Business valuation

Analysis and evaluation of your company structures

Food Resource Management supports you in exceptional corporate situations, such as bridging management bottlenecks and implementing crisis-related reorganisation measures, through to complex project management.



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Business valuation

Analysis and evaluation of your company structures

Food Resource Management supports you in exceptional corporate situations, such as bridging management bottlenecks and implementing crisis-related reorganisation measures, through to complex project management.



Learn more

Definition of business valuation

By business valuation we mean procedures for determining the value of companies or shares in companies as well as the valuation of operating sites or business divisions. It can be carried out in decision-dependent or decision-independent situations. In the case of decision-dependent events, a change in ownership is usually intended, such as the purchase or sale of companies or parts of companies, a voluntary merger or demerger of companies, the entry of a shareholder into an existing company or a possible IPO. In the case of decision-independent events, on the other hand, no change in the ownership structure of the company is envisaged. These include valuations for goodwill impairment tests according to IAS/ IFRS and US-GAAP or the determination of the lending limit for creditworthiness checks as well as for reorganisations.

Evaluation

Realistic and market-driven valuation

Food Resource Management specialises in company valuations in the food industry and supports in particular medium-sized companies (> 20 million euros turnover) in the acquisition of equity capital. Since the value of a company is made up of a multitude of influencing factors, we not only analyse the business figures from the past, but also evaluate the future turnover, cost, investment and profit potential. We work with a network of competent tax advisors, auditors, lawyers and insolvency law experts to present our results to you objectively, reliably and promptly.

Your advantages

OBJECTIVE, RELIABLE & TIMELY

  • Holistic business valuation analysis: everything from one source possible
  • Neutrality in business valuation
  • Professional industry-specific know-how in dealing with the complex methods of business valuation
  • Creation of a basis for discussion with third parties (e.g. investment companies, security guarantees for banks and partners)
  • Clarification of relevant legal and tax aspects
  • Securing a needs-based valuation by officially recognised experts

Areas of application

Security for your corporate transactions

  • Determining the enterprise value of a company
  • Support in the procurement of equity capital
  • Support with mergers & acquisitions processes
  • Solutions to keep your company going even in difficult situations
  • Insolvency avoidance strategies
  • Expert opinions as a basis for decision-making for future-oriented corporate strategies
  • Support for company succession arrangements or in the event of inheritance
  • Minimising the risk of a potential capital investment
  • Status report of the company for investors (private equity investments)
  • Advice on carrying out due diligence
  • Keeping risks as low as possible in SME financing and transactions
  • Support in the evaluation of market opportunities

This is how we present your company

Components & Investigative Procedures (excerpts)

  • Examination of the annual result for intransparency and distortion of results
  • Selection of a suitable accounting method
  • Evaluation and analysis of the value chain with regard to optimisation approaches

  • Net asset value method
  • Capitalised earnings value method
  • Discounted cash flow method

  • Examination of possibilities for refinancing
  • Use of interest rate hedging options
  • Determining the interest and redemption payments on incoming payments

  • Increase in the equity ratio
  • Use of risk management, e.g. by avoiding supplier and customer bottlenecks and dependencies

  • Analysis of relevant profitability indicators for the evaluation of the company’s success
  • Evaluation of the return on sales in an industry comparison
  • Determination of the return on capital earned

  • Financing analysis to determine the financial balance
  • Review and optimisation of payment targets
  • Implementation of optimisation approaches within the value chain

  • Examination of the ratios of equity and debt capital customary in the industry
  • Review of financing with matching maturities
  • Investigation of alternative financing options (leasing, sale of receivables, etc.)

  • Presentation of the results of the business valuation as an expert opinion, presentation or report
  • If desired, elaboration of a comprehensible corporate strategy with transparent presentations for business partners