Machinery and Equipment Appraisal Services
Independent appraisals of machinery and equipment by qualified valuation experts for business owners, lenders, attorneys, CPAs, and executors, prepared in accordance with the applicable standards and frameworks, including the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), International Valuation Standards (IVS), U.S. GAAP Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) requirements, and the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) framework.
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Why We Value
Every machinery and equipment appraisal serves a specific business purpose
These are the engagements we handle most often.
Financial Reporting
Purchase price allocations under ASC 805 and IFRS 3, fair-value measurements under ASC 820 and IFRS 13, and impairment testing under ASC 360 and IAS 36. Reports structured to support your audit firm’s review, your disclosures, and your requirements.
Litigation & Expert Witness
Defensible valuations for federal and state court proceedings, commercial disputes, eminent domain, and business interruption claims. The same ASA-accredited appraiser who signs the report carries it through deposition and trial.
Asset-Based Lending & Collateral
Reports formatted to lender specifications and accepted by national banks, regional banks, community banks, and asset-based lenders. Fair market value, orderly liquidation value, and forced liquidation value for secured lending.
Mergers, Acquisitions & Buy-Sell Agreements
Independent valuations for transactions, ownership transitions, and buy-sell agreements. Support negotiation, financing, and post-close accounting in a single engagement.
Divorce & Family Law
Equitable distribution valuations for marital and partnership dissolution. Reports prepared to family court evidentiary standards and supported by deposition and trial testimony when needed.
Estate & Gift Tax
Date-of-death valuations for estate tax filings, lifetime gifting strategies, and IRS Form 8283 charitable donations. Prepared to qualified appraiser and qualified appraisal standards under IRS guidelines.
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Who We Serve
Machinery and equipment valuations serve different audiences
Business Owners & Executives
Owners and executives need defensible valuations for financing, exit planning, ownership transitions, and strategic decisions. We help them understand what their equipment is actually worth and what their counterparties will accept.
Attorneys & Litigators
Defensible valuations for federal and state court proceedings, commercial disputes, eminent domain, and business interruption claims. The same ASA-accredited appraiser who signs the report carries it through deposition and trial.
CPAs & Financial Professionals
Audit-defensible valuations for purchase price allocations, fair-value measurements, impairment testing, and tax reporting. We structure deliverables to align with your audit firm’s review process and your disclosure requirements.
Lenders & ABL Officers
Asset-based lenders, SBA lenders, and commercial bankers need values that line up with their collateral models. We deliver reports in the format your underwriting team expects, with values supportable throughout the life of the loan.
Estate & Trust Professionals
Executors, trust officers, probate referees, and estate planning attorneys handle valuations under tight statutory deadlines. We deliver work product that satisfies IRS qualified-appraisal standards and court documentation requirements.
Government Agencies
Federal, state, provincial, municipal, and local agencies engage us for eminent domain, condemnation, property tax assessment, and asset disposition. Our work withstands the heightened scrutiny that public-sector engagements demand.
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What We Value
We appraise machinery and equipment across many industries
The industries that drive industrial, agricultural, and commercial activity.
Agricultural & Farm Equipment
Tractors, combines, harvesters, irrigation systems, dairy operations, vineyards, orchards, and processing equipment, valued for financing, estates, and farm transitions.
Heavy & Construction Equipment
Earthmoving, paving, lifting, drilling, demolition, and site-services equipment for contractors, fleet operators, and equipment lessors.
Medical & Laboratory Equipment
Imaging, surgical, dental, optometry, laboratory, and biotech equipment for practices, hospitals, research institutions, and medical device manufacturers.
Manufacturing & Industrial Equipment
Production lines, plant equipment, process machinery, and industrial systems across discrete and continuous manufacturing operations.
Metalworking & CNC Machinery
Machine tools, CNC machining centers, lathes, mills, grinders, EDM equipment, and complete machine shops.
Food & Beverage Processing Equipment
Breweries, distilleries, wineries, dairies, bakeries, packagers, and complete processing lines from raw-material intake to finished-goods packaging.
