23 Databases Every Valuation Professional Should Know: In Just 50 Minutes

Co-Sponsored by the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts®  (NACVA®)

	Program Description		Who Should Attend
	How You Will Benefit		Free Course

This is an information-rich course designed to sharpen how you source and apply valuation data. In 50 minutes, you will be guided through the 23 most important databases every business valuation professional should know, uncovering the data sources, benchmarks, and research tools that underpin credible, well-supported valuation conclusions. From market and transaction data to risk metrics and industry intelligence, this course highlights the resources professionals rely on to build valuations that stand up to scrutiny.

How You Will Benefit
After completing this course, attendees will be able to:

• Describe why credible data matters in business valuation, including how reliability, replicability, sufficiency, completeness, and relevance impact the defensibility of valuation conclusions
• Identify and differentiate the core ValuSource databases (including Market Comps, M&A Comps, Guideline Public Company Data, IRS Financial Ratios, and RMA Valuation Edition) and describe their appropriate uses in comparative and benchmarking analysis
• Describe the purpose and application of premium and discount data sources (including the Kroll Cost of Capital Module, Pluris DLOM Database, FactSet Premiums and Discounts, and P/E Ratios) in quantifying risk and illiquidity
• Use key economic and industry intelligence resources (such as the National Economic Review [NER], First Research, Bizminer, and RC Reports) to explain how they support macroeconomic and industry-specific analysis
• Assess the benefits of advanced and add-on research resources (including ValuSource’s Titanium Databases and BVDataUniversity) for expanding research depth and improving analytical efficiency
• Summarize available professional development resources and attendee benefits, including Around the Valuation World and special subscription offers associated with the webinar

Who Should Attend
Valuation professionals