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ESG Valuation Considerations – Top Down or Bottom Up?

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Intangible asset valuation concepts can and should be applied to unique ESG cash flows. This work can be used to reconcile and support an adjustment to the CAPM, then the WACC, via Alpha and Beta. Adjustments to Beta can accomplish this. The re-levered Beta for the private company we were valuing was 0.56.

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How to Value an SME—An Introductory Guide

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Recognized as firms with under 250 employees, their accurate valuation is highly important for many finance professionals. Valuing a Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) involves assessing the company’s financial performance, assets, market position, and growth potential. How do I value an SME?

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How to value SMEs: A Simplified Roadmap

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Financial Literacy: Understanding SME valuation can empower entrepreneurs, investors, and anyone interested in finance, making the complex task of valuation more approachable. However, market information required for CAPM, such as beta coefficients and risk premiums, may not be available for SMEs.

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ESG A Valuation Framework

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The second inflection point was triggered by the “Fundamental Reshaping of Finance” open letter to CEOs on January 14, 2020, by BlackRock Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Larry Fink. “In Will ESG assets be recorded on balance sheets one day soon, just as intangible assets such as goodwill and intellectual property are recorded today?