company VALUATION
When it comes to your valuation
Expert help can be invaluable
Valuations for Australian startups and SMEs
- ESS valuations
- Book valuations
- Startup valuations
- CPA certified valuations
- Experienced startup advisers
When you need a valuation for your business, you need to know it’s one you can trust. You need to be able to rely on valuation advice and feel confident backing it in front of others.
There are several reasons you might need a valuation. The most common reasons we see are when you’re preparing for capital raising, and when you’re putting in or maintaining an employee share scheme.
They are two very different reasons so it’s important to use the right tool for the job. That’s why we have different valuation options with different prices. Scroll time.
Looking for a streamlined way to implement and manage an ESS?
We know and recommend our friends at Cake Equity.
ESS VALUATION
from $750
Prepare ESS valuation
Per ATO guidelines
- You’ll either need an NTA
Book Valuation or a
Startup Valuation
depending on which
stage your business is at.
See below for details
NTA BOOK VALUATION
$750
Prepare Net Tangible Asset (NTA) valuation also known as book valuation
Includes
- Review balance sheet
- Review underlying asset values in your accounts
- Review shares on issue
- Prepare CPA certified valuation
STARTUP VALUATION
from $1,700
Comprehensive 16-page
5-valuation report
Includes
- Reviewing your existing financial model
- The most complete startup & private company
database of comparables in the world - A 16-page 5-valuation method report
- Discussion while preparing your report
- Reworking the report within three months
All prices exclude GST
We require full payment for these services before we release the final materials
Find the right service for you
An employee share scheme (ESS) can be a great way to motivate your team. By owning shares, your employees will have even more reason to perform at their best and they should also be eligible for tax concessions too.
You do need expert help to handle the set up and management for an ESS. We know (and recommend) Cake Equity for this.
Also, the ATO has pretty strict guidelines about valuing unlisted shares. In a nutshell, you can either:
Prepare and use a Net Tangible Asset (NTA) Book Valuation, if you meet the following criteria:
- your business hasn't raised $10m in previous 12 months; and
- your business is less than 7 years old or is a small business with less than $10m revenue; and
- your business prepares financial reports.
Otherwise, you will need to undertake an alternative valuation method (as accepted by your board) that takes into account:
- future cash flows;
- similar businesses; and
- illiquidity of unlisted companies.
Our Startup Valuation considers these aspects.
Includes
- Review balance sheet
- Review shares on issue
- Prepare CPA certified valuation
Price
FROM $750
We’ll do an independent accountant-certified review of your accounts, along with a high level review of underlying asset values in order to provide a net tangible asset (NTA) valuation. You may also hear this described as a book valuation.
Includes
- Review balance sheet
- Review underlying asset values in your accounts
- Review shares on issue
- Prepare CPA certified valuation
Prices
$750
Early stage valuation
They say valuation can be as much an art as a science, and there is definitely a psychology at play during capital raising negotiations. As a startup founder looking to raise capital, it’s vital to do your homework so you have an indication of a reasonable valuation – an operating range to negotiate from. If you’re an angel investor, you might want an independent view on a valuation for early stage startups where more traditional methods don’t apply. We work with Equidam, a leading startup valuation provider, to offer this service. It includes:- Reviewing your financial model (or we can build a financial model for you)
- Access to the most complete startup and private company database of comparables in the world (over 30 million data points across 88 countries)
- An independent 16-page five-valuation method report, including detailed business information, financial projections, valuations with parameters and supporting explanations
- Discussion before/during/after preparing your report
- Reworking the report within one month (up to 2 iterations) if necessary
- Balance sheet/Profit and loss or access to Xero
- An up-to-date ASIC register to confirm shares on issue
- Organisation structure
- Purpose of valuation
- Business background and detailed qualitative questionnaire
- Forecasts
- Growth rates
Includes
- Reviewing your existing financial model
- The most complete startup & private company database of comparables in the world
- A 16-page 5-valuation method report
- Discussion while preparing your report
- Reworking the report within one month (up to 2 iterations) if necessary
Price
$2,200 including financial model review
$1,700 excluding financial model review
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