Financial analysis

What is the value of your company? How can you model the profitability of your project? Are your intragroup transactions optimized? Financial analysis is a key lever for making informed strategic decisions. We offer tailored financial analysis services to meet the specific needs of our clients. These services include company and asset valuation, detailed business plan modeling, and the establishment of transfer pricing policies. AKCEAN is a member of the Luxembourg Valuation Professionals Association (LVPA) and ensures a high level of expertise through ongoing training for its team, adapted to developments in the financial sector. The company also relies on the expertise of a certified Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®), an internationally recognized certification for its rigor in finance and investment, demonstrating advanced mastery of international standards.

Our services: company valuation, business plans and transfer pricing

Valuation

Valuation combines the rigor of financial methods with an in-depth analysis of the company’s specific characteristics, its sector, and strategic challenges. Thanks to our expertise, we provide a reliable estimate tailored to your needs. We use methods specific to each sector and situation to estimate the value of your company and its assets. Our valuation reports are regularly used in various contexts: transactions, disputes or disagreements between shareholders, financial reporting, or to meet tax and regulatory compliance requirements. Our analyses are based on robust financial models and well-supported assumptions, providing an independent and reliable perspective. Depending on the needs, we employ different business valuation methods, including:

Multiples method: comparison with similar companies in the same sector, based on observable financial ratios.
Discounted Cash Flows (DCF): valuation based on projected future cash flows, discounted to reflect their present value, taking into account growth and profitability forecasts.
Revalued net assets: adjustment of the book value of assets and liabilities to reflect their fair economic value and determine the equity value.

In addition to business and equity valuation, we also have expertise in evaluating financial instruments and specific assets, including bonds, patents, trademarks, and other intellectual property rights. We also assist our clients in implementing valuation policies and procedures, structured documents that define the methods and processes used to establish the fair value of holdings and other assets. These valuation principles ensure a consistent methodology aligned with financial sector standards, providing a structured and reliable framework for all your valuation operations.

Business Plan

A business plan is a document that formalizes the financial outlook and defines the strategic objectives of your company. We develop detailed, tailor-made financial plans that are consistent with your business strategy and growth objectives. By analyzing revenue growth levers, operational costs, and necessary investments, we build comprehensive forecasts (income statement, balance sheet, cash flows) that serve as a quantified, realistic roadmap aligned with your ambitions. Our support in creating your business plan allows you to structure a clear vision and meet the expectations of investors, financial partners, or members of your management team. This business plan becomes an essential tool to support decision-making, enhance the credibility of your project, and ensure effective communication with your ecosystem.

Transfer pricing

Faced with increasing tax pressure, companies operating in multiple countries are required to justify their intragroup pricing policies, or transfer pricing, with transparency and compliance to meet the requirements of tax authorities. We leverage our financial analysis expertise to develop transfer pricing documentation tailored to our clients’ objectives. Our services cover operational transactions within multinational groups (services, product flows), with margins adjusted for each activity, as well as the management of intellectual property rights, setting royalty rates, and interest rates for intragroup loans. We assist our clients in defining and implementing transfer pricing policies and preparing the corresponding documentation, applying methods compliant with international and local standards:

Comparable Uncontrolled Price (CUP) method: based on comparable transactions.
Cost Plus method: adds an appropriate margin to the costs of the supplying entity.
Resale Price Method (RPM): sets the intragroup price by deducting a margin from the final selling price.
Profit Split method: allocates profit based on the contributions of each entity.
Transactional Net Margin Method (TNMM): compares the net profitability of an entity with similar companies.

Our reports provide tax authorities and auditors with complete and structured documentation, meeting transparency requirements. We work closely with tax experts to validate our analyses and enhance their acceptance by tax authorities.