The NoLo Practice VetPartners（VetPartners无罪实践）.pdf

The No-Lo Practice Avoiding a Practice Worth Less Shock! Disbelief! Owners are devastated when they learn their practices are worth only a frac- tion of what they anticipated as they approach retirement and contemplate a sale. But if you can understand why this occurs and identify if your practice is at risk, you can begin the process of recapturing this lost value for your practice. The No-Lo Practice Executive summary Veterinary practice appraisers have always observed a relatively small pool of low-value practices. Often referred to as Mom-and-Pop practices, these gener- ally consist of solo practitioners delivering dated medical services from poorly equipped, marginal facilities and producing low proi ts each year. But in recent years, appraisers have seen an increase in the number of practices with no value or an exceptionally low value (i.e., No-Lo PracticesSM). Quite unex- pectedly, appraisers are also observing a signii cant change in the mix of practices occupying the low-value end of the spectrum. In addition to the normally predom- inant Mom-and-Pop practices , this end of the spectrum is currently experiencing an increase in the number of practices traditionally expected to be proi table— practices that of er quality, progressive medicine with the latest equipment; are located in new, state-of-the-art facilities; and of er above average compensation packages to doctors and stafmembers. Owners in these practices may take home more than $200,000 per year but still have No-Lo Practices. The common thread linking all these pract