Valuation Methodology for Industrial Appraisals

Industrial appraisals are based on a systematic, data-based and market-oriented methodology. Extensive comparative data from appraised and liquidated industrial assets is combined with the many years of experience of Lueders & Partner’s appraisers and continuous observation of national and international markets. This provides a reliable and transparent basis for the valuation of machinery, equipment and industrial assets.

Data and Market Comparisons

Appraisals draw on a proprietary database developed over many years, containing market and comparative data from completed appraisals and liquidations. Reference values are analysed by asset class and sector and continuously reviewed against current market experience.

The data includes both appraisal results and actual sales results from industrial auctions and private sales. Combining these sources makes it possible to compare the technical characteristics, age and condition of an asset with values actually achieved in the market and with current market conditions.

Professional Expertise

Data alone cannot replace professional judgement. Lueders & Partner’s appraisers combine available comparative values with their experience in valuing machinery, production equipment and business assets. Technical and economic characteristics are considered alongside prevailing market conditions and sector-specific factors.

For specialised equipment or specific technical questions, the expertise of qualified partners in the relevant fields is consulted where required.

Purpose and Basis of Valuation

The values to be determined depend on the purpose of the appraisal. Industrial appraisals may be required, for example, in connection with financing, restructuring, insolvency, transactions or a planned liquidation.

Depending on the assignment, current value, market value and liquidation value are determined for machinery and industrial assets. The assessment takes account of current national and international market conditions as well as the age, condition, technical specifications, potential applications and marketability of the assets concerned.

Broad Range of Industrial Assets

Appraisals range from individual machines and production lines to complete business assets and entire production sites. They cover machine tools, metalworking and plastics processing, conveying, warehousing and logistics equipment, as well as equipment used in food production, electrical engineering, medical technology and numerous other industrial sectors.

Depending on the assignment, inventories and other current assets may also be recorded and valued in addition to movable fixed assets. A structured inventory of the available assets provides the basis for a transparent and reliable valuation.

Process for Preparing a Current Value Appraisal

Recording the fixed assets at the site, digitising the relevant data and reviewing the available documentation for the individual assets.

Determining reliable current values and, depending on the purpose of the appraisal, other relevant values. The valuation combines technical assessment, comparative data, plausibility checks and current market research.

Structured documentation of the appraised assets, detailed descriptions of the relevant items and photographic documentation of significant equipment. Where required for the assignment, existing third-party rights are clearly allocated to the assets concerned.

The result is a transparent industrial appraisal combining a technical inventory, market data and professional valuation, providing a reliable basis for business, financial or procedural decisions.