Methodology you can see
We don't hand you a figure and ask you to trust it. Every estimate shows the earnings recast, the multiple, and the comparables, so you understand exactly where the number comes from and can defend it in a negotiation.
Service 03
What Is Your Business Really Worth?
Before you sell, retire, refinance, or bring on a partner, you need a number you can trust. We provide confidential business valuations based on real buyer behavior, market demand, comparable transactions, and financing realities, so you can make informed decisions with confidence.
What we handle
- Seller's Discretionary Earnings
The owner-benefit figure buyers actually underwrite.
- EBITDA Multiples
Benchmarked against how your industry trades.
- Local Comparable Sales
Real closed deals in your market, not national averages.
- Exit Planning Ready
Know where you stand before making a major decision.
02 · Why Value Now
The Most Expensive Number You'll Ever Guess
Many owners rely on rules of thumb, online calculators, or what a friend sold for years ago. Buyers don't. Banks don't. Private equity groups don't. They evaluate businesses based on cash flow, risk, industry demand, and market comparables. A professional valuation helps you understand what your business is worth today, and what may increase its value tomorrow.
03 · How We Value
More Than a Number. A Roadmap
We normalize your earnings (SDE & EBITDA).
We recast your financials to surface true owner benefit — adding back owner salary, one-time costs, and discretionary expenses to arrive at Seller's Discretionary Earnings for owner-operated businesses, or EBITDA for larger, management-run companies. This is the earnings base every serious buyer starts from.
We apply real, local comparables.
A multiple only means something next to what comparable businesses in your industry and region actually closed at. We anchor the range to recent Florida and tri-state transaction data — not a national average that ignores your market's demand, lease economics, and buyer pool.
We pressure-test for the way deals get financed.
Because most acquisitions run through SBA or conventional lending, we sanity-check the value against what a buyer can realistically finance and what debt the cash flow can service. A price a lender won't fund isn't a value — it's a stalled deal.
We show our work.
You get the earnings recast, the multiple range, and the comparables behind the estimate — not a black-box number. If something is dragging your value down, you'll see it, and you'll know what moves the needle before you go to market.
04 · Why Owners Trust Our Number
Built to hold up to a buyer, a banker, and your own gut.
Grounded in local comparables
Your business doesn't sell against a national average. We anchor value to what comparable businesses actually transacted for in Florida Metro Markets, where we work deals every week.
Underwriting-aware from day one
Because we know how SBA and conventional lenders size a deal, we value with financeability in mind. That means fewer surprises in diligence and a price a qualified buyer can actually close on.
Confidential, always
A valuation conversation is not a listing. Nothing is marketed, no one is told, and your numbers stay between us. Whether you're ready to sell next quarter or just want to know where you stand.
05 · Where We Value
Florida Businesses Are Different
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Florida
South Florida isn't Ohio. Palm Beach isn't Orlando. And a restaurant isn't valued like a plumbing company. Our valuations are grounded in Florida transaction activity, local buyer demand, and current market conditions.
Serving all counties in Florida
06 · In Their Words
The number changed how they planned.
I thought I knew what my shop was worth. The recast showed me two add-backs I'd never counted, and a range a buyer could actually finance.
No pressure, no listing, just a straight answer about where I stood. It told me to wait a year and fix one thing first.
They walked me through the comparables instead of handing me a number. When the offer came, I knew exactly what was fair.
07 · Valuation FAQ
Questions owners ask before they ask for a number.
Most preliminary valuations can be completed after a brief consultation and review of basic financial information.
Seller's Discretionary Earnings (SDE) measures the total financial benefit to a single owner-operator and is the standard for smaller, owner-run businesses. EBITDA strips out owner compensation and is used for larger, management-run companies a buyer would run without working in it daily. We use whichever fits how your business actually operates.
The valuation estimate is directional and a defensible range based on the information you share and current comparables, not a formal appraisal. A documented Advanced or CFO-Grade opinion tightens that range with a full earnings recast and detailed market data. We're transparent about which you're getting.
No. A valuation is a private conversation, not a listing. Nothing is marketed, nothing is published, and your financials stay confidential whether or not you ever decide to sell.
Not at all. Owners use a valuation for exit planning, partner buy-ins and buy-outs, estate and tax planning, refinancing, or simply to track progress year over year. There's no expectation that you list with us.
08 · Valuation Checklist
Free Business Valuation Toolkit
- The 7-section framework we use before every valuation
- How SDE and industry multiples actually determine your number
- The hidden assets and revenue patterns buyers pay a premium for
- Florida market multiples by industry, updated for 2026
No obligation. Fully confidential.
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Disclosures
09 · Disclosures
A business valuation provided by bizbrokerexperts is a directional estimate of market value for planning and discussion purposes. It is not a formal appraisal, a certified business valuation, or accounting, tax, or legal advice.
Estimates depend on the accuracy and completeness of the information provided and on market conditions that change over time. Any value range, multiple, or comparable referenced is illustrative and is not a guarantee of a sale price or final transaction outcome.
References to financing reflect general lending practices and are not an offer, commitment, or guarantee of credit. Loan approval, terms, and amounts are determined by third-party lenders.