Knowing an independent estimate of a company market value may be highly convenient for any enterprise. This value which is usually different from the one registered in balance sheets as accountable net worth is estimated on the basis of several other factors such as its business future generating capacity, its strategic market position and its trademarks among others.

Estimating the economic value of a business, apart from delivering such an important information to shareholders and management, is the previous step towards initiating processes leading to transferring part or the whole property of the company, or else its incorporation of strategic partners as well as share issue and opening of the company to the stock market.