Valuation and Modelling Services
Valuation and Financial Modelling Services in the UAE
Independent, standards-compliant analysis that holds up under investor, lender, and regulatory scrutiny.
Valuations and financial modelling are crucial to most aspects of business, from financing and transactions to litigation, compliance, and strategic management. Neither operates in a vacuum: to be useful, both must reflect current accounting, regulatory, and tax requirements.
- Over a decade of experience developing business models and valuations across a wide range of market scenarios
- Standards-compliant methodology, adhering to prevailing accounting, regulatory and tax codes throughout
- Unbiased, third-party analysis, trusted by commercial organisations, buyers and business owners alike
Our team helps clients solve complex transaction and business issues and analyse the optimal path forward, backed by well-reasoned valuation estimates and expert financial modelling.
Our Valuation and Financial Modelling Services
Farahat & Co.’s Valuation and Modelling practice covers two closely related but distinct specialisms, each with its own dedicated team.
Valuations
Independent business, share and asset valuations for transactions, disputes, financial reporting, and regulatory submissions, using recognised valuation approaches and methods.
Financial Modelling
Custom-built financial models supporting fundraising, feasibility studies, budgeting, and strategic decision-making, built to withstand scrutiny from banks, investors and regulators.
Depending on your specific need, you may require one service, the other, or both working together, for example, a valuation supported by the financial model used to derive it.
Valuation Approaches We Use
There is no single definitive valuation approach. Which method, or combination of methods, applies depends on the nature of the business, the purpose of the valuation, and the quality of available data.
- Income approach: relates the value of a business to its capacity to generate future cash flows, most commonly through Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) analysis, which is particularly suited to businesses with predictable earnings.
- Market approach: benchmarks a company against comparable businesses using trading multiples, such as EV/EBITDA or P/E ratios, or against precedent transactions in the same sector.
- Asset approach: estimates the cost of recreating a business of equivalent economic utility, based on the underlying value of its tangible and intangible assets.
In practice, more than one approach is often used, with results reconciled and weighted to arrive at a supportable final valuation, rather than relying on a single method in isolation.
Where Our Valuation and Modelling Services Apply
Our team applies valuation and modelling expertise across a wide range of business situations.
Transactions and deals
Negotiation support, valuation of joint venture contributions, intellectual property and intangible asset valuation, review of management valuation estimates, and pre- and post-money valuation for equity investments, including IPO business plan valuations and pre-IPO valuations.
Disputes and litigation
Expert valuation determinations, opinions and reports for litigation support, shareholder agreement valuations, and acting as an independent expert or valuation expert witness.
Financial reporting and compliance
Purchase price allocations, impairment testing, valuations of unlisted investments for private equity, family groups, pension funds and sovereign wealth funds, and valuations prepared for submission to regulatory authorities.
Strategic and portfolio decisions
Investment appraisal, strategic option review including buy-versus-build analysis, assessment of optimal capital structure, and periodic portfolio valuations tracking performance against the original investment thesis.
Financial Model Types We Build
Our model build services cover the full range of financial models a business is likely to need across its lifecycle.
- Budget models: tracking planned versus actual performance to control costs.
- Forecast models: projecting future performance based on historical trends and market assumptions.
- Valuation models: supporting DCF or multiples-based valuation analysis.
- M&A models: combining two companies’ financials to analyse synergies and deal impact.
- Project finance models: evaluating the feasibility of infrastructure and capital-intensive projects, including tariff pricing for regulators and banks.
- IPO and business plan models: detailed multi-year financial models prepared in line with tax, accounting and regulatory guidelines.
We also support real estate feasibility studies evaluating different land use options, capital budgeting and allocation, and models for restructuring, reorganisation and operational improvement projects.
Why Choose Farahat & Co. for Valuation and Modelling Services
With over a decade of experience in business valuation and financial modelling, our team combines financial experts, professional valuation analysts, auditors and business consultants who have built their expertise through hands-on, practical work.
- Broad client base: we work with multinational corporations, government entities, small businesses, insurance companies, and individuals.
- Standards-compliant work: every valuation and model is developed in line with prevailing accounting, regulatory and tax codes.
- Full engagement range: from sale and purchase agreement valuations and IPOs through to partnership disputes and third-party liability matters.
- Independent perspective: as an established audit and accounting firm, our valuations are trusted as an unbiased, objective third-party assessment.
- Established track record: over four decades supporting UAE businesses across audit, accounting and advisory disciplines.