"Intrinsic value" is what the property or business is worth to the owner. In cases in which the particular property has little marketabilty, or if the owner has special knowledge that is hard to replace by a buyer, Texas law does permit the consideration of what the property or business is worth to the owner. Inman v. Parr, 311 SW2d 658; Howell v. Bowden, 368 SW2d 842; and Beavers v. Beavers, 675 SW2d 296.
The use of interinsic value is usually restricted to situations in which the court is trying to determine the value of a professional services business which has little to value in the way of tangible assets, but has "intrinsic value" to the owner.
One method used to determine "intrinisic value" is to calculate how much a buyer would have to invest to produce the same income as the current owner.
