Estate and Gift Tax Business Valuation
By Gregory R. Caruso, JD, CPA, CVA When we are assessing a company in a business valuation, we look at a number of future risks, some of which I’ve discussed in previous blog posts. Discounts and premiums are adjustments we make to the estimate of value in business...
