The problem with this valuation method, however, is that not all companies are public.

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You must also either describe your valuation method in detail, or provide an appraisal from a qualified appraiser.

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But after seven years of delving into the fortune, we feel we have come up with a fair and conservative valuation method.

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This GAAP charge was based on the Black Scholes valuation method, often maligned for being subjective and inappropriate for shares and options generally held for a long period of time.

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What's their valuation method?

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One method analysts often compare is the valuation recovery ratio.

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Of the three approaches, methods 1 and 3, using currency shares and empirics respectively to adjust for currency valuation effects, result in robust relationships between changes in currency-adjusted FX reserves and the BOP surplus, whereas method 2 using forex purchases as an alternative proxy for adjusted FX reserves is inferior.

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