ESOP Business Valuation is a resource guide to publications which focus
on business valuation for employee stock ownership plan purposes.
Each resource listed below includes the source or publisher, a description
of the resource and its primary features, and any information that is accessible
free online.
ESOP Valuation
National Center for Employee Ownership
Text brings together the best articles published by the National Center For Employee
Ownership on valuing a company for employee stock ownership plan purposes. Selected
articles included in this text are available free online at
http://www.nceo.org/main/articlelist.php.
Valuing
ESOP Shares
The ESOP Association
Booklet discusses major issues to be addressed in valuing a company's stock for
employee stock ownership plan purposes, and the consensus of opinion to the extent
it exists with regard to these issues.
Report
on Valuation Considerations For Leveraged ESOPs
The ESOP Association
Publication addresses the impact of a leveraged employee stock ownership plan
on a company's balance sheet and income statement. Topics covered include adjustments
for retirement benefits, income tax, and interest expense, the impact of the leveraged
ESOP debt on valuation methods, and the effect of dividends utilized to repay
the ESOP debt.
Guide to ESOP Valuation
and Financial Advisory Services
Willamette Management Associates
Topics covered include structuring an ESOP transaction, ESOP valuation issues,
the role of the independent financial advisor, and valuation and financial opinion
reports. Detailed table of contents available free online.
Financial Valuation of Employee Stock Ownership Plan Shares
Cook, Wiley, 2005
Publication provides a detailed explanation of the employee stock ownership plan
process and the steps necessary to comply with Department of Labor and IRS regulations
from both a structural and valuation standpoint. Table of contents, index, and
searchable text available free online.