QANTM Valuations - FAST30 Webinar Series
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The Intangibles Playbook: Protecting and Amplifying Value
Presented 'Live' on: Tuesday, 14 October 2025
Across industries, the bulk of corporate value is generated by brands, data, technology, customer relationships, and other intangible assets. Yet these are often overlooked in strategy discussions and performance tracking, leaving boards and executives exposed to hidden risks and missed opportunities. Intangible assets are your most powerful drivers of growth — and your biggest blind spots.
Speaker:
Tim Heberden, QANTM Valuations
You will learn, in this 30-minute presentation:
How sudden shifts in technology, market sentiment, or stakeholder expectations can rapidly erode enterprise value.
How clarity on the characteristics of specific intangibles can lead to sharper strategy and higher earnings.
The implications of directors' fiduciary responsibility for intangible assets.
Methods to map, grade, and strengthen your organisation’s intangible asset base.
Intangibles Playbook Recap
We were delighted to have over two hundred delegates register for our second FAST30 Webinar, The Intangibles Playbook - how corporations and growth businesses can sharpen their competitive edge by managing intangible assets with the same rigour as financial and physical assets.
We are pleased to share the full recording of the session for on-demand viewing at your convenience and invite you to contact us if you have any questions.
The key themes discussed during the session:
Across industries, the majority of corporate value is represented by intangible assets, most of which are not reflected on balance sheets. Within industries, the degree to which intangibles amplify each dollar of tangible assets varies widely – often resulting in a doubling of the earnings multiples between the lower- and upper-quartile performers.
The Intangibles Playbook concludes that: “Effective evaluation and tracking of intangible assets is necessary to develop effective corporate strategy, and to protect and amplify intangible value. Intangible blind spots leave boards and executives exposed to hidden risks and missed opportunities.
Examples were provided showing how poorly managed IP and intangibles can lead to value erosion, while strong intangible portfolios drive superior earnings multiples.
Case studies illustrated how market landscape analysis and intangible value mapping connect directly to drivers of volume, price, margin and risk, producing insightful scenario valuations supported by robust metrics.
We outline a four-step process to protect and amplify intangible value.
A practical framework for translating qualitative aspects of intangibles into quantifiable business value:
Practical Insight
Identifying opportunities for intangible assets to enhance business value could start with a brief self-assessment.
Can you reliably estimate the contribution of each of your core intangibles to business value?
Do you know the specific rights, economics and accountability for each material intangible?
Do you track the health of your key intangibles and benchmark their performance?
Do you regularly scan market landscapes and stakeholder attitudes?
Do you assess intangibles in M&A planning and integration, and for tax compliance?
Do you have the capabilities to protect and amplify the value of your data, tech, brands and other intangibles?
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