Vital Investment Management
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Illustrative only

Business Valuation Estimator

A simple range from revenue, seller's discretionary earnings, industry, and growth. Use it to start a conversation, not to price a transaction.

Inputs

Sketch an illustrative range

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Add back reasonable owner compensation, one-time items, and personal expenses run through the company.

Often more owner-dependent

Illustrative enterprise value

$1.1M$2.0M

About 2.5x to 4.5x SDE, with a midpoint near $1.6M. Profit margin on these inputs is 18%.

3-year sketch

$1.3M$2.3M

5-year sketch

$1.4M$2.5M

  • Owner dependency, customer concentration, and quality of earnings can move this more than industry labels.
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This range is an educational illustration based on simplified inputs and broad industry multiple bands. It is not a formal business valuation, appraisal, or offer. Multiples vary widely by buyer type, quality of earnings, customer concentration, working capital, and market conditions. Do not use this output for a transaction, tax filing, or financing decision.

A range is not a plan. The plan is what that number has to fund.

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