Appraisal Services

Metro Machinery Inc. can provide complete certified appraisals from a single machine, department, to an entire plant on a variety of fixed assets/capital equipment.

Our Staff of Appraisers have received Certified Senior Appraiser (CSA) status from the Equipment Appraisers Association of North America (EAANA) and Certified Appraisers Guild of America (CAGA) organizations of which we are members.

Metro Machinery Appraisal Associates produce certified appraisals in accordance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP). We have expertise in Processing Machinery, as well as Metal Forming and Machine Tools, Wood, Plastic, Rolling Stock, Agricultural, and Construction.

Most lending, leasing and insurance companies will only accept appraisals from a qualified, certified appraiser who follows the rigid standards of the appraisal standards board and USPAP.

Feel free to give us a call if a certified appraisal is required by your bank, lender or insurance company. We have 30 years of service in the equipment and appraisal business serving; banks, law firms, accounting firms and manufacturing companies.


DEFINITION OF VALUES
MARKET VALUE (FAIR MARKET VALUE)

A professional opinion of the estimated most probable price expressed in terms of cash in U.S. dollars to be realized for property in an exchange between a willing buyer and a willing seller, with equity to both, neither being under any compulsion to buy or sell, and both parties fully aware of all relevant facts as of the effective date of this appraisal report.


MARKET VALUE - IN PLACE

A professional opinion of the estimated most probable price expressed in terms of cash in U.S. dollars to be realized for property in an exchange between a willing buyer and a willing seller, with equity to both, neither being under any compulsion to buy or sell, and both parties fully aware of all relevant facts, as installed for intended utilization, as of the effective date of this appraisal report.


FORCED LIQUIDATION VALUE (AUCTION)

A professional opinion of the estimated most probable price expressed in terms of cash in U.S. dollars which could typically be realized at a properly advertised and conducted public auction sale, held under forced sale conditions and under present day economic trends, as of the effective date of the appraisal report. Conclusions taken into consideration are physical location, difficulty of removal, physical condition, adaptability, specialization, marketability, overall appearance and psychological appeal. Further, the ability of the asset group to draw sufficient prospective buyers to insure competitive offers is considered. All assets are to be sold on a piecemeal basis “as is” with purchasers responsible for removal of assets at their own risk and expense. Any deletions or additions to the total assets appraised could change the psychological and or monetary appeal necessary to gain the price indicated.


ORDERLY LIQUIDATION VALUE

A professional opinion of the estimated most probable price expressed in terms of cash in U.S. dollars which the subject equipment could typically realize at a privately negotiated sale, properly advertised and professionally managed, by a seller obligated to sell over an extended period of time, usually within six to twelve months, as the effective date of the appraisal report. Further, the ability of the asset group to draw sufficient prospective buyers to insure competitive offers is considered. All assets are to be sold on a piecemeal basis “as is” with purchasers responsible for removal of assets at their own risk and expense. Any deletions or additions to the total assets appraised could change the psychological and/or monetary appeal necessary to gain the value indicated.


DESKTOP OPINION

A professional opinion of the appropriately defined value, expressed in terms of cash in U.S. dollars to be realized by the sale of equipment, in which the opinion is generated from lists and/or other informational materials supplied to the appraiser and evaluated without the benefit of an actual on site inspection. This opinion is not an appraisal and should not be used as an appraisal and is not recommended for use in credit decisions. A desktop opinion is used to determine the need for an appraisal or the scope of an appraisal.


APPROACHES TO VALUE
MARKET RESEARCH

One of the three recognized approaches used in appraisal analysis, this approach involves the collection of market data pertaining to the subject assets being appraised. This approach is also knows as the “Comparison Sales Approach”. The primary intent of the market approach is to determine the desirability of the assets and recent sales or offerings of similar assets currently on the market in order to arrive at an indication of the most probable selling price for the assets being appraised. If the comparable sales are not exactly similar to the asset being appraised, adjustments must be made to bring them as closely in line as possible with the subject property.


COST APPROACH

One of the three recognized approaches used in appraisal analysis, this approach is based on the proposition that the informed purchaser would pay no more for a property than the cost of producing a substitute property with the same utility as the subject property. It considers that the maximum value of a property to a knowledgeable buyer would be the amount currently required to construct or purchase a new asset of equal utility. When subject asset is not new, the current cost must be adjusted for all forms of depreciation as of the effective date of the appraisal.


INCOME APPROACH

One of the three recognized approaches used in appraisal analysis, this approach considers value in relation to the present worth of future benefits derived from ownership and is usually measured through the capitalization of a specific level of income. This approach is the least common approach used in the valuation of machinery and equipment since it is difficult to isolate income attributable to such assets.


Depreciation

Defined as the actual loss in value or worth of a property from all causes including those resulting from physical deterioration, functional obsolescence, and economic obsolescence.


Physical Deterioration

A form of depreciation where the loss in value or usefulness of an asset is attributable solely to physical

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Metro Machinery Inc. P.O. Box 384 Memphis, TN 38101 Phone: 901-942-3363 Fax: 901-948-5750
E-mail: bob@metromachinery.com