Business Valuations

Business Valuation

WHY VALUATIONS MATTER

As a business owner, knowing your company’s market value is of utmost importance when it comes time to sell your business. But knowing how much your company is worth can also be useful for other reasons too – life insurance policies, estate planning with your financial advisor, or obtaining a loan for example. Knowing the true value of your business is important as it can make up a large part of your net worth as a business owner.

This is why Viking offers comprehensive, confidential business valuations. Much more than just a simple appraisal or list of comps, the valuations we produce are highly accurate and customized to your specific business.

The businesses we bring to market sell for 96% of the listing price on average. And as one of the largest business brokers in the Southeast (with over 950 closed transactions), our team has the data and experience to draw on when completing your business valuation report.

Our experienced advisors at Viking are happy to offer a free, confidential business valuation to help you understand how much your business is worth. Reach out to us today to get the process started.

Our Approach to Business Valuations

Explain The Methodology We Use

It's common for business brokers to perform a valuation and present you with a final number while providing very little insight into how they came up with the value. At Viking, we take the time to explain how we came to our valuation and address any questions or concerns before the sales process gets started.

Advice on Increasing Your Business’s Value

Having sold more than 950 businesses over the past 30+ years, Viking’s professionals have a wealth of experience from which to draw – and we’ve seen what tends to increase value as well as what can decrease value. We will provide actionable insights on how to improve your business’s value and make it more attractive to potential buyers.

Provide Access To Comparable Statistics

With our vast business sales experience, we have access to a great deal of comparable statistics from our own sales and transactions as well as sales that other brokers have completed. When someone asks us, “What do businesses of this type typically go for?” or “How does my business compare value-wise to similar businesses?”, we have answers.

Aim For Accuracy

Viking professionals have a keen understanding of business financials and which numbers truly matter. Following our valuation process, we are typically accurate within 4% of the business’s final selling price. In other words, when we give you a valuation for your business, the business normally sells for an amount that is 96% or more of our original valuation.

Insightful Business Valuation Process

At Viking, our intermediaries have firsthand experience in owning and building successful businesses. With personal knowledge of the challenges and dedication involved, we have assisted numerous business owners in achieving successful sales. This expertise has shaped our valuation model – a model that helps you achieve top dollar while increasing the likelihood of an effective sale.

At Viking Mergers & Acquisitions, we believe every business owner should know the fair market value of their business. As such, we have developed a proprietary approach to business valuation that is based on a variety of inputs and is customized to the industry, trajectory and unique aspects of your business.

Business Valuation Checklist

Every smart entrepreneur knows the importance of being able to present a fair and accurate accounting of a business’s value. A professional business appraisal is particularly important when attempting to sell a business. The valuation document is the single most useful piece of financial information about any company. When you work with a business advisor at Viking Mergers & Acquisitions to create a business valuation, the goal is simple: create an accurate, comprehensive business appraisal document that will stand up to scrutiny.

The following information will be needed for Viking Mergers & Acquisitions to complete a business valuation:

Tax returns for the last 3 years Federal Tax Return

Interim Profit and Loss Statement (P&L), including balance sheet

Last 3 years Profit and Loss Statement (P&L), including balance sheet

Average value of inventory of saleable product on hand at any time of year

Equipment List

Copy of tax bill on real estate; if the real estate may be included in the sale

Copy of any real estate appraisal that is available

Lease information

Testimonials.

Thanks to the entire team for getting the sale of Home Design Decor magazine over the goal line. Everyone at Viking that I was involved with were top notch professionals. Greg performed with determination with a great balance as the deal-facilitator and counselor for the buyer. It certainly is a delicate balance.

Home Design & Decor Magazine

Our firm deals with business brokers a lot. The service, attention to detail and responsiveness we received from Larry Lawson and Viking Mergers & Acquisitions on our most recent acquisition was first rate. They are best in class when it comes to pulling a deal together in the best interests of buyers and sellers.

Community 1st Advisors

We appreciate all of Brad’s effort, along with those of his staff, in the sale of GrowMax. We are very pleased with the outcome and would not hesitate to use Viking Mergers & Acquisitions again!

Growmax

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