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Quantitative Business Valuation A Mathematical Approach for Today''s Professionals

Essential reading for the serious business appraiser, Quantitative Business Valuation, Second Edition is the definitive guide to quantitative measurements in the valuation process. No other book written on business valuation is as well researched, innovative, and bottom-line beneficial to you as a practitioner.

Written by leading valuation and litigation economist Jay B. Abrams, this text is a rigorous and eye-opening treatment filled with applications for a wide variety of scenarios in the valuation of your privately held business.

Substantially revised for greater clarity and logical flow, the Second Edition includes new coverage of:

  • Converting forecast net income to forecast cash flow
  • Damages in manufacturing firms
  • Regressing scaled y-variables as a way to control for heteroscedasticity
  • Mathematical derivation of t

    Table of Contents

    List of Tables and Figures xiii

    Introduction xxi

    Acknowledgments xxvii

    Part I Forecasting Cash Flow 1

    Chapter 1 Cash Flow: A Mathematical Derivation 5

    Introduction 7

    The Mathematical Model 11

    Analysis of the Mathematical Model 25

    Summary 27

    References 27

    Chapter 2 Forecasting Cash Flow: Mathematics of the Payout Ratio 29

    Introduction 31

    The Mathematics 32

    Forecasting Gross Cash Flow Is Incorrect 43

    Conclusion 44

    References 44

    Chapter 3 Using Regression Analysis 45

    Introduction 47

    Forecasting Costs and Expenses 48

    Performing Regression Analysis 51

    Use of Regression Statistics to Test the Robustness of the Relationship 52

    Problems with Regression Analysis for Forecasting Costs 63

    Using Regression Analysis to Forecast Sales 64

    Autocorrelation in Time Series Analysis 69

    Application of Regression Analysis to the Guideline Company (GC) Methods 69

    Summary 73

    References 74

    Appendix 3A The ANOVA Table (Table A3.1, Rows 28–32) 75

    Chapter 4 Annuity Discount Factors and the Gordon Model 79

    Introduction 81

    ADF with End-of-Year Cash Flows 83

    Midyear Cash Flows 91

    Starting Periods Other Than Year 1 93

    Periodic Perpetuity Factors (PPFs): Perpetuities for Periodic Cash Flows 101

    ADFs in Loan Mathematics 107

    Relationship of the Gordon Model to the Price/Earnings and Price/Sales Ratios 110

    The Bias in Annual (versus Monthly) Discounting Is Immaterial 113

    Conclusions 119

    References 121

    Appendix 4A Mathematical Appendix 123

    Appendix 4B Mathematical Appendix: Monthly ADFs 141

    Part II Calculating Discount Rates 145

    Chapter 5 Discount Rates as a Function of Log Size 149

    Research Included in the First Edition 151

    Table 5.1: Analysis of Historical Stock Returns 152

    Application of the Log Size Model 167

    Discussion of Models and Size Effects 181

    Industry Effects 191

    The Wedge between Public and Private Firm Valuations 192

    Satisfying Revenue Ruling 59-60 196

    Summary and Conclusions 198

    References 199

    Appendix 5A Automating Iteration Using Newton’s Method 203

    Appendix 5B Mathematical Appendix 207

    Appendix 5C Abbreviated Review and Use 211

    Chapter 6 Arithmetic versus Geometric Means: Empirical Evidence and Theoretical Issues 223

    Introduction 225

    Theoretical Superiority of the Arithmetic Mean 226

    Empirical Evidence of the Superiority of the Arithmetic Mean 227

    Indro and Lee Article 232

    References 233

    Chapter 7 An Iterative Valuation Approach 235

    Introduction 237

    Equity Valuation Method 237

    Invested Capital Approach 243

    Log Size 245

    Summary 245

    References 247

    Part III Adjusting for Control and Marketability 249

    Chapter 8 Adjusting for Levels of Control and Marketability 253

    Introduction 257

    The Value of Control and Adjusting for Level of Control 257

    Discount for Lack of Marketability (DLOM) 301

    Conclusion 358

    References 359

    Appendix 8A Mathematical Appendix 365

    Part IV Putting It All Together 375

    Chapter 9 Empirical Testing of Abrams’s Valuation Theory 377

    Introduction 379

    Table 9.1: Log Size for 1938–1986 380

    Table 9.2: Reconciliation to the IBA Database 382

    Calculation of DLOM 387

    Interpretation of the Error 400

    Conclusion 401

    References 401

    Chapter 10 Measuring Valuation Uncertainty and Error 403

    Introduction 405

    Measuring Valuation Uncertainty 406

    Measuring the Effects of Valuation Error 410

    Summary and Conclusions 422

    Reference 423

    Part V Litigation 425

    Chapter 11 Demonstrating Expert Bias 427

    Introduction 429

    Market Methods 429

    A Balanced DCF Valuation 432

    Summary 434

    Chapter 12 Lost Inventory and Lost Profits Damage Formulas in Litigation 435

    Introduction 437

    Commentary to Table 12.1: Sample Damage Calculations with VM = $95 438

    Table 12.1B: Lost Profits Formulas Based on EBITDA for Lost Sales on Inventory Never Produced 445

