Valuations & Consulting

The Folk Group has special expertise in evaluating the current state of the market for metal casting operations.  Our continual work in the market keeps us abreast of the current conditions.  Some of our projects include:

·        Iron/Steel Foundry, Multiple International Locations, $120 million plus sales, Technical consultant to buyer.

·        Steel Foundry, Midwest Location.  $5 million sales.  Valuation for employee buyout.

·        Iron Foundry, Midwest Location.  $2 million sales.  Valuation for estate planning. 

·        Aluminum Diecaster, Midwest Location. Strategic acquisition analysis. 

·         Steel Foundry, Midwest Location.  Performance Review, Strategic Planning.  $21 million sales. 

·        Malleable/Ductile Iron Foundry, Northeast.  Turnaround management.  $16 million sales.

·        Ductile/Gray Iron Foundry, Midwest.  Technical consultant in sale of the foundry.  $165 million sales.

·        Ductile Iron Foundry, East Coast.  Search for no-bake foundry in Mexico.

·         Aluminum Foundry, East Coast.  Valuation and operations review.  $21 million sales.

·        Gray Iron Foundry, Midwest Location.  Valuation for partnership agreement.  $23 million sales.

·        Gray/Ductile Iron Foundry, Midwest Location.  Performance review and analysis with recommendations.  $18 million sales.

·        Alloy Steel Foundry, Canada.  Strategic planning for future sale of the company. $25 million sales.

·        Iron Foundry, Midwest Location.  Valuation for partnership agreement.  $7 million sales.

·        Steel Foundry, Northeast Location. Turnaround management and preparing company for sale. $28 million sales..

·        Gray/Ductile Iron Foundry, Midwest Location.  Valuation to be used to value stock for sale to employee group.  Assist in succession planning.  $3 million sales.  Updated annually.

·         Aluminum/Zinc Die Casting, Southern Location.  Valuation to be used for strategic planning.  Comprehensive foundry study.  $3 million sales.

·         Gray Iron Disa Foundry, Midwest Location.  Operations evaluation to be used for strategic planning.  Comprehensive foundry study.  $16 million sales.

·        Captive/Jobbing Alloy & Iron Foundries, Midwest Location.  NYSE OEM with alloy & iron foundries sending 75% of captive work offshore.  Strategic plan and options for two plants.
Later retained to assist in placing low volume captive work

·        Captive Steel Foundry, Midwest Location.  Captive Foundry.  Evaluation on options of operating, selling or closing. $15 million sales.

·         Gray/Ductile Iron Captive/Jobbing Foundry, East Coast Location. Valuation for European owner deciding if offer for foundry was acceptable.  $10 million sales.

·        Gray/Ductile Iron Foundry, Midwest Location.  Valuation for strategic planning.  $2 million sales.

·        Gray/Ductile Iron Jobbing Foundry, Midwest Location.   Valuation for strategic planning.  Sales $12 million.

·        Gray/Ductile Iron Jobbing Foundry, East Coast Location.  Valuation for potential related party acquisition.  Sales $10 million.

·        Malleable/Ductile Iron Foundry, East Coast Location.  Valuation/options review and recommendations.  Public parent company. Sales $22 million.

·         Investment Casting Foundry, Midwest Location.  Valuation for partnership agreement.  Sales $5 million.  Follow-up with opinion letter on value of minority shares.

·        Gray Iron Captive Foundry, Midwest Location. Valuation and operating analysis for machine tool builder doing strategic planning. Sales $8 million.

·         Gray Iron Jobbing Foundry, Europe.  Valuation for U.S. owner doing strategic planning.  Sales $18 million.

·         Gray/Ductile Jobbing Foundry, Midwest Location. Valuation for holding company doing strategic planning.  Sales $21 million.

·        Gray/Ductile Iron Captive Foundry,  Midwest location.  Foundry under construction.  Stopped due to severe cost overruns. Evaluation as to desirability of continuing or liquidating.

·         Gray/Ductile Iron Captive Foundry,  East Coast location.  Valuation and opinion letter on options for closing, selling foundry operation or contracting out work.

·         Brass Foundry, Midwest location.  Opinion letter on marketability of the foundry for divorce settlement.  Sales $2 million.

·         Oil Sand Aluminum/Magnesium Foundry, West Coast location.  Valuation for litigation involving minority shares held by an ex-employee.  Sales $4 million.

·        Investment Casting Foundry, West Coast location.  Valuation for litigation involving the estate of a deceased partner. Sales $5 million.

·         Steel Mini-Mill, Midwest location.  Valuation for divorce settlement.  Sales in excess of $125 million

·         Tool Steel Foundry, Midwest location. Valuation for partnership agreement.  Sales $5 million.

·         Gray Iron Foundry, Midwest location.  Valuation for litigation resulting from a fire completely destroying the foundry.  Sales $7 million.