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Valtech’s Insights in View of the “Statement on the Conduct and Duties of Directors when Considering Corporate Acquisitions or Disposals”
As professional valuer actively involved in valuation advisory for corporate transactions, we would like to share our views and insights to financial advisors and listed companies in response to the key highlights from the SFC’s article in relation to valuation. Basically, we recommend adopting a clear decision analysis and process overview in each valuation of corporate transactions.
Incremental Borrowing Rate HKFRS 16 (IBR)
Incremental borrowing rate is defined under HKFRS 9 as the rate of interest that a lessee would have to pay to borrow over a similar term, and with a similar security, the funds necessary to obtain an asset of a similar value to the right-of-use asset in a similar economic environment.
Valuation Methods for Business Valuation
When valuing a company on going concern basis, there are three main valuation methods used by industry practitioners in banking and finance and also valuation specialist: (1) discounted cash flow model, (2) comparable company analysis, and (3) asset-based method. These are the most common methods of valuation used in investment banking, equity research, private equity, corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions (M&A), leveraged buyouts (LBO) and financial reporting.
Purchase Price Allocation (PPA)
With respect to the assignment of goodwill and other asset values, valuations for financial reporting purposes involve the allocation of asset values at the reporting unit level, and the acquired assets can be added to an acquirer’s existing reporting units. Book values of assets and liabilities are often different from their fair values. In allocating the purchase price to these assets and liabilities, we step, or write, them up/down to reflect their fair values.
VALTECH is ready to assist HKFRS 9
Requirements under the new HKFRS 9 on Expected Credit Loss: Most Financial Instruments are subject to Expected Credit Loss Assessments under HKFRS 9. ECL typically covers trade receivable, contract assets, loan and other receivables .A Simplified Approach for trade receivable based on a Provision Matrix of Lifetime ECL. A 3-Stage General Approach for loan and other receivables, and as a policy choice for trade and lease receivables with significant financing component. Forward looking economic scenarios and their impacts on a weighted average ECL.
HKFRS 16 / IFRS 16 Valuation Support for Lease
Background of Lease - Updates Its specifies how a company will recognise, measure, present and disclose leases. The standard provides a single lessee accounting model, requiring lessees to recognise assets and liabilities for all leases unless the lease term is