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 November 13, 2026

Market Data

CompanyTickerSectorHQMkt CapPrice (USD)YTD
The Walt Disney CompanyDISCommunication ServicesBurbank, CA$204.1B$118.23+4.7%
QUALCOMM IncorporatedQCOMTechnologySan Diego, CA$189.5B$177.14+5.2%
Amgen Inc.AMGNHealthcareThousand Oaks, CA$252.6B$467.06+45.6%
SempraSREUtilitiesSan Diego, CA$51.7B$78.98−8.5%
Monster Beverage CorporationMNSTConsumer DefensiveCorona, CA$89.2B$45.57+18.9%
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.CMGConsumer CyclicalNewport Beach, CA$44.5B$35.17−4.9%
Realty Income CorporationOReal EstateSan Diego, CA$56.5B$59.26+9.9%
Edison InternationalEIXUtilitiesRosemead, CA$23.1B$59.99+5.6%
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.LYVCommunication ServicesBeverly Hills, CA$42.5B$180.14+26.4%
Rocket Lab CorporationRKLBIndustrialsLong Beach, CA$44.5B$64.07−8.2%

Operating Multiples & Metrics

CompanyTickerEV / EBITDAP / EP / SRevenue GrowthEBITDA MarginNet Debt / EBITDAEmployees
The Walt Disney CompanyDIS12.3x24.4x2.1x6.8%21.2%1.8x175,560
QUALCOMM IncorporatedQCOM16.7x13.9x4.4x-8.4%24.6%1.0x57,000
Amgen Inc.AMGN16.2x27.1x6.5x8.5%45.3%2.6x31,500
SempraSRE15.3x16.9x3.8x1.3%44.6%5.8x15,938
Monster Beverage CorporationMNST30.5x41.4x9.3x16.7%31.1%—5,773
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.CMG22.3x32.9x3.5x9.6%17.8%-0.0x140,000
Realty Income CorporationO16.7x40.6x9.1x10.2%88.4%5.3x544
Edison InternationalEIX6.8x6.4x1.2x-15.0%43.6%5.0x13,725
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.LYV25.3x0.0x1.5x18.9%7.7%0.6x17,700
Rocket Lab CorporationRKLB-16.4x0.0x50.5x72.7%-19.5%3.9x2,600
Group Median--16.7x25.7x4.1x9.0%27.9%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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