Every recognised method runs. The strongest evidence leads to one value.
Valtx applies the full spectrum of the International Valuation Standards (IVS 2025) — income, market, asset, and early-stage approaches — running every applicable method in parallel, scoring each for confidence, and triangulating them into a single central value with an honest range and a complete audit trail.
- IVS 2025International Valuation Standards
- IVSCStandards Council
- IPEVPrivate equity valuation
- AICPAUS GAAP
- RICSRed Book
- IFRSFinancial reporting
- CFA InstituteInvestment standards
- DamodaranValuation data
17 methods, organised by approach.
Each applicable method runs independently and carries its own confidence. Not every method suits every company — the engine applies the ones the evidence supports, and says why.
Income approach
Values a company on the cash it is expected to generate, discounted for time and risk. The cost of capital is derived, not assumed.
- Discounted Cash Flow (DCF)Free cash flow to firm, discounted at WACC.
- Dividend Discount Model (DDM)For dividend-paying, mature companies.
- Residual Income Model (RIM)Book value plus economic profit above the charge for capital.
- Adjusted Present Value (APV)Unlevered value plus the value of financing side-effects.
Market approach
Anchors value to what the market pays for comparable businesses and transactions, adjusted for size, growth, and risk.
- EV / EBITDAEnterprise value against operating earnings.
- Trading ComparablesMultiples from listed peers.
- Precedent TransactionsMultiples paid in comparable deals.
- EV / RevenueFor high-growth or pre-profit companies.
- Price / Earnings (P/E)Equity value against net earnings.
Asset (cost) approach
Values the business from its balance sheet — what its assets are worth, net of liabilities, on a going-concern or wind-down basis.
- Net Asset Value (NAV)Fair value of assets less liabilities.
- Replacement CostCost to rebuild the asset base today.
- Liquidation ValueRecoverable value under an orderly or forced sale.
Early-stage approach
For companies without a track record, where value rests on the opportunity, the team, and the exit the founders are building towards.
- VC MethodExit value discounted to a target return.
- Berkus MethodRisk-adjusted value across five qualitative drivers.
Strategic approach
Frameworks for value that is contingent on optionality, control, or synergy. Framework-only at MVP (not yet computed).
- Real OptionsValue of the right, not the obligation, to act (framework).
- Sum-of-the-PartsSegment-by-segment build (framework).
- Control & Synergy PremiaAdjustments for control and combination value (framework).
From many estimates to one number you can defend.
A dozen methods produce a dozen numbers. The discipline is in how they are weighed. Valtx scores the evidence behind each method and blends them by confidence and relevance — never claiming more than the evidence holds.
Confidence, per method
Each method is scored on the quality and completeness of the evidence behind it — not every method deserves equal weight.
Weighted triangulation
The applicable methods are blended by confidence and relevance into one central value, with the strongest evidence leading.
An honest range
The result is a central value and a range, with divergence between methods surfaced rather than smoothed away.
A full audit trail
Every input, source, assumption, and calculation is preserved and reproducible from the trail alone.
See the method behind the number.
Run every applicable method on your company, and see exactly how the engine reaches one value.