Equipment Appraisals

What Is a Machinery/Equipment Appraisal?

A machinery and/or equipment appraisal is the independent and unbiased process of determining the supportable opinion of value of tangible assets as of a specific date. Appraisals can be performed for a variety of value premises from fair market value in place and in use, to forced liquidation value.

Select An Experienced Appraisal Firm

All Murphy Business & Financial Corporation —N CA machinery & equipment (M&E) appraisals are performed by a certified professional appraiser experienced in all aspects of machinery/equipment brokerage as well as the science and art of machinery and equipment appraisals.  All appraisals are performed in compliance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) of the Appraisal Foundation. Compliance with industry standards ensures that proven peer-reviewed appraisal methods are used to develop defendable opinions of value. Our affiliation with John R. Harris (ASA designation), Director of the National Equipment & Business Brokers Institute, ensures that our appraisers are kept abreast of evolving appraisal standards.

Why Perform A Machinery/Equipment Appraisal?

Accurate machinery and/or equipment appraisals are often needed as part of a formal business valuation and for other purposes including:

·Mergers & Acquisitions
·Litigation Support
·Divorce
·Buy Out Agreements
·Estate Settlements
·ESOPs
·Loans/Financing
·Partnership Dissolution
·Foreclosures
·Retirement Planning
·Insurance Purposes
·Trust Planning
·“C” Corp. to S Corp. Conversion
·Business Liquidation

Types of Appraisal Reports

1. Desktop Report: A hypothetical determination of value based solely upon information      provided by the client and conducted without benefit of a physical inspection.

2. Summary Appraisal Report: A certified restricted-use summary report of full USPAP-      compliant appraisal including physical inspection of items appraised.

Equipment Appraisal Request  

To request an Equipment Appraisal, please call Andrew on                     (916) 570 2674          or click here to complete and send a request.