Valuation Research Corp.
Earnings remain strong, but investors are becoming increasingly selective. As valuation multiples moderate and interest rates stay higher for longer, execution, profitability, and business quality are driving value creation more than multiple expansion.
For investment companies holding pre-IPO shares, contractual sale restrictions may once again influence fair value estimates and related valuation discounts.
Senior preferred equity may offer contractual downside protection, but it still carries meaningful economic downside risk in fair value analysis.
Final guidance could affect NAV, performance reporting, fees, and 2026 financials.
Stay ahead of emerging issues, evolving valuation standards and best practices with these highlights from the American Society of Appraisers’ 2026 Complex Securities Conference.
Final guidance could affect NAV, performance reporting, fees, and 2026 financials.
Valuation at the point of transfer in a season and sell transaction plays an important role in supporting consistency with fair value principles and aligning with investor expectations.
An overview of U.S. structured risk transfer market growth, private credit interest, and the valuation considerations of SRT credit‑linked notes.
The AICPA’s Cheap Stock Guide working draft introduces significant changes to valuation practices, reflecting evolving market practice.
Innovative approaches for allocating equity value among multiple security classes in complex capital structures.
FASB ASU 2022-03 clarifies the fair value measurement of securities subject to sale restrictions, distinguishing between security-specific and holder-specific restrictions to ensure more consistent and accurate valuations.
Unlock the complexities of the SEC’s Pay vs. Performance Disclosures to seamlessly navigate the regulatory landscape and set the stage for a confident proxy season.
Profits Interests are valued as options, and when estimating their fair value consider the total equity framework, including vesting interests.
Addressing the challenge of developing and supporting the expected term used in the Black-Sholes Option Pricing Model to determine fair value of grants to PEOs and NEOs.
Public company filer disclosures must provide added color on the full scope of executive compensation packages, changes in fair value of equity awards issued principal and named executive officers.
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What makes valuing venture debt investments unique compared to debt investments in more established companies?
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VRC provided a required valuation of tangible and intangible assets for a Master Limited Partnership (MLP) client in support of a purchase price allocation. There were no detailed fixed asset records; VRC needed to overcome significant data limitations.
A hedge fund client held convertible note in a company that restructured outstanding debt. As part of restructure, the note was exchanged for two separate Term Loans.
The valuation challenge with a hybrid security is to consider both the equity and debt components in a combined framework – this challenge is not without its tradeoffs.
A brand valuation that estimated the fair value of intangible assets acquired in a business combination was needed by a personal care product company for the sale of its branded and private label products.
A technology company was purchased by large private equity investor. With the purchase price set, the new entity was capitalized with debt and three different types of equity securities.
VRC helps you confidently value complex securities with sophisticated, supportable analysis that meets audit, reporting and tax requirements while reducing the risk of delays, restatements and added regulatory costs.
An industrial property consisting of various manufacturing machinery & equipment was a candidate for an ad valorem tax reduction.
In order to comply with Accounting Standards Codification 815 (ASC 815), an early stage pharmaceutical company asked VRC to analyze the entire convertible callable note and determine the fair market value of each of the embedded derivatives.
Family offices making private equity investments need to be aware of valuation issues related investments in complex structures.
A Monte Carlo Simulation is a technique is often used to find fair value for financial instruments for which probabilistic distributions are unknown.
Companies seeking lower interest costs particularly as firms refinance maturing debt, convertible notes offer alternatives to straight debt securities. However, they come with complex valuation requirements.
A shareholder of a closely-held hedge fund was not receiving the appropriate level of compensation per agreement with the controlling interest shareholder.
Property taxes were levied on only real property portion of a hospital, key to analysis was separating the value of the business ops from that of real property.
A leading manufacturer of branded food products engaged VRC to estimate the fair value of certain intangible assets acquired in a business combination.
To value profits interests, the economics of the equity capital must be clearly incorporated into the valuation.
A leading international producer of nitrogen products acquires a nitrogen manufacturing company requiring a valuation for allocation of purchase price according to ASC 805.
We were retained by a leading provider of wireless messaging and information services to provide various valuation services for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.