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    Can Brands Be Valued Using Relief from Royalty Method Only? Guidance from AICPA’s 2024 Accounting and Valuation Guide—Business Combinations

    March 12, 2025

    There are various methods used to value intangible assets. The relief from royalty method is based on the premise that there are royalty savings if the acquiror acquires the asset instead of licensing it. The value of the asset is calculated as the present value of after-tax royalty savings over the economic life of the asset. This article delves into the available methods used to value brands. When a company acquires another company, the acquiror may need to perform a purchase price allocation. In essence, the purchase price allocation (PPA) analysis apportions the purchase price to various tangible and intangible…

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    A Valuation Primer for Renewables (Part II)

    November 20, 2024

    Under Complex Considerations In Part I of this series, the article presented the fundamental standards used to gain a basis of understanding renewables and valuation drivers. These were presented in the context of an appraisal of wind rights and what would be included, as an example, in a valuation engagement. This second article focuses on the diminution of land values resulting from collateral damage from wind turbines and solar siting and placement impacting highest and best use of the subject property. In Part I of this series, the article presented the fundamental standards used to gain a basis of understanding…

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    A Valuation Primer for Renewables

    October 14, 2024

    Techniques Used in a Wind Power Valuation Engagement This article is aimed at valuing renewable interests or rights which is straight forward requiring basic application of valuation techniques. Appraisals that consider diminution of land estate values, damage assessments, complex end of life considerations, repowering analysis require more specific analysis and build up methods to establish defensible valuations. This article, part of a two-part series that focuses on renewable energy valuations, is written to provide a foundation for the novice appraiser who wishes to better understand renewable assets and the specific components that comprise a valuation. The forthcoming article will provide…

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    Using PPA Data as Comparables in Upcoming Valuations

    May 4, 2016

    The Case of Trademarks and Brands Since the adoption of fair value accounting governed by SFAS 141 (in 2001) and IFRS 3 (in 2004), hundreds of thousands of different intangible assets have been valued, audited, and reported in financial statements of public companies all over the world. After fifteen years of fair value accounting, the debate about the accuracy of such values and their relevance for readers is no less controversial than at its beginning. This is a pity because, in its essence, fair value data is an excellent resource for corporate finance professionals to understand more about the value…

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    Purchase Price Allocation

    September 3, 2014

    Analyze early and avoid earnings surprises The purchase price allocation (PPA) process is often treated as an afterthought in mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Thinking about PPA can help guide a deal to a more predictable conclusion. In the most rewarding deals, a prompt PPA process helps acquirers analyze, from a financial reporting point of view, the primary drivers or intangible values associated with the transactions.