    When Reality May Vary with Our Assumptions 446

    Modification of Formulas for Wholesale and Retail Businesses 447

    Legal Treatment 447

    Summary 448

    Reference 448

    Part VI Valuing Esops and Buyouts of Partners and Shareholders 449

    Chapter 13 ESOPs: Measuring and Apportioning Dilution 451

    Introduction 453

    Definitions of Dilution 454

    Table 13.1: Calculation of Lifetime ESOP Costs 456

    The Direct Approach 457

    The Iterative Approach 466

    Summary 469

    References 474

    Appendix 13A Mathematical Appendix 475

    Chapter 14 The Trade-off in Selling to an ESOP versus an Outside Buyer 477

    Section 1: Introduction 479

    Section 2: Advantages and Disadvantages of Selling to an ESOP versus a Third Party 480

    Section 3: The Mathematics 481

    Section 4: Sample Calculations in the Tables 486

    Section 5: Conclusion 494

    References 494

    Chapter 15 Buyouts of Partners and Shareholders 497

    Introduction 499

    Table 15.1: Pre- and Post-Transaction Valuations 499

    Table 15.2: Dilution in FMV as a Result of the Partner Buyout 501

    Sharing the Dilution 503

    Conclusion 506

    Part VII Probabilistic Methods 507

    Chapter 16 Valuing Start-Ups 511

    Issues Unique to Start-Ups 513

    Organization of the Chapter 513

    Part 1: First Chicago Approach 514

    Venture Capital Valuation Approach 520

    Part 2: Debt Restructuring Study 521

    Part 3: Exponentially Declining Sales Growth Model 534

    References 536

    Chapter 17 Monte Carlo Risk Simulation, by Dr. Johnathan Mun 539

    What Is Monte Carlo Risk Simulation? 541

    Comparing Simulation with Traditional Analyses 543

    Running a Monte Carlo Simulation Using Risk Simulator 543

    Using Forecast Charts and Confidence Intervals 554

    Tornado and Sensitivity Tools in Simulation 556

    Sensitivity Analysis 563

    Distributional Fitting: Single Variable and Multiple Variables 567

    Getting the Risk Simulator Software 571

    Chapter 18 Real Options, by Dr. Johnathan Mun 573

    Part 1: Introduction to Real Options 575

    Part 2: Traditional Valuation Approaches 585

    Part 3: Application: Real Options SLS Software 597

    Glossary 617

    About the Author 621

    Index 623

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    Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
    Publication Date: 16/04/2010
    ISBN13: 9780470390160, 978-0470390160
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    Description

    Book Synopsis

    Quantitative Business Valuation A Mathematical Approach for Today''s Professionals

    Essential reading for the serious business appraiser, Quantitative Business Valuation, Second Edition is the definitive guide to quantitative measurements in the valuation process. No other book written on business valuation is as well researched, innovative, and bottom-line beneficial to you as a practitioner.

    Written by leading valuation and litigation economist Jay B. Abrams, this text is a rigorous and eye-opening treatment filled with applications for a wide variety of scenarios in the valuation of your privately held business.

    Substantially revised for greater clarity and logical flow, the Second Edition includes new coverage of:

    • Converting forecast net income to forecast cash flow
    • Damages in manufacturing firms
    • Regressing scaled y-variables as a way to control for heteroscedasticity
    • Mathematical derivation of t

      Table of Contents

      List of Tables and Figures xiii

      Introduction xxi

      Acknowledgments xxvii

      Part I Forecasting Cash Flow 1

      Chapter 1 Cash Flow: A Mathematical Derivation 5

      Introduction 7

      The Mathematical Model 11

      Analysis of the Mathematical Model 25

      Summary 27

      References 27

      Chapter 2 Forecasting Cash Flow: Mathematics of the Payout Ratio 29

      Introduction 31

      The Mathematics 32

      Forecasting Gross Cash Flow Is Incorrect 43

      Conclusion 44

      References 44

      Chapter 3 Using Regression Analysis 45

      Introduction 47

      Forecasting Costs and Expenses 48

      Performing Regression Analysis 51

      Use of Regression Statistics to Test the Robustness of the Relationship 52

      Problems with Regression Analysis for Forecasting Costs 63

      Using Regression Analysis to Forecast Sales 64

      Autocorrelation in Time Series Analysis 69

      Application of Regression Analysis to the Guideline Company (GC) Methods 69

      Summary 73

      References 74

      Appendix 3A The ANOVA Table (Table A3.1, Rows 28–32) 75

      Chapter 4 Annuity Discount Factors and the Gordon Model 79

      Introduction 81

      ADF with End-of-Year Cash Flows 83

      Midyear Cash Flows 91

      Starting Periods Other Than Year 1 93

      Periodic Perpetuity Factors (PPFs): Perpetuities for Periodic Cash Flows 101

      ADFs in Loan Mathematics 107

      Relationship of the Gordon Model to the Price/Earnings and Price/Sales Ratios 110

