REAL MARKET ANALYSIS
Cornerstone performs valuation services through our Real Market Analysis (RMA). An RMA provides owners with a cost-effective, realistic understanding of what the market would most likely bear for their company in today’s marketplace.
An RMA is part science, part art. We have more than 20 years’ experience in mergers and acquisitions and time-tested RMA procedures. We will provide you with accurate, timely, realistic information so you can make well informed business decisions – for whatever kind of decision you’re trying to make.
Why do I need a Real Market Analysis?
A Cornerstone RMA will not tell you what you WANT to hear.
We’ll tell you what you NEED to hear.
Finding out what your business is truly worth in today’s market is crucial to making well-informed decisions. If you don’t understand your business value, you could be missing opportunities or even making serious mistakes that will impact your future quality of life.
A Real Market Analysis Helps:

BUY OR SELL A BUSINESS

ESTATE & FINANCIAL PLANNING

PROTECT YOUR FAMILY
An RMA helps protect your family’s interests. Keep your life insurance, succession plan, or buy-sell agreement updated with a current business value.

MONITOR THE MARKET
Every business value is affected by economic forces outside an owner’s control. Keep tabs on your current market value.
WHAT OUR REAL MARKET ANALYSIS CONSIDERS
- The company’s historic growth
- Cash-flow and future earning potential
- Current economy
- Lending environment and interest rates
- Synergistic acquisition opportunities
- Market data from other privately held companies that have sold in the industry
- Trends within the industry
- Trends in the M&A marketplace
- Confidential discussions and collaborations with industry specialists
- Value drivers in the industry (e.g. management team, customer concentration, margins, EBITDA, sales growth, processes)
We do more than run numbers through some software. Every RMA is personally prepared by a Cornerstone analyst to ensure accuracy and relevancy to today’s market forces.
READY TO GET STARTED?
Complete the form below to request a 30-minute confidential conversation with an analyst. In this introductory call you’ll learn more about what factors enhance value, our Real Market Analysis (RMA) process, and what current market conditions are for business values in your industry.
REQUEST AN RMA
Want to know more about moving forward with a Real Market Analysis for your Business? Complete this form and one of our analysts will reach out to schedule an introductory call.




