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What Is My Business Worth Before I Have an Offer?
A sale-planning range needs a defined interest and date, transferable earnings, a compatible price-and-earnings comparison, and separate payment terms.
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Business Valuation: What Supports a Credible Range
Learn how earnings, valuation methods, operating risks, and the proposed sale terms support—or weaken—a private-company valuation range. The articles below explain the documents, tradeoffs, and next questions that can change the answer for an owner.
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Valuation
Estimate a credible range by understanding earnings, methods, transaction perimeter, and transfer risk.
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SDE vs. EBITDA: How Does Owner Pay Change the Math?
Compare SDE, EBITDA, and adjusted EBITDA by tracing how owner pay, replacement work, same-period records, and offer denominators change the math.
Earnings quality
Reconcile SDE, EBITDA, add-backs, revenue quality, and the records a buyer will test.
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EBITDA Add Backs: A Schedule That Shows What Changes After Sale
Build an EBITDA add-back schedule that separates recorded expense evidence from recoveries, credits, replacement costs, continuing costs, and unresolved treatment.
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