Calculators for selling a business
Earnings, deal terms and tax, on Canadian rules.
- Capital gains tax calculatorThe tax on selling the shares of a business, with the lifetime capital gains exemption.
- Asset sale vs share sale calculatorWhat the owner keeps after tax under each structure, at the same price.
- Net proceeds calculatorFrom the headline price to what the owner keeps, at closing and after tax.
- SDE calculatorSeller’s discretionary earnings, and the EBITDA a larger buyer reads from them.
- Adjusted EBITDA calculatorEarnings restated at market terms, line by line.
- Working capital peg calculatorThe peg from twelve month-ends, and the price adjustment at closing.
- Vendor take-back calculatorPayments on a vendor note, and the capital gains reserve year by year.
- Earn-out calculatorThe headline price of an earn-out, its expected value and its present value.
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IndustryPrecision manufacturing
Revenue$7.2M
Adjusted earnings$1.45M
How buyers price it (three ways)
Revenue multiple0.6 – 0.9×
EBITDA multiple4.5 – 6.0×
Adjusted earnings multiple3.8 – 5.1×
$0.0M – $0.0M
$1.45M adjusted earnings at 3.8 – 5.1×, the multiple this profile earns
Two things would move it before you sell: your largest customer is 38% of revenue, and most of the business still runs through you
What comparable sales cleared at (28 in your sector and size)
Median 4.2×
You, 4.6×
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