J. Richard Claywell

Litigation Speaks

Business EN ↓ 66 episodes

Litigation Speaks is designed to assist attorneys in identifying when the expert's work product is not based on reliable principles and methods. We can provide you with information that will allow you to make better informed settlement offers and/or trial strategies. Every month we will make available to you real world examples of the misapplication of principles and methods of business valuations, economic damages and or forensic accounting.

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J. Richard Claywell

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Business

Latest episode

Apr 24, 2025

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Episodes

Business Valuation: Reliance on Third Party Appraisers 18.05.2022

This week I will be discussing the foundation of all reliance on real and personal property appraisals used in a business valuation. Not following the appraisal procedures produces a invalid result..

Business Valuations: Excess Earnings Method 04.05.2022

This week I will be discussing the misapplication of the excess earnings method and what to look for to detect the misapplication. Did you know when using RR 68-609 the most common mistake is using the final year historical vs. an averaging mythology? In this week’s episode you learn how to apply my tricks in your cases.

17 Rules of Thumb 20.04.2022

This week I will be discussing the weakness of the Rule of Thumb pricing multiple and how the attorney can attack the method. This will educated the attorney on recognizing when the expert hasn't performed sufficient due diligence to determine the value of the company.

Business Valuations: Introduction to Revenue Ruling 59-60 06.04.2022

This will I will be discussing the foundation of all business valuations and provides a roadmap of the due diligence expected from business valuation experts.

Business Valuation: Introduction to Pricing Multiples 23.03.2022

On this weeks episode I will be discussing pricing multiples that are typically used with earnings before interest taxes depreciation and amortization. All these topics are details that can make or break your case....

Not Converting Net Income to Cash Flows 09.03.2022

On this week's episode I will be discussing the appropriateness to determine the value of a company using net income or cash flow. If you are not aware of this error the expert could be disqualified.

How Reliable Are The Experts Forecast? 23.02.2022

Forecasting or projecting is very judgmental and needs something to compliment that judgment the technique discussed will provide guidance so the attorney knows the reliability of that judgment.

Business Valuation: Excluding Cash For Changes in Net Working Capital 09.02.2022

Tune in to this week's episode to learn all about how not doing change in net work capital can make a significant change in the value of the company..

Incorrect Mid-Year Convention Net Present Value Factor in Terminal Year 26.01.2022

I hope you enjoy this weeks episode where I will educate you on incorrect terminal value calculations and the significant impact it has on the value of the company. This is valuable information to you because it can prevent you from settling on an incorrect value that can be too high or too low to the determine of your client.

Business Valuation: Depreciation and Capital Expenses Not The Same in Terminal Year 05.01.2022

Welcome to 2022! I hope you had a great holiday season I'm glad to be back with a new episode this week. For this episode I will be discussing the fallacy that when doing a business valuation the capital expenditures and depreciation expense are equal in the terminal year. I hope you enjoy Read my blog: https://www.biz-valuation.com/articles/ Visit my website : https://www.biz-valuation.com/

Business Valuation: Not Normalizing Operating Expenses 01.12.2021

On this week's episode I will be discussing normalizing entries and how they can have a significant impact on the company, if not adequately performed the company may be significantly over or undervalued.

The truth behind weighted average cost of capital minority interest 17.11.2021

On this episode I will be continuing our conversation on W.A.C.C (Weighted Average Cost of Capital). I tell you what goes on behind the scenes that you would of not known about. This is an easy way for a valuation expert to manipulate the data and could be either advantageous or detrimental to your case.

Weighted Average Cost of Capital / The Misapplication of Beta 28.10.2021

On this weeks episode I will be discussing the beta and when it is not handled properly the discount/ capitalization rate will be incorrect this will have an impact on the value of the company. Stay tuned for the following episodes of this series.

Business Valuation: Manipulating Charts 13.10.2021

In this episode I will be going over how easy it is to manipulate the presentation of financial information on a chart

In Business Valuation size does matter 15.09.2021

In this episode we will be discussing the order of magnitude in determining the value of a company. Hope you enjoy and thank you for listening!

How to manipulate a business valuation using accumulated depreciation 10.08.2021

Hello welcome to my podcast! I hope you enjoyed my first episode on how to manipulate business valuations. We will discuss how experts do not use reliable principles and methods.

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