Transportation, Trucking & Rolling Stock
Tractors, trailers, fleet vehicles, intermodal equipment, and specialized transportation assets for carriers, owner-operators, and logistics providers.
FF&E (Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment)
Restaurant, hospitality, retail, office, warehouse, and commercial FF&E for asset sales, financial reporting, collateral-based loans, and business dispositions.
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How We Value
Every appraisal follows the same four-step process
Scaled to the engagement, but the process is consistent.
Define the Assignment
Every appraisal begins with the purpose. Intended use, intended user, premise of value, and effective date drive every methodology choice that follows. USPAP requires this; we treat it as the first conversation, not a footnote.
Inspect or Document
Field appraisals include on-site inspection of every material asset. Desktop appraisals work from client-supplied asset lists, photos, specifications, and depreciation schedules. Our appraisers and a network of expert associates handles inspections across every U.S. region, North America, and across the world.
Research and Analyze
This is where the appraisal happens. We gather comparable sales data, market evidence, replacement cost data, and useful-life benchmarks as necessary. We apply the cost approach, the sales comparison approach, or a weighted combination.
Deliver and Defend
Every report is USPAP-certified, aligned with applicable IVS, GAAP, IRS, and other standards, signed by an ASA-accredited appraiser, and structured to withstand scrutiny from lenders, auditors, tax authorities, courts, and regulators. The same appraiser who signs the report carries it through deposition and testimony.
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Tell us about your equipment, why you need the appraisal, and any timeline or deadlines. We’ll get back to you with a quote and a delivery timeline.
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Where We Value
Machinery and equipment doesn't sit still, and neither do we
We value equipment across the United States and North America and throughout the world. Our U.S. East Coast and West Coast offices anchor a national network of expert appraisal associates.
Eastern U.S. Office
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Our East Coast office supports the Philadelphia region and the Eastern U.S. with our network of expert appraisal associates.
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Western U.S. Office
Oakland, California
Our West Coast office supports California and the Western U.S. with our network of expert appraisal associates.
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Our East and West Coast offices, and a network of expert associate appraisers across the country, handle on-site inspections wherever the equipment is located. Cross-border engagements are supported and aligned with USPAP and IVS reporting requirements.
Insights
Equipment Appraisal Insights
More information on machinery and equipment valuation from the Sencer Appraisal team.
What Is an Equipment Appraisal?
A primer on what an equipment appraisal is, what it is not, and when you need one. Definitions, scopes, intended users, and the difference between a qualified appraisal and a casual opinion.
Definitions of Value
Fair market value (FMV), orderly liquidation value (OLV), forced liquidation value (FLV), fair value (FV), and each of the many other definitions mean different things to different audiences. A guide to the definitions that matter and when each applies.
What Is an Uninspected Desktop Equipment Appraisal?
When equipment can be valued from records, photos, and specifications without an on-site inspection. The scenarios where an uninspected desktop appraisal makes sense, the limits of the approach, and what a lender or auditor will accept.
Methodology
The Three Approaches to Value: Cost Approach, Sales-Comparison Approach, and Income Approach.
Every USPAP-compliant appraisal considers cost, market, and income approaches. A walkthrough of how each works, when each applies to machinery and equipment, and why most engagements rely on cost and sales comparison.
Lending
Asset-Based Lending and Equipment Collateral
How asset-based lenders use equipment valuations to set credit limits, structure facilities, and monitor collateral over the life of a loan.
Financial Reporting
Purchase Price Allocation Under ASC 805 and IFRS 3
How equipment valuations support post-close accounting for business combinations. PPA mechanics, fair-value measurements under ASC 820 and IFRS 13, and the process that follows.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about machinery and equipment appraisals.
What is an equipment appraisal?
How much does an equipment appraisal cost?
Can the appraisal be done remotely, or do you need to come on-site?
How long does an equipment appraisal take?
Are your reports accepted by the SBA, the IRS, financial auditors, and the courts?
Can you appraise equipment located outside the United States?
Are your appraisers licensed and certified?
Still have questions?
Talk to us. We are happy to walk you through the appraisal process, discuss your specific situation, and let you know what we need to provide a quote and move your project forward.
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