According to the nature of industries of which a company operates and the evolution of new industries, the composition of company assets is greatly diversified. Valuation of company assets is a fundamental part of any corporate planning and investment strategy. Our integrated professional team having various appraisal and financial qualifications and experience have undertaken valuation projects for different purposes in connection with public flotation/IPO, merger & acquisition, mortgage finance, joint venture, financial reporting, development feasibility, strategic planning, taxation, litigation, insurance, etc.

Our comprehensive assets valuation services comprise the followings:

• a) Property Valuation

  Both private and listed companies may have certain to considerable extent of investment in real estate properties and the value of such real estate assets may represent a significant portion of the company’s asset value. The real worth of the company should be reflected by proper valuations of the same. Our valuations are performed in the following aspects:

  • i. All types of real estate properties for residential, commercial, office, retail and industrial uses
  • ii. Specialized properties such as toll roads, ferry piers, petrol-filling stations, golf-courses, hotels, resorts establishments, clubhouses, church, schools, theaters cold stores, etc.
  • iii. Purpose-built production facilities
  • iv. Sites with development potentials
  • v. Agricultural lots, village-type houses, rural holdings
• b) Business Valuation

  Business valuations are used for a variety of purposes. A quality valuation provides the business owner or corporate managements an important tool for planning an orderly transition. It is also a benchmark against which to measure the company’s business and financial objectives, and it serves to identify viable transition options, including the timing of the liquidity event. Business valuations are also important for banking, insurance, stock option grants, intergenerational transfers, internal strategic planning.

  Quality business valuations are performed by our qualified and experienced professionals. Our business valuation involves a thorough analysis of all aspects of the business including key factors that impact value–company’s strengths and weaknesses, profitability, competitive and geographic factors, unique aspects of its products or services, and “intangible” aspects of the enterprise. Past performance is reviewed and future potential is assessed. We examine external factors such as the economy, industry trends, the mergers-and-acquisitions marketplace and current trends in the acquirer community. Our clients’ exposures are extensive, ranging from heavy industrial companies which rely heavily on fixed assets to software or Internet companies which have minimal tangible assets.

• c) Intangible Assets Valuation

  In today’s business environment, companies have to measure their value not only on traditional assets but also intangible assets such as intellectual property, customer and supplier relationships, know-how, and technology. Recent changes in financial reporting requirements globally require both public and private companies to assess the fair value of recorded goodwill and identifiable intangible assets on a regulated basis.

  We provide professional services in the identification and valuation of intangible assets to both public and private companies. We offer specific experience with goodwill impairment and purchase price allocations across a broad range of industries, including: financial and professional services, technology, media and communications, manufacturing, natural resources, distribution and retail.

  Our primary goal is to provide our client with impartial valuation concerning the value of their intangible assets and help them to make precise decisions and thus achieve their business goals. Some of the common identifiable intangible assets we have valued are:

  • i. Trademarks
  • ii. Brand names
  • iii. Copyrights
  • iv. License rights
  • v. Patents
  • vi. Franchises
  • vii. Customer and supplier relationships
  • viii. Distribution networks / rights
  • ix. Software applications
  • x. Websites
  • xi. Right of publicity
  • xii. Proprietary technology
• d) Brand Valuation & Advisory

  We provide a wide range of brand valuation and advisory services to facilitate our clients to define brand value; maximize value on a transaction; review expenditure on brand and marketing investment; analyze new business strategies and their impact on brands; and advise on the allocation of investment across a brand portfolio.

• e) Financial Instruments Valuation

  Financial instruments are legal documents that embody monetary value. There are a number of different types of documents that are properly identified as a financial instrument (cash instruments / derivative instruments). Derivative instruments are financial instrument in some type of contract that has value based on the current status of the underlying assets.

  We provide professional services in the valuation of the financial instruments include:

  • i. Convertible Preference Shares / Convertible Bonds
  • ii. Futures
  • iii. Share Options
  • iv. Warrants
  • v. Commodity / Interest Swaps
  • vi. Financial Guarantees
  • vii. Financial Contracts
  • viii. Bank Loans
  • ix. Structured Deposit Contracts
  • x. Equity-linked Notes
  • xi. Accumulators / Decumulators
• f) Plant and Machinery Valuation

  Our knowledge of manufacturing and industrial asset is extensive, ranging from single equipment and tool to biotech and power production, from hi-tech manufacturing to aggregates and heavy industrial. Our team of professionals specializes in all aspects of plant and machinery valuations and advisory services for different purposes including valuations for accounting balance sheet purposes, initial public offerings, insurance, taxation, impairment test, acquisition and mergers, joint ventures and liquidation.

  Our plant and machinery valuation expertise covers:

  • i. Petrochemical/Chemical
  • ii. Pharmaceutical
  • iii. Cement/Mining
  • iv. Industrial Manufacturing
  • v. Energy
  • vi. Hi-Tech
  • vii. Biotech
  • viii. Vessels, Aircrafts and Vehicles
  • ix. Other Specialized Assets
• g) Biological Assets Valuation

  Biological assets are living animals/plants for sale or to be transformed into agricultural produces or into additional biological assets. In an agricultural environment, biological assets are produced, sold or transformed into additional biological assets from controlled processes that manage their growth and maturation. In sharp contrast to conventional fixed assets like real estate and machinery, biological assets constantly change through time as dictated by their own growth cycle that includes growth, degeneration, production and procreation. We have consolidated expertise and experience in providing valuation of such assets to clients for their various needs.

• h) Natural Resources Valuation

  Natural resources businesses are always key to the economy and they are usually involve enormous capital investment. As natural resources businesses are spot on and actively trade in nowadays’ market environment, determination of the value of the same is crucial to the business. Our experts are experienced in the valuation of different kinds of natural resources include:

  • i. Minerals and mines
  • ii. Energy (natural gas, oil, coal, alternative energy, etc.)
  • iii. Agricultural products
  • iv. Forestry
• i) Antique and Chattels Valuation

  We provide valuation of antique and chattels in the form of a schedule of items, coupled with a certificate of valuation and photographic evidence of the existence of the items.

• j) Inventory Valuation

  Inventory is assets that are intended for sale, are in process of being produced for sale, or are to be used in producing goods. An inventory valuation allows a company to provide a monetary value for items that make up their inventory. Inventories are usually the largest current asset of a business, and proper valuation of the same is necessary to assure accurate financial statements as well as proper matching of expenses and revenues.

  We provide inventory valuation services to suit various purposes, such as accounting and transaction of our clients and helping them to make accurate business decisions.

• k) Cost Segregation

  We provide cost segregation services comprise basically the value breakdown of land and buildings components of properties for our client’s accounting or strategic planning reference.