Consumer Products & Services

American Appraisal provides valuation and consulting services to consumer products and services firms worldwide.

Who We Serve
American Appraisal serves manufacturers, distributors and retailers of various consumer products including:

• Apparel
• Consumer electronics and electrical equipment
• Foods and beverages
• Home and garden equipment and furnishings
• Household products
• Personal and hygiene products (including cosmetics, fragrances and perfumes)
• Toys and sporting goods
• Automotive original and replacement equipment

We also address the valuation and consulting needs of service providers including:

• Automotive repair
• Insurance brokers
• Laundry and dry cleaning facilities
• Travel and vehicle rental agencies
• Salons and spas
• Employment and employer services
• Restaurants and consumer retailers
• Financial and legal services firms
• Service franchisees

What We Do
American Appraisal’s work in consumer products and services includes:

• Deal sourcing
• Due diligence
• Decision support and business modelling
• Transfer pricing and tax restructuring advice
• Financing and debt advisory
• Real estate advisory, including property tax valuations and negotiations
• Fair value accounting for business combinations under FASB ASC 805 and IFRS 3
• Asset componentization for IAS 16 compliance
• Impairment testing under ASC 350 and 360 and IAS 36
• Fair market value opinions for regulatory and tax compliance
• Asset-based financing
• Dispute resolution
• Fairness and solvency opinions
• Cost segregation studies
• Insurance placement and risk management
• Fixed asset inventory and reconciliation

Recent Experience
American Appraisal’s recent experience includes:

• Vendor due diligence and valuation advice for a retail clothing store chain
• Consulting and valuation services for retail stores and warehouses 
• Market valuation for a leading manufacturer of shopfront design
• Purchase price allocation by legal entity for the acquisition of a shoe care business
• Impairment testing for a tire manufacturer (truck and passenger)
• Trademark impairment analysis for a picture frame and photo album distributer
• Contract analysis and strategy work for a potential sale of a tire manufacturer
• Impairment testing for a bicycle and sporting goods manufacturer

Why American Appraisal?
American Appraisal has performed valuation and consulting services for consumer products and services companies worldwide. Our global valuation team understands the economic and competitive factors affecting both domestic and multinational manufacturers, distributors and retailers of consumer products, as well as those of service providers.