James P. Catty receives IACVA award
At the IACVA conference in Atlanta, a special award was given to James P. Catty for his dedication to the business valuation profession and his willingness to share knowledge.
Valuing Intangible Assets by the Cost Approach
The cost of any particular asset does not normally represent its fair value. But in practice, replacement cost of an asset adjusted for time to use establishes a ceiling for its fair value, as it is the maximum amount a prudent investor will pay. There ma ...
It’s Hard to Predict, Especially about the Future
Editor’s note: The BVU editorial team worked closely with Jim on this article to provide the most solid framework for working with management projections. Jim is joining Neil Beaton for the BVR Thought Leader Series session, “The Uses and Abuses of Mana ...
The Valuation Profession—A Brief History
The need to value items reaches far into antiquity. Plato (427 - 347 B.C.) described the concept of value as one of the most difficult questions. His pupil, Aristotle (384 - 322 B.C.), teacher of Alexander the Great, believed that the value of an object w ...
ISO 10668 and Brand Valuations: A Summary for Appraisers
In 2010, a major proprietary brand valuation service, BrandZ, ranked Google’s brand number one in the world, with a value of $114 billion. Interbrand, another highly respected brand valuation organization, put it only in fourth place, with a meager $44 bi ...
In reshape of manufacturing, firms must focus on data
Veteran valuation expert James Catty comments on the reshaping of the manufacturing industry, the most significant trend being the growing importance of data.
'It’s hard to predict—especially about the future'
A multitude of reasons exist for trying to predict the future operations of a business, Jim Catty, CPA/ABV, CFA, CVA (Corporate Valuation Services, Ltd, Toronto) said.
IFRS/GAAP convergence: a profitable area for business appraisers
May 13th 2011 “was a momentous day for valuators,” James Catty (Corporate Valuation Services Limited) told NACVA/IBA Conference attendees in San Diego last week.
Get Ready for Risks
The year 1999 will be an interesting one for valuators. As we all know, the Chinese consider the saying "may you live in interesting times" to be a curse, and we may just be confronted with more than ...
Plant Tours
"Plant Tours" Catty, Jim and Dita Vadron , unpublished paper, 1999. As the title suggests, this article concerns plant tours and to a lesser extent, management interviews, as both generally occur at the same time.
The Uses and Abuses of Management Projections
The Uses and Abuses of Management Projections Teleconference Handbook December 4, 2008 Moderator: Stuart Weiss, CPA/ABV Panelists: Neil Beaton, CPA/ABV, CFA, ASA and James Catty, MA, CA, CPA, CFA, CBV, CFE ...
The Uses and Abuses of Management Projections
The Uses and Abuses of Management Projections Teleconference Handbook December 4, 2008 Moderator: Stuart Weiss, CPA/ABV Panelists: Neil Beaton, CPA/ABV, CFA, ASA and James Catty, MA, CA, CPA, CFA, CBV, CFE Please note: This Handbook does not qual ...
Wrong Friday—right exclusive locale and experts
Last week’s BVWire included the wrong date for the exclusive The Uses and Abuses of Management Projections workshop.
A first for BV in Africa
NACVA...will be administering a CVA test ...
From the vault: Origin of the market approach
When doing research using BVResearch Pro, you may stumble on some very interesting things in addition to what you’re specifically looking for.
Lake Tahoe and management projections
What do these two have in common?
BPC adds German Stock Exchange data
The Butler Pinkerton Calculator™ recently added data from the Canadian Exchange, and now appraisers can access the German stock index.
ISO 10688 creates new focus on brand valuation
Brand valuation has evolved considerably since it originated in the 1980’s, writes Sophie Roberts in “Brand Valuation: the methodologies” in Intellectual Property Magazine.
The Use of Management Projections for Valuations
July 2011 978-1-935081-78-4 Softcover (116 pages)
BVR (editor)
Business Valuation Resources, LLC
Coverage of the IACVA International Conference in Dubai
The International Association of Consultants, Valuators and Analysts (IACVA) and the Middle East Charter (together with Business Valuation Resources and the China Appraisal Society) held a busy conference at the Al Murooj Rotana hotel in beautiful Dubai on December 13 and 14, 2015. Valuation experts from around the globe discussed developments from their perspectives.