Day 1—Advanced Income Approach & Cost of Capital
• Brief introduction and refresher
• Alternative/advanced company risk analysis models and applications: Porter, McKinsey 7-s, SWOT, DuPont, Macroeconomic
• Income approach: Capitalized cash flow (CCF) vs. discounted cash flow (DCF) methods; invested capital vs. direct equity methods including iterative models; common pitfalls in DCF calculations including growth rates, terminal value, working capital and capital expenditure needs; excess cash flow (earnings) method refresher; net tangible asset mini-WACC
• Advanced cost of capital techniques and data sources: CAPM vs. MCAPM vs. Build Up vs. WACC; Ibbotson vs. Duff & Phelps data including returns based on accounting measures of risk; supply side equity risk premiums; specific company risk techniques including the Butler Pinkerton total beta model: size premiums and industry risk premiums; P/E multiple adjustments and the earnings cap rate; forward looking/ex ante approach to returns; complex capital structures including debt, preferred stock, options, and invested capital allocation models “Hands on” exercises and examples

Day 2—Advanced Market Approach, Asset Approach, and Discounts and Premiums
• Market approach: Guideline public company method example including calculating and selecting multiples using statistics; qualitative and quantitative methods for adjusting multiples for size, growth, and risk; transaction databases and level of reliance—what you don’t know can hurt you; example applications of transaction data from the various databases
• Asset approach: Adjustments; capital gains and a review of relevant court cases
• Discounts and premiums: The new levels of value; restricted stock and Pre-IPO benchmark studies on discounts for lack of marketability; application of the FMV Detailed Restricted Stock study and data and the Valuation Advisors Detailed Pre-IPO study and data; application of quantitative DLOM models including the Longstaff Look Back Option model and the Quantitative Marketability Discount model; recent attacks and rebuttals on DLOMs including the Bajaj study; Ashok Abbott Liquidity Factor and study
• Hands-on exercises and examples

Day 3—Advanced Issues in S Corps, FLPs, Goodwill in Divorce, Intangible Asset Valuations, Testimony, and Risk Management
• S Corps: Court case review; major issues including tax-affecting, control vs. minority, S Corp premiums; review of models including Grabowski, Mercer, Treharne, Van Vleet, and Fannon; detailed example of Fannon model
• FLP valuation problems including a review of new court cases
• Personal (professional) vs. enterprise (practice) goodwill in divorce, small businesses, and professional practices including a review of relevant court cases
• Intangible asset valuations for financial reporting (Fair Value): SFAS 141(R), 142, and 157; allocation of purchase price case study; valuation examples of intangible assets including software, customer relationships, trade names, technology, and non-compete agreements; goodwill impairment
• Litigation and expert witness testimony examples
• Practice management tips for marketing, managing, and making money in valuation services, including risk management
• Hands-on exercises and examples

The development and instruction team brings extraordinary depth and experience to this challenging workshop. Team leader, James R. Hitchner, CPA/ABV, ASA, editor and co-author of the course-required Financial Valuation: Applications and Models, 3rd Edition, has assembled a virtual dream team that includes many of NACVA/CTI’s most highly rated practitioner/instructors: Mel H. Abraham, CPA, CVA, ABV, ASA, Richard Gray, CPA/ABV, CVA, Chris L. Hamilton, CPA, CVA, CFE, DABFA, Mark G. Kucik, CPA, CVA, CM&AA, Derald L. Lyons, CPA, CVA, Brandi Ruffalo, MBA, AVA, CMC, Stephen J. Scherf, CPA/ABV, CVA, CFE, CrFA, and Ronald L. Seigneur, CPA/ABV, MBA, CVA.

Those who have attended the CTI Business Valuation and Certification Training Center or aspiring valuation practitioners looking to take their skill set to a higher level and obtain their training at one venue.

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August 21–23	Washington, DC
October 23–25	Atlanta, GA
November 13–15	Philadelphia, PA
December 11–13	Las Vegas, NV

Pricing (Before early registration discounts.) Three-Day Workshop, including cost of book and workbook ($170 retail value)
Non-Member:$1,800
Member: $1,620

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Delivery Method	Group-Live
Program Level	Advanced
Advanced Preparation	None
Prerequisites	Attended Business Valuation and Certification Training Center
Fields of Study	Accounting	3
	Specialized Knowledge and Applications	18
	Taxes	3
Total CPE Hours		24

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