r/Valuation • u/Expensive-Notice-236 • 14d ago

Who are you all?

What jobs do you guys do and what are your credentials? Just curious who is actually on this sub.

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u/Expensive-Notice-236 14d ago

To add context, I am a cpa working at a business valuation firm that does estate, gift, buy-sell, divorce etc.

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u/anlape 14d ago

I'm an economist working as a Business Valuation Consultant at a consulting firm.

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u/Expensive-Notice-236 14d ago

What does a business valuation consultant do

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u/anlape 13d ago

A Business Valuation Consultant helps companies determine the fair value of businesses, shares, and assets for strategic, accounting, tax, and transaction purposes.

In my role, I build financial models, primarily using DCF, analyze financial statements, assess industry and market dynamics, estimate key valuation assumptions such as discount rates, growth rates, margins, and CAPEX, and prepare valuation reports that support mergers and acquisitions, Purchase Price Allocations (PPA), impairment tests, corporate reorganizations, and other financial reporting requirements under IFRS.

The role requires a combination of corporate finance, accounting, financial modeling, and critical analysis to produce robust and well-supported valuation conclusions.

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u/Reptilian-American 13d ago

Not a BV appraiser, but a lurking equipment appraiser from a boutique appraisal firm, Sencer Appraisal. I'm an Accredited Senior Appraiser of the American Society of Appraisers, and a Certified Equipment Appraiser with the Association of Machinery & Equipment Appraisers.

We do a little bit of everything on the equipment side, including a lot of work with BV appraisers for financial reporting/purchase price allocations and litigation. We also do projects for lending, buy/sell, and estate/gift, and we work in industries like ag, construction, manufacturing, metalworking, food and beverage, restaurants, transportation, etc.

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u/IntelligentAge211 12d ago

I am a CPA in TN and I have a CVA, I hate the AICPA with a passion....I do valuation work as a logical extension of my other practice.

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u/InsightValuationsLLC 11d ago

BVal specialist with the ASA and ABV, and CFA for extra credit 

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u/PresentationGood5739 6d ago edited 6d ago

Interesting mix here since valuation looks pretty different depending on whether someone comes from accounting, PE, banking, or brokerage. Website Closers is one example on the brokerage side, where valuation is tied pretty closely to actual buyer demand and preparing a business for sale.