Implications of COVID-19 on Business Valuation: Addressing Significant Issues
Overview:
The economic uncertainty brought by the COVID-19 crisis presents a higher degree of challenge among businesses, giving significant changes and critical issues in business valuation. Fortunately, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had proposed certain regulatory and reporting obligations relief and useful guidance on corporate disclosures, potentially helpful for companies as they navigate and address the impacts of the pandemic on their businesses and prospects.
However, companies and their counsel still need to be well equipped with strategic approaches for effective business valuation in addressing significant issues and avoiding legal risks and pitfalls.
Valuation experts Thomas J McNulty (ValueScope) and Keith Balla (PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP) will provide the audience with an in-depth analysis of the implications of COVID-19 in business valuation. Speakers will also tackle emerging issues and risk mitigation strategies to ensure that they are positioned for success even during the pandemic.
Some of the major topics that will be covered in this course are:
- Trends and Development in Business Valuation
- COVID-19 Implications
- Key Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities
- Practical Strategies and Best Practices
- Outlook
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Identify unique COVID-19 risk factors, valuation impact, and significant key considerations in handling business valuation issues
- Determine the various issues in liquidation, cost of equity, debt and capital, and discounted cash flow
Agenda:
Thomas J McNulty CQF, FRM, MBA, Principal
ValueScope
- Unique Risk Factors Caused by COVID
- Overview of the Valuation Impact
- Specific Recommendations
- Adjustments to the Guideline Public Company Method
- Adjustments to the Guideline Transaction Method
- Adjustments to the Income Approach
- Other Key Factors to Consider
- Value of Simulation Models in the COVID Environment
- Industry Spotlight-COVID Impact on the Energy Complex
Keith Balla, CPA, PSA, ABV, CFF, CGMA, Partner
PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP
- Liquidation or Going Concern
- Known or Knowable
- Key economic and industry data
- Cost of Equity, Debt and Capital
- Discounted Cash Flow
Who Should Attend:
- Chartered Business Valuators
- Chief Finance Officers
- Finance Reporting Personnel
- Accountants
- Finance Executives
- Compliance and Risk Managers
Tom McNulty is a ValueScope Principal based in Houston Texas, and is our Energy Practice Leader. His responsibilities include financial …
Keith S. Balla is a partner of the firm and has more than 25 years of experience in financial disputes, …
Course Level:
Intermediate
Advance Preparation:
Print and review course materials
Method of Presentation:
On-demand Webcast (CLE); Group-Internet Based
Prerequisite:
General knowledge of business valuation
Course Code:
149249
NY Category of CLE Credit:
Areas of Professional Practice
NASBA Field of Study:
Accounting – Technical
Total Credit:
1.0 CLE
1.0 CPE (Not eligible for QAS (On-demand) CPE credits)
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SPEAKERS' FIRMS:
About ValueScope
ValueScope is a valuation and analytics firm, capable of valuing nearly everything, and often called on to improve value. ValueScope values esoteric things, such as derivative instruments, loan guarantees, human capital, corporate damages, even life itself. And it has deep financial analytics skills: predictive and probabilistic modeling, determining economic substance, and complex intangible asset analysis.
Website: http://www.valuescopeinc.com/
About PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP
PKF O’Connor Davies is a new breed of accounting and advisory firm that holds itself to a higher standard – going beyond passive value calculation to active value creation. If you look at PKF O’Connor Davies, they may look like many other firms but we know it’s not what you provide that defines you, it’s how you provide it and who delivers it that makes all the difference.
Website: https://www.pkfod.com/