Types of Businesses Included in This Toolkit:

• Light Industrial Manufacturing
• Aerospace Product Manufacturing
• Home Products / Furniture Manufacturing
• Manufacturers of Recreational Products / Non-Essential Goods 
• Clothing and Textile Production
• Producers of Construction Products
• Miscellaneous Manufacturing

Appraisal Methods:

• Income Capitalization Method - Current capitalization rate based on the current share prices of 81 publicly-traded companies engaged in the business of light manufacturing
• Market Transaction Method - Summary of transaction multiples based on 90 recent acquisitions of manufacturing companies
• Comparable Public Companies - Valuation multiples of 81 publicly-traded manufacturing companies
• Net Asset Value - Develops a valuation for the business based on the book value of the company's assets and liabilities

Additional Resources Included:

• Instructions - Detailed instructions for applying each of the included appraisal methods
• Calculations Summary - A summary of all calculations provided on a single page in an easy-to-follow format
• Acquisition Roster - Listing of acquisitions of manufacturing companies that occurred between 2008 and 2010
• Capitalization Rates for Sub-Industries - Specific capitalization rates based on the type of product manufactured

Report Format: Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF); Adobe Reader required for viewing

Date of Most Recent Toolkit Update: 9/4/2011