How Adelaide Businesses Are Valued, Industry by Industry

Start with how the business makes its money, not with the name of its industry. Where earnings repeat reliably, the income approach normally leads; where similar businesses change hands often enough to show a clear market, the market approach leads; where most of the value is in plant and equipment, or margins are thin, the asset approach leads. Each guide explains which one leads in its sector and why, and every valuation still weighs all three.

Yes. The three approaches apply in every sector, and we value businesses across Adelaide and South Australia whether or not a guide exists for them. The twenty guides cover sectors where we have something specific and sourced to say about the local market. If yours is missing, a short call is the fastest way to work out what the valuation will involve.

Rarely. Certified reports are delivered from seven business days whatever the sector, and the timetable depends far more on how quickly the accounts, leases, contracts and asset registers reach us than on the type of business.

That depends on who will rely on the number, not on the sector. An indicative valuation is for internal decision-making, such as testing an offer, setting your own expectations before a negotiation, or deciding whether to sell at all. It is not written for third party reliance. If a lender, a court, the ATO or another expert will rely on the figure, choose a summary or detailed report instead.

No. A sector multiple is a reference point, not an answer. Two businesses in the same industry with identical revenue can be worth very different amounts once profit, growth, reliance on a few customers and dependence on the owner are taken into account. The valuation explains where your business sits within the range and why.

Yes. Our office is on Leigh Street in the Adelaide CBD, and the local content in these guides is written for Greater Adelaide, from Salisbury and Elizabeth in the north to Marion and the southern suburbs, and east to Mount Barker. We also value businesses in the Barossa, Clare Valley and McLaren Vale wine regions, across regional South Australia and Australia-wide, arranging site visits where the engagement calls for one.