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Business Valuation You Can Defend
A business valuation estimates what a company is worth using income, market and asset-based approaches applied to the company's own facts. Owners need credible valuations for sales, succession, buy-sell agreements, estate planning, disputes and internal transfers. Pagac grounds valuations in normalized financials and documents every assumption so the number can be defended.
When do owners need a professional valuation?
Sale or exit planning, succession and internal transfers, gift and estate planning, buy-sell agreement triggers, shareholder disputes, divorce and lending. Each context has its own standard of value, which is why the report must be built for its purpose.
An informal guess may be fine for internal discussion, but transactions, courts and the IRS need support.
How is a business valued?
Valuation starts from normalized earnings: the true economic profit after adjusting for owner compensation, discretionary expenses and one-time items. Income, market and asset approaches are applied as the facts support, with discounts or premiums only where they can be supported.
The result is a range with reasoning, not a single magic number.
Why does valuation matter before a sale?
Because value is built, not discovered. A valuation identifies the drivers buyers pay for, from customer concentration to systems and key personnel, so owners can improve the business before marketing it.
For succession planning, valuation sets the price of the transfer; for disputes, it sets the terms of resolution.
A defensible valuation starts with normalized financials and clear assumptions, and it pays for itself before a single negotiation.
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Business Valuation works best as part of a coordinated relationship. Start with a consultation and we will map the right scope to your business.