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Goodwill Valuation Approaches, Methods, and Procedures

Financial Advisory Services Insights Goodwill Valuation approaches , methods , and Procedures Robert F. Reilly, CPA. Financial advisers are often asked to value Goodwill within a corporate transaction environment. These Goodwill valuations may be performed in the due diligence phase of the corporate transaction for transaction pricing and structuring purposes. These Goodwill valuations may be performed in the consummation phase of the corporate transaction as part of the preparation of a transaction fairness opinion or solvency opinion.

10 INSIGHTS • SPRING 2015 www .willamette .com Goodwill Valuation Approaches, Methods, and Procedures. Robert F. Reilly, CPA. Financial Advisory Services Insights. Financial advisers are often asked to value goodwill within a corporate transaction

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1 Financial Advisory Services Insights Goodwill Valuation approaches , methods , and Procedures Robert F. Reilly, CPA. Financial advisers are often asked to value Goodwill within a corporate transaction environment. These Goodwill valuations may be performed in the due diligence phase of the corporate transaction for transaction pricing and structuring purposes. These Goodwill valuations may be performed in the consummation phase of the corporate transaction as part of the preparation of a transaction fairness opinion or solvency opinion.

2 And, these Goodwill valuations may be performed within the controversy phase of the corporate transaction to defend against dissenting shareholder appraisal rights claims or claims that the transaction resulted in a fraudulent transfer. For some transaction-related purposes, financial advisers may value Goodwill as a residual amount ( , the residual of a total business or professional practice value minus the value of all identifiable tangible assets and intangible assets). For other transaction-related purposes, financial advisers may value Goodwill as an individual, income-producing intangible asset.

3 This discussion summarizes the generally accepted Goodwill Valuation approaches , methods , and Procedures . And, this discussion presents an illustrative example of a Goodwill Valuation analysis. Introduction defend against dissenting shareholder appraisal rights claims or claims that the corporate transac- There are different types of Goodwill , including (1) tion involved a fraudulent transfer business or institutional Goodwill and (2) personal This discussion summarizes the generally accept- or professional Goodwill .

4 Financial advisers are often ed approaches and methods related to the Valuation asked to value these different types of Goodwill for of Goodwill . This discussion focuses on business transaction, taxation, financial accounting, litiga- enterprise (or institutional) Goodwill . However, this tion, and other purposes. This discussion describes discussion also considers personal (or individual). the various components of Goodwill and the various Goodwill . reasons why independent financial advisers may be asked to value Goodwill .

5 This discussion starts with a definition of good- will. Since there is no single definition of Goodwill Financial advisers are often asked to value good- that is applicable to all purposes, this discussion will within a corporate transaction environment. considers alternative definitions. This discussion These Goodwill valuations may be performed in the describes the types and attributes of Goodwill . And, due diligence phase of the corporate transaction this discussion considers the many reasons why for transaction pricing and structuring purposes.

6 Financial advisers are asked to value Goodwill . These Goodwill valuations may be performed in the consummation phase of the corporate transac- Finally, this discussion mentions many of the tion as part of the preparation of a transaction common internal and external data sources related fairness opinion or solvency opinion. And, these to the Goodwill Valuation . These data sources pri- Goodwill valuations may be performed within the marily include sources of transactional data regard- controversy phase of the corporate transaction to ing the sale of Goodwill within the context of a busi- ness acquisition.

7 10 INSIGHTS SPRING 2015 Some financial advisers believe that only income concern) premise of value rather than on a value approach methods are applicable to value Goodwill . in exchange (or piecemeal disposition) premise of However, this discussion describes cost approach, value. market approach, and income approach Valuation Some going-concern value may attach to the methods . This discussion concludes with an illustra- business entity's specifically identified identifiable tive Goodwill Valuation example.

8 Intangible assets. For example, an entity's patent, copyright, or trademark value is typically greater when that intangible asset is appraised on a value in Goodwill Components continued use (or going-concern) premise of value There are many interpretations of Goodwill . These rather than on a value in exchange (or piecemeal interpretations are generally grouped into two cat- disposition) premise of value. egories: residual interpretations and income inter- The second Goodwill component is the exis- pretations.

9 While income interpretations may be tence of excess income (however measured). This more common, financial advisers should be familiar component is described later in this discussion. with both categories of interpretations. Both inter- For a business entity, excess income is income pretations agree on the components of (or the fac- generated by the entity that is greater than the tors that create) Goodwill and the types of Goodwill amount needed to provide a fair rate of return on (or situations in which Goodwill arises).

10 All of the entity's tangible assets and identifiable There are three principal components of good- intangible assets. will. Financial advisers consider these three compo- This excess income component relates to the nents as either (1) the factors that create Goodwill concept of Goodwill as that portion of business or (2) the reasons why Goodwill exists in certain enterprise value that cannot be specifically assigned circumstances. The first and third components pri- to the entity's tangible assets or identifiable intan- marily relate to business Goodwill .


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