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QUICK, SOURCED & DIRECTIONAL

A ballpark valuation—with the assumptions in plain sight.

This is a decision-support starting point. It combines published size evidence with explicitly identified DTA judgment adjustments; it does not pretend that public data equals a private-comparable valuation.

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What Could Your Business Be Worth? About two minutes

Enter the essential information below for a preliminary valuation range. The separate Dual