Business Valuation Resources: Links

ABA Member Websites

• American Business Appraisers, LLP
• American Business Appraisers of Montana/Wyoming, Inc.
• Apex Valuation Consulting, LLC
• Bratton, McMorrow & Kearney, LLP
• CapVal, LLC
• Conrad Business Appraisers
• DeLisi & Ghee, Inc.
• Delphi Valuation Advisors, Inc.
• Evans and Associates, LLC
• Haas Business Valuation Services Inc.
• Independent Appraisal, Inc.
• James R. Palmer, LLC
• Loveman-Curtiss, Inc.
• Primus Valuations
• Shenehon Company
• Union Business Appraisers

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Accrediting / Credentialing Organizations

• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
• American Society of Appraisers
• CFA Institute (CFAI)
• Institute of Business Appraisers
• National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts (NACVA)

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Company Background Research

• Small business financial ratios
• Snapshots of over 8,300 public companies
• Company Reports: Annual reports and Edgar documents on public companies
• Zapdata: Industry- and company-specific data

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Economic Analysis

• One-stop shopping for government data
• L/T economic forecast (Livingston Survey)
• Bureau of Public Debt
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Economic Statistics Briefing Room
• Federal Statistics
• Country risk guide data (int'l discount rates)
• Web site of the city of your choice
• Federal district bank local economic information
• Market structure and concentration ratios
• Bureau of Labor Statistics for MSA data
• Prime Rate
• Prime Rate (Historic)

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Industry Background

• Industry and national business statistics
• Integra Information
• RMA industry ratios
• First Research Industry
• SIC Codes: This page allows the user to search the 1987 version SIC manual by keyword, to access descriptive information for a specified 4-digit SIC, and to examine the manual structure
• NAICS Codes search
• NAICS Code search and SIC conversion
• HotBot: "Super search" or "Search Options" and type in key words like "printing industry" and enhance with key words like "trends"
• Global industry data

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Valuation Research

• Business Valuation Resources
• Business Valuation Update
• Federal Reserve Bank of Boston: provides Regional Statistics and various pieces of financial data such as Prime Rate, 20 Yr Treasury etc.
• 20-year T-bond rates
• Historic interest rates
• Ibbotson Stocks, Bonds, Bills and Inflation and other publications
• Current statistics on rates and bonds
• Search engine providing information on stock prices (current or historic, doesn't account for splits)
• Additional search engine providing information on stock prices (current or historic)
• US Securities & Exchange Commission – provides all filing of publicly traded companies
• Free Edgar - Rich Text Formats (RTF) filings of publicly traded companies
• Search engine providing information on SEC filings, searchable by key word, industry, ticker or name
• PWC site – Interface between SEC filing and Excel allowing user to download and analyze public company information
• Alacra, a service of the Data Downlink Corporation. It is a comprehensive collection of pre-formatted, application ready, analytical information. Information is downloaded directly into your spreadsheet, saving time typing and converting data.
• Partnership Profiles
• Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice

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