Catalog Valuation
Independent valuations of songwriter, publishing and master catalogs for sale, financing, estate and partnership purposes.
Music Catalog Valuation
Institutional underwriting for music catalogs.
We value songwriter, publishing and master recording catalogs the way institutional investors value real assets: by underwriting the durability, decay and risk of their cash flows.
Our Approach
A catalog is a cash-flowing asset. We underwrite it like one.
Parliament Drive brings the discipline of institutional real estate investment to music rights. The same questions apply: how durable is the income, how fast does it decline, where is it concentrated and what return does the risk require?
The result is a valuation that artists, estates, buyers and lenders can rely on and defend.
01
Durability
Age of the catalog, consistency of streams and evidence of an evergreen floor.
02
Decay
Year-over-year decline curves modeled by song, release and income type.
03
Concentration
Exposure to top songs, platforms, territories and a single sync or viral moment.
04
Rights & Splits
Chain of title, ownership splits, reversion dates and administration terms.
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Discount Rate
A risk-adjusted rate supported by market transactions and catalog-specific factors.
Services
Valuation and advisory across the life of a catalog.
Acquisition Underwriting
Buy-side cash flow models, bid ranges and diligence on royalty statements for investors and new music companies.
Sale Preparation
Helping artists and estates organize data, clean up splits and understand value before going to market.
Frontline Artist Revenue
Forecasting streaming, touring and merchandise income for artist deals, advances and new ventures.
Who we work with
Artists & songwritersEstates & heirsPublishers & labelsInvestors & lendersEmerging music companies
Process
From royalty statements to a defensible value.
Engagements are confidential. We do not invest in catalogs we are engaged to value.
- 01
Collect. Gather royalty statements, distributor data and ownership documents.
- 02
Normalize. Reconcile income by song, source and period into a clean historical base.
- 03
Model. Project cash flows with decay, concentration and rights assumptions.
- 04
Report. Deliver a valuation range with the assumptions and sensitivities behind it.
Request a Valuation
Know what your catalog is worth.
Tell us about the catalog: number of songs or releases, rights held and the last three years of royalty statements if available. We will follow up to scope the engagement.