cost approach
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Cost Approach
FITT
(Fostering Interregional Exchange in ICT Technology Transfer)
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This case is based on a valuation example
• Valuation method is a trended historical cost-based approach
• Case exposes the various steps needed to be followed in order to succeed such a valuation
• Case is based on a real-world example
Case - In brief
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Valuation - A question of Time
PresentPast Future Time
Cost ApproachCost Approach
Market Approach Income Approach
Valuation case hereby developped is based on the cost approach
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Case exposedIntroduction to cost approaches
TRENDED HISTORICAL COSTS
METHOD
IDEA : Measure the actual (trended) costs
incurred during the creation and
development of the IP.
REPLACEMENT COSTS METHOD
IDEA : Use an estimation of the costs to
obtain an equivalent IP asset with similar
use or function (economic utility) as the
original IP asset under valuation.
REPRODUCTION COSTS METHOD
IDEA : Based on the costs to purchase or
create an exact replica of the IP asset
subject to valuation.
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Case exposed (introduction)
In this Case, we used the trended historical cost method
Advantages
Simple method
Accounting information was available
Information was available
Valuated IP asset was clearly identified
Team was available
Answer a simple question : « how much did this invention cost us? »
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Case exposed
6 steps procedure
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Description of IP asset under valuation
• Patent familly composed of a set of patents in the healthcare sector
Step 1 ~ IP asset description
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Information sources
• Accounting balance sheets
• Research reports
• Project follow-up reports
• Direct interviews with all stakeholders
Step 2 ~ Identification of information sources
Usually the best
source of information
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Used Data includes
• Cost of human resources (scientists, engineers, ...)
• Cost of IP asset protection
• Overhead costs for utilities and research space, for administrative and technical support
• Raw materials used
• Prototype construction and testing expenses
• Outside services for independent evaluation, certifications, patenting procedures
• Pilot plant expenses
• Sector specific administrative costs (i.e. approval procedure phase to commercialize a medical product, official recognition)
Step 3 ~ Selection of data
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Domains of expenditures are regrouped
• Human resources expenditures: e.g. salaries,
• R&D expenditures: e.g. plant expenses, raw materials (used for the prototype) expenditures, overhead costs,
• Juridical and administrative expenditures: expenditures from outside services mainly for patenting procedures.
Step 4 ~ Costs Compilation
All expenditures are validated by team
(goal is to exclude non valid ones)
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Yesterday’s value ≠ Today’s value
Impact of inflation Use of Consumption price index
Step 5 ~ Cost trend factors application
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Consumption Price Index 2,00% 2,20% 2,50% 2,70% 2,30% 3,40%
Cost Trend Factor 1,16 1,14 1,11 1,09 1,06 1,00
To give an example of calculation, the cost trend factor for 2006 (in 2008 value) is equal to 1.09 = (1+2.7%)x(1+2.3%)x(1+3.4%)
Source of data : national statistic offices
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Depreciation which should be taken care of
• Physical depreciation: Physical wear and tear of the asset that makes it increasingly unable to perform with the speed, dependability and accuracy of a new counterpart. This type of obsolescence is rarely observed to the IP assets.
• Functional obsolescence: Over time, the IP asset may be less able to realise the specific function for which it was originally developed.
• Technological obsolescence: Often considered as a subset of the functional obsolescence it is linked to a change of the state of art, the development of new technologies that make the technology of the IP asset not useful anymore.
• Economic obsolescence: Economic conditions that reduce consumer demand and yield excess industry capacity.
Step 6 ~ Depreciation
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• Trended historical cost approach is a fairly easy valuation method, mostly based on available data
• Calculation of trend factors and depreciation can be difficult, dependng on the IP under valuation
Such an approach constitutes an important initial source of information, but depending on the reason for the valuation action, it most oftenly needs to be completed with market and/or income approaches
Conclusion