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What are iPeers™ and why are they so important?

iPeers are our proprietary, research backed industry classifications, which have been shown to minimize the inter-sample variance in key valuation factors. Basically, these classifications have been shown to minimize the error present in any valuation that we perform, thus leading to more theoretically sound, quantifiable, and defensible valuations.

The typical approach to developing comparable firms is to use simple SIC code (industry, sector) classifications to determine the appropriate "peer group", but this has been shown, through considerable research, to be a flawed approach.

Because comparable firms are one of the core factors underlying a quantifiable, defensible valuation, we felt that considerably more thought must be applied. The result of this thought is our cutting-edge iPeers, which, without a doubt, are one of our greatest added values to our clients.