Appraisal Services:

Since 1976, AIS has provided appraisals on all types of equipment, including medical, dental, veterinary, metal working, plastics, construction, chemical, wood working, textile, food handling and restaurant, printing, rubber, machine shop, as well as computer equipment, furniture and fixtures, one-of-a-kind custom designed equipment and more.

Lenders, bankers, brokers and other decision makers depend upon AIS for accurate, timely machinery and equipment appraisals for mergers, acquisitions, partnership buyouts, business dissolutions, auctions, sales of surplus capacity, inventory liquidation, litigation, and to establish asset-based lines of credit or operating capital.

Approaches to Value

Fair Market Value in Use is a professional opinion of the estimated most probable price expressed in terms of cash in U.S. Dollars to be realized for property in an exchange between a willing buyer and a willing seller, with equity to both, neither being under any compulsion to buy or sell, and both parties fully aware of all relevant facts, as installed for intended utilization, as of the effective date of the appraisal report.

Fair Market Value is a professional opinion of the estimated most probable price expressed in terms of cash in U.S. Dollars to be realized for property in an exchange between a willing buyer and a willing seller, with equity to both, neither being under any compulsion to buy or sell, and both parties fully aware of all relevant facts as of the effective date of the appraisal report.

Cost of Reproduction is a professional opinion of the cost expressed in terms of cash in U.S. Dollars, F.O.B. the manufacturer's plant, to purchase a new item of like quality and specifications. If such an item is unavailable, the appraiser has used his or her best judgment in estimating a value as of the effective date of the appraisal.

Orderly Liquidation Value is a professional opinion of the estimated most probable price expressed in terms of cash in U.S. Dollars which the subject equipment could typically realize at a privately negotiated sale, properly advertised and professionally managed, by a seller obligated to sell over an extended period of time, usually within six to twelve months, as of the effective date of the appraisal report. Further, the ability of the asset group to draw sufficient prospective buyers to ensure competitive offers is considered. All assets are to be sold on a piecemeal basis "as is" with purchasers responsible for removal of assets at their own risk and expense. Any deletions or additions to the total assets appraised could change the psychological and/or monetary appeal necessary to gain the value indicated.

Forced Liquidation Value is a professional opinion of the estimated most probable price expressed in terms of cash in U.S. Dollars which could typically be realized at a properly advertised and conducted public auction sale, held under forced sale conditions and under present day economic trends, as of the effective date of the appraisal report. Conclusions taken into consideration are physical location, difficulty of removal, physical condition, adaptability, specialization, marketability, overall appearance and psychological appeal. Further, the ability of the asset group to draw sufficient prospective buyers to insure competitive offers is considered. All assets are to be sold on a piecemeal basis "as is" with purchasers responsible for removal of assets at their own risk and expense. Any deletions or additions to the total assets appraised could change the psychological and/or monetary appeal necessary to gain the value indicated.

Desktop Opinion is a professional opinion of the appropriately defined value, expressed in terms of U.S. Dollars to be realized by the sale of equipment, in which the opinion is generated from inventory lists, photographs and/or other informational materials supplied to the appraiser and evaluated without the benefit of an on-site inspection. A Desktop Opinion can be used for some situations but is not appropriate for many appraisal needs where an on-site inspection is required.