Independent Business Valuation & Advisory in Los Angeles

Credentialed experts in business valuations, M&A transactions, litigation support, quality of earnings, and financial reporting — serving Southern California.

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600+
Valuations Completed
75+
M&A Transactions
20+
Industries Served
CFA · CBV · ABV· CPA
Senior-Led Every Engagement
📍 Kern County • Los Angeles County • Orange County • Santa Barbara County • San Diego County

Our Services

From initial indication of value through closing — and from the boardroom to the courtroom — we provide credentialed, independent expertise across every major valuation and advisory context.

Business Valuations

Independent valuations for transactions, estate planning, financial reporting, strategic decisions, and dispute resolution.

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M&A Advisory

Sell-side representation, buy-side support, exit planning, and capital raising for middle-market companies.

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Quality of Earnings

Buy-side and sell-side QoE reports — normalized EBITDA, working capital analysis, and deal-critical financial diligence.

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Litigation Support

Shareholder disputes, economic damages, IP infringement, expert witness testimony, and forensic accounting.

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Family Law

Business valuations, income analysis, and community property tracing for marital dissolution under California law.

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Financial Reporting & Tax

ASC 805 PPAs, goodwill impairment testing (ASC 350/360), 409A valuations, estate and gift tax appraisals.

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Why LA Valuations

Business owners, attorneys, investors, and executives across Southern California choose LA Valuations for one reason: our professionals bring institutional-grade expertise with direct, senior-level access that large national firms cannot offer.

Every engagement is led by a credentialed professional — CFA, CBV, ABV — with real deal experience, not just classroom credentials. Whether the engagement is a contested marital dissolution, a middle-market sale process, or a purchase price allocation for an audit, we apply the same rigor and deliver on timeline.

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    Senior-led, every time
    No handoffs to junior staff. You work directly with the credentialed professional from day one.
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    Defensible, audit-ready work
    Our reports are built to withstand IRS examination, auditor review, and courtroom cross-examination.
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    Both sides of the table
    Experience as investors, operators, and advisors gives us perspective that pure valuation firms lack.
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    Responsive and confidential
    We respond to all inquiries within one business day and treat every engagement with strict confidentiality.
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    Southern California coverage
    Deep local market relationships across LA, Orange County, Kern, Santa Barbara, and San Diego counties.

Industries We Serve

We bring deep, industry-specific knowledge to every engagement — including transaction benchmarks, valuation multiples, and sector-specific risk factors.

Healthcare & Medical Software & SaaS Manufacturing Entertainment & Media Restaurants & Food Service Fintech Hotels & Motels Real Estate Holding Transportation & Logistics Professional Practices Engineering & Architecture HVAC & Mechanical Retail E-Commerce Wineries & Beverage Environmental Services Supermarkets & Grocery Electronics & Advanced Mfg. Property Management Dollar Stores
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Our Team

Every engagement is led by a senior professional — no bait-and-switch to junior staff.

Abhi Mathews, CFA CBV ABV AM — Partner, LA Valuations

Abhi Mathews

CFA · CBV · ABV · AM
Partner

Chartered Business Valuator and Chartered Financial Analyst with experience spanning business valuations, fairness opinions, M&A advisory, and capital raising across NYSE, TSX, and TSX-V listed companies.

Scott Wells, CFA — Managing Partner, LA Valuations

Scott Wells

CFA
Managing Partner — Los Angeles

Scott is a seasoned corporate banker, private credit investor and CFO with over two decades of experience structuring and underwriting middle-market credit facilities and leading M&A processes.

Corrina Sheridan, CPA — Managing Director, LA Valuations

Corrina Sheridan

CPA · MS Accounting
Managing Director — Litigation & Transactions

Corrina Sheridan is a California-licensed CPA with deep experience in forensic accounting, damages analysis, expert witness testimony in California and Texas, financial due diligence, and quality of earnings analysis.

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Los Angeles / Southern California Public Company Benchmarks

Market data and operating multiples for a selected Los Angeles / Southern California public-company reference set — updated weekly. Useful context when benchmarking a privately held business in the region.

Data as of September 11, 2026

Market Data

CompanyTickerSectorHQMkt CapPrice (USD)YTD
The Walt Disney CompanyDISCommunication ServicesBurbank, CA$182.7B$105.82−6.3%
QUALCOMM IncorporatedQCOMTechnologySan Diego, CA$188.9B$176.88+5.0%
Amgen Inc.AMGNHealthcareThousand Oaks, CA$206.8B$382.47+19.2%
SempraSREUtilitiesSan Diego, CA$54.9B$84.00−3.5%
Monster Beverage CorporationMNSTConsumer DefensiveCorona, CA$84.4B$43.09+12.4%
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.CMGConsumer CyclicalNewport Beach, CA$45.7B$36.13−2.4%
Realty Income CorporationOReal EstateSan Diego, CA$56.4B$59.57+9.4%
Edison InternationalEIXUtilitiesRosemead, CA$21.8B$56.75−1.7%
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.LYVCommunication ServicesBeverly Hills, CA$39.6B$170.08+19.4%
Rocket Lab CorporationRKLBIndustrialsLong Beach, CA$39.6B$61.96−11.2%

Operating Multiples & Metrics

CompanyTickerEV / EBITDAP / EP / SRevenue GrowthEBITDA MarginNet Debt / EBITDAEmployees
The Walt Disney CompanyDIS11.0x21.5x1.8x6.8%21.2%1.8x175,560
QUALCOMM IncorporatedQCOM14.5x20.2x4.3x-4.0%27.2%0.6x52,000
Amgen Inc.AMGN14.5x24.3x5.4x9.5%45.3%2.6x31,500
SempraSRE16.4x24.6x4.1x-0.1%43.3%6.0x15,938
Monster Beverage CorporationMNST29.1x39.9x9.2x20.2%31.8%—5,773
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.CMG21.9x33.5x3.7x9.3%18.3%-0.0x140,000
Realty Income CorporationO17.1x43.8x9.3x9.6%88.3%5.5x544
Edison InternationalEIX6.5x5.9x1.1x-4.1%46.0%4.5x13,725
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.LYV24.7x0.0x1.5x9.4%5.9%0.8x17,700
Rocket Lab CorporationRKLB-16.4x0.0x51.5x62.0%-19.6%4.5x2,600
Group Median--16.4x24.5x4.2x9.3%29.5%2.6x16,819

Fundamentals and valuation metrics: EODHD Fundamentals. Price and YTD return: Yahoo Finance end-of-day market data.

Source: EODHD Fundamentals; Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Market and operating data may be delayed and may contain unavailable fields. An em dash indicates that the configured data feeds did not provide a valid value. These benchmarks are provided for informational valuation context only and are not investment advice.

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