Business valuation articles and guides from Assetica, with expert insights for Dubai and UAE business owners, investors, and M&A professionals.
What is a business valuation?
A business valuation is an independent assessment of what a company is worth at a stated date, prepared to recognised standards such as IVS, the RICS Red Book or IFRS 13. A credible valuation reconciles at least two approaches, normally an income approach (discounted cash flow) and a market approach (EBITDA or revenue multiples), and normalises earnings by removing owner-related, one-off and related-party items before any multiple is applied.
How is a business valued in the UAE?
Most UAE businesses are valued on normalised EBITDA multiples cross-checked against a discounted cash flow, with an asset-based approach acting as a floor for holding, property-rich and capital-intensive companies. The result is expressed as a defensible range rather than a single number, and it distinguishes enterprise value from the equity value the shareholder actually receives.
How much does a business valuation cost?
Fees depend on size, complexity, purpose and turnaround. Assetica quotes a fixed fee in writing after a free scoping call, so there is no hourly billing and no scope creep.
Assetica is an independent business valuation firm in Dubai. We do not audit and we do not broker deals, so the number carries no conflict. Book a free scoping call or see the core business valuation service.