      The Bias in Annual (versus Monthly) Discounting Is Immaterial 113

      Conclusions 119

      References 121

      Appendix 4A Mathematical Appendix 123

      Appendix 4B Mathematical Appendix: Monthly ADFs 141

      Part II Calculating Discount Rates 145

      Chapter 5 Discount Rates as a Function of Log Size 149

      Research Included in the First Edition 151

      Table 5.1: Analysis of Historical Stock Returns 152

      Application of the Log Size Model 167

      Discussion of Models and Size Effects 181

      Industry Effects 191

      The Wedge between Public and Private Firm Valuations 192

      Satisfying Revenue Ruling 59-60 196

      Summary and Conclusions 198

      References 199

      Appendix 5A Automating Iteration Using Newton’s Method 203

      Appendix 5B Mathematical Appendix 207

      Appendix 5C Abbreviated Review and Use 211

      Chapter 6 Arithmetic versus Geometric Means: Empirical Evidence and Theoretical Issues 223

      Introduction 225

      Theoretical Superiority of the Arithmetic Mean 226

      Empirical Evidence of the Superiority of the Arithmetic Mean 227

      Indro and Lee Article 232

      References 233

      Chapter 7 An Iterative Valuation Approach 235

      Introduction 237

      Equity Valuation Method 237

      Invested Capital Approach 243

      Log Size 245

      Summary 245

      References 247

      Part III Adjusting for Control and Marketability 249

      Chapter 8 Adjusting for Levels of Control and Marketability 253

      Introduction 257

      The Value of Control and Adjusting for Level of Control 257

      Discount for Lack of Marketability (DLOM) 301

      Conclusion 358

      References 359

      Appendix 8A Mathematical Appendix 365

      Part IV Putting It All Together 375

      Chapter 9 Empirical Testing of Abrams’s Valuation Theory 377

      Introduction 379

      Table 9.1: Log Size for 1938–1986 380

      Table 9.2: Reconciliation to the IBA Database 382

      Calculation of DLOM 387

      Interpretation of the Error 400

      Conclusion 401

      References 401

      Chapter 10 Measuring Valuation Uncertainty and Error 403

      Introduction 405

      Measuring Valuation Uncertainty 406

      Measuring the Effects of Valuation Error 410

      Summary and Conclusions 422

      Reference 423

      Part V Litigation 425

      Chapter 11 Demonstrating Expert Bias 427

      Introduction 429

      Market Methods 429

      A Balanced DCF Valuation 432

      Summary 434

      Chapter 12 Lost Inventory and Lost Profits Damage Formulas in Litigation 435

      Introduction 437

      Commentary to Table 12.1: Sample Damage Calculations with VM = $95 438

      Table 12.1B: Lost Profits Formulas Based on EBITDA for Lost Sales on Inventory Never Produced 445

      When Reality May Vary with Our Assumptions 446

      Modification of Formulas for Wholesale and Retail Businesses 447

      Legal Treatment 447

      Summary 448

      Reference 448

      Part VI Valuing Esops and Buyouts of Partners and Shareholders 449

      Chapter 13 ESOPs: Measuring and Apportioning Dilution 451

      Introduction 453

      Definitions of Dilution 454

      Table 13.1: Calculation of Lifetime ESOP Costs 456

      The Direct Approach 457

      The Iterative Approach 466

      Summary 469

      References 474

      Appendix 13A Mathematical Appendix 475

      Chapter 14 The Trade-off in Selling to an ESOP versus an Outside Buyer 477

      Section 1: Introduction 479

      Section 2: Advantages and Disadvantages of Selling to an ESOP versus a Third Party 480

      Section 3: The Mathematics 481

      Section 4: Sample Calculations in the Tables 486

      Section 5: Conclusion 494

      References 494

      Chapter 15 Buyouts of Partners and Shareholders 497

      Introduction 499

      Table 15.1: Pre- and Post-Transaction Valuations 499

      Table 15.2: Dilution in FMV as a Result of the Partner Buyout 501

      Sharing the Dilution 503

      Conclusion 506

      Part VII Probabilistic Methods 507

      Chapter 16 Valuing Start-Ups 511

      Issues Unique to Start-Ups 513

      Organization of the Chapter 513

      Part 1: First Chicago Approach 514

      Venture Capital Valuation Approach 520

      Part 2: Debt Restructuring Study 521

      Part 3: Exponentially Declining Sales Growth Model 534

      References 536

      Chapter 17 Monte Carlo Risk Simulation, by Dr. Johnathan Mun 539

      What Is Monte Carlo Risk Simulation? 541

      Comparing Simulation with Traditional Analyses 543

      Running a Monte Carlo Simulation Using Risk Simulator 543

      Using Forecast Charts and Confidence Intervals 554

      Tornado and Sensitivity Tools in Simulation 556

      Sensitivity Analysis 563

      Distributional Fitting: Single Variable and Multiple Variables 567

      Getting the Risk Simulator Software 571

      Chapter 18 Real Options, by Dr. Johnathan Mun 573

      Part 1: Introduction to Real Options 575

      Part 2: Traditional Valuation Approaches 585

      Part 3: Application: Real Options SLS Software 597

      Glossary 617

      About the Author 621

      Index 623

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