• Valutico launches a new “Notes” feature to document decisions and assumptions in valuations.
• The feature empowers users to justify and communicate valuation inputs to third parties effectively.
• Users can take comprehensive notes, facilitating internal reflection and collaboration with colleagues.
• The new feature now means Valutico provides users both “numbers” and “narratives” to add important depth to each valuation.

Valutico is excited to introduce its latest feature, “Notes,” designed to address the critical need for documenting decisions and assumptions in valuations. The new functionality aims to empower users to justify and communicate their valuation inputs effectively to third parties, such as clients, courts, and potential buyers.

Justifying Valuation Inputs Made Easy

Valuation processes often rely on standardized methodologies, but the decisions and assumptions underlying these valuations are highly subjective. When presenting a valuation to external parties, users frequently face the challenge of justifying specific decisions or assumptions made throughout the process. This could include explaining the selection of peers, rationale behind forecasts, or adjustments made during the quality assurance phase.

To overcome this challenge, Valutico’s new feature enables users to document decisions and assumptions directly within the platform. Users can take comprehensive notes to remind themselves of the reasoning behind specific choices or areas that require further analysis. This documentation not only facilitates internal reflection but also serves as a valuable resource for discussing decisions and assumptions with colleagues working on the valuation.

“We recognize the importance of providing our users with the tools they need to justify their valuations and enhance trust in their work,” said Paul Resch, CEO at Valutico. “Our new feature allows users to document decisions and assumptions comprehensively, empowering them to demonstrate their expertise, professionalism, and preparation.”

Seamless Integration For an End-to-End Valuation Workflow

The new functionality caters to a diverse range of users who require robust documentation capabilities. Notetaking facilitates collaboration and discussion among team members, providing a platform to explain and share rationales. But users can also leverage the solution to present well-structured and professional justifications for their valuations to clients or other stakeholders, even when they don’t have access to the underlying spreadsheet-based model.

Currently, users resort to workarounds such as maintaining separate documents for note-taking. Valutico’s new feature eliminates the need for third-party tools and consolidates all documentation within the platform, aligning with the company’s commitment to an end-to-end valuation workflow.

By introducing this feature, Valutico aims to improve user experiences and enhance trust in valuations. Users will also be able to export the comprehensive documentation as part of their reports as part of a planned update in an upcoming phase, which will foster transparent communication with third parties and showcase the thought process behind their valuation inputs.

Key New Note Features

Core Features of Valutico’s New Note Taking Product Feature:

Comprehensive Note-Taking:
Users can take notes at various stages of the valuation process, including the qualitative assessment, peer choice, valuation methodology selection, and parameter adjustments.

Documentation of Decisions and Assumptions:
The feature allows users to document the rationale behind specific decisions and assumptions made in the valuation. This documentation helps justify inputs to third parties, such as clients, courts, and potential buyers.

Collaboration and Discussion:
For internal users, the feature facilitates collaboration and discussion among team members. Users can explain their rationales and share notes with colleagues, enhancing teamwork and understanding.

Seamless Integration within Valutico:
The note-taking feature eliminates the need for third-party tools or Excel spreadsheets. Users can keep all their documentation within the Valutico platform, aligning with the platform’s end-to-end valuation workflow.

Filter by Stage:
Users can filter for specific notes within valuations, making it easy to find relevant information when reviewing or sharing valuations. The ability to add, remove, and edit notes ensures that users always have an updated set of notes.

To explore this new feature further, we invite you to book a demo and connect with one of our Valutico experts.

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• Valutico’s latest launch, ValutECO, empowers finance professionals to conduct valuations based on ESG criteria
• Companies with higher ESG scores can receive higher company valuations
• ValutECO is launched in an alpha trial phase to invite feedback

Leading the way in sustainable finance, Valutico has launched ValutECO, an advanced tool that assesses the value of companies based on their environmental impact. With this groundbreaking announcement, the valuation platform Valutico has made a significant step into integrating sustainability into the widespread practice of valuing businesses.

Valutico’s newly launched tool, currently in an ‘alpha’ trial phase, allows accountants, M&A consultants, investment managers, private equity professionals, and those in corporate finance to consider the impact of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors on a company’s value. By addressing the potential links between ESG and financial performance, ValutECO is leading the way towards incorporating sustainability into financial theory and practice.

ValutECO Explained

With ValutECO, financial professionals use a streamlined ESG assessment, specifically designed with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in mind and simplified to facilitate easier reporting. Analysts can identify priority areas for improvement, such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions, managing water usage, and increasing recycling rates. 

Valutico’s pioneering new tool integrates ESG scores into the ‘Cost of Capital’ component of a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) valuation. This revolutionary feature allows companies with positive ESG scores to be valued higher, making them more attractive to potential buyers and investors seeking sustainability and long-term growth.

ValutECO was developed following a grant by Wirtschaftsagentur Wien, and follows research into the impacts of ESG criteria on the valuations of businesses across multiple industries, alongside validation that the condensed ESG assessment reflects more exhaustive assessments on the market. 

Impact on Sustainability

The widespread adoption of a tool like ValutECO has the potential to be a game-changer for sustainability in industries all around the world. It would financially incentivize companies to prioritize sustainability and embed environmental factors as a key component of their everyday operations. This would result in one way in which companies’ impact on the planet becomes a crucial aspect of buying, selling, and investing decisions.

Valutico acknowledge that the integration of ESG into financial analyses is an ongoing conversation requiring further academic study, but they’re optimistic that their new tool ValutECO will contribute to steering the conversation in the direction of a more sustainable future.

Valutico’s CEO, Paul Resch states:

“Leading the way in integrating sustainability into financial practices is a significant accomplishment for Valutico. We recognize the importance of ValutECO as an initial step towards achieving this goal, and we’re grateful for the grant provided by Wirtschaftsagentur Wien that made this possible. We’re looking forward to receiving feedback from financial professionals on how this innovative tool can enable sustainable growth and we’re excited for what lies ahead.”

Alpha Phase: Valutico appreciate that a universally accepted standard for ESG scoring, nor ESG valuation analysis, currently exist. As such, ValutECO has been launched as a working and viable early-stage tool, and further development is anticipated following user feedback, and ongoing research. 

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