Valuation
Purpose-built analysis for transactions, planning, financial reporting, and other decisions that require a supportable view of value.
Explore valuation workIndependent valuation advisory
AVAL -A Valuation Company
Clear, documented analysis for private-company valuation, 409A engagements, and stock compensation matters. Each conclusion is built to be understood, reviewed, and used.
Valuation, 409A, and ASC 718 questions differ. AVAL starts by defining the purpose, standard of value, and decision the work needs to support.
Practice areas
The right analysis starts with the right question.
AVAL connects financial analysis, capital structure, and the applicable valuation purpose in one reviewable body of work.
409A valuation
Independent common-stock fair market value analysis, with the assumptions, methods, and supporting record presented clearly.
Understand the 409A processStock compensation
Valuation analysis for options and other equity awards, including work that supports ASC 718 financial-reporting questions.
View stock compensation topicsASC 718
Award-level valuation support for options, RSUs, PSUs, and market conditions in financial-reporting work.
Understand ASC 718 supportEarnout valuation
Contingent-payment analysis that maps deal terms, operating scenarios, timing, and risk to a reviewable present-value conclusion.
Explore earnout valuationB2B valuation services
Partner-ready analysis for accounting firms and other advisers, with client-facing reports delivered under an approved firm or third-party name.
Explore B2B servicesHow AVAL works
A transparent path from scope to conclusion.
- 01
Define the engagement
Clarify the valuation date, purpose, subject interest, intended use, and information available for the analysis.
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Analyze the evidence
Review financial performance, outlook, market evidence, capital structure, award terms, and other relevant facts.
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Challenge the conclusion
Reconcile methods, test key assumptions, and review the work for internal consistency and clear support.
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Deliver and support
Present the conclusion, methods, and assumptions in a useful report, with a clear record for subsequent review.
Evidence of quality
Work that can be followed, not just accepted.
A valuation report should make the analytical path visible. AVAL organizes the conclusion, methods, assumptions, and supporting schedules so the reader can understand how the pieces connect.
- Purpose, valuation date, and subject interest stated up front
- Methods and key assumptions connected to the available evidence
- Capital structure and per-share conclusions shown transparently
- Sources, limitations, and reviewer judgment kept visible
AVALIllustrative report excerpt
SampleConclusion
$8.42 per share
Common stock fair market value · illustrative only
Valuation dateJune 30, 2026
Primary methodOPM
StatusIllustrative
OPM breakpoint analysis
USD millions · common-stock allocation
| Band | Lower | Upper | Common % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0.0% |
| 2 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 0.0% |
| 3 | 10.0 | 14.0 | 100.0% |
| 4 | 14.0 | 21.5 | 80.0% |
| 5 | 21.5 | 39.0 | 57.1% |
| 6 | 39.0 | ∞ | 50.0% |
Full schedule includes option values, allocations to every share class, and the per-share reconciliation.
This example uses fictional facts and values to demonstrate presentation only.
Engagement scope
Scope follows the facts—not a subscription tier.
AVAL defines the work after understanding the company, the security, and how the conclusion will be used. The proposal then sets out the agreed scope and deliverables.
Start a scope discussionPurpose and timing
The valuation purpose, effective date, expected review process, and delivery schedule frame the engagement.
Company and security complexity
Stage, financial history, capital structure, transactions, forecasts, and award terms affect the work required.
Deliverables and support
The report format, supporting schedules, scenario needs, and expected follow-up determine the final scope.
Start with the question
Tell us what the valuation needs to support.
Share the company, timing, and purpose. AVAL will use that context to frame a focused scope discussion.