Watts v. Smith–Long-Term Means Long-Term In the business valuation world, valuators attempt to consider a benefit stream into perpetuity, which is a very long time. Sadly, many business owners have difficulty grasping long time periods as they execute agreements dealing with multi-generational ownership and family relationships. In Watts v. Smith, 2023 Ky. App. (Unpub.) (Ky. Ct. App. September 8, 2023), the ...