Brand Valuation: Accounting Perspective – Research Paper – Himanshu Srivastava
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Brand Valuation: Accounting Perspective
Brand Valuation: Accounting Perspective
Abstract:
Brands are one the most valuable assets for any business firm without any doubt. But this value
is subjective in nature and it is very difficult to arrive at an absolute, quantified value for the
treatment in financial statements. Last 3 decades witnessed the lots of debate in this area of
discipline. This paper explores the evolution in the accounting for the brands in recent past and
trouble with the valuation of brands. It also discusses briefly different approaches of brand
valuation.
Introduction:
Flipkart has bought a major stake in Myntra in a cash and stock deal that could value the
company between $300-330 million (Firstpost.com, 21 May 2014).
Snapdeal buys Freecharge for $400m (Times of India, 9Apr 2015)
What makes above news interesting? By looking at these deals, one can wonder what makes
these companies that much of worth? The net tangible assets possessed by these firms cannot
justify these valuations. So, there must me something more than the tangible assets which
enhanced the value of these companies. These can be termed as intangible assets which may
include goodwill, customer base, patents, copyrights, staff capabilities, and above all the power
of brands. As John Stuart, President Quaker Oats in 1922 said âIf this business were to be split
up, I would be glad to take the brands, trademarks and goodwill, and you could have all the
bricks and mortar -and I would fare better than you.â (Marquette, 1967). This paper will explore
the Brand value aspect of this intangible asset. Before going into the details in the realm of brand
value, it is imperative to understand the meaning of the brand.
Definition of Brand:
Word brand has its root in German origin which means âBurningâ. Initially, this word was used
for the identity marks made by burning iron on livestock or criminals for their easy
identification. From there it is adopted in marketing.
Kotler defined brand from the marketing perspective which says âname, term, sign symbol (or a
combination of these) that identifies the maker or seller of the product”.
Seetharaman et al. in his article titled âA conceptual study on Brand Valuationâ defined brand
from the accounting perspective. They said âA brand can be defined as an asset that does not
have physical existence and the value of which cannot be determined exactly unless it becomes
the subject of a specific business transaction of a sale and acquisition.â (Seetharaman, Nadzir, &
Gunalan, 2001)
In simple words, brand can be defined as the name or symbol that is intended to identify goods
or services of one seller from the other sellers.
Brand Value :
Often a companyâs brand value exceeds its net tangible assets. There are many examples of such
valuation in business history. Such as acquired acquisition of Kraft Foods by Philip Morris Co. at
whopping $12.9 billion which included an estimated $ 11.6 billion for intangibles. The
Following table represents the value of some top brands:
Table :1 Brands account for a considerable share of companiesâ market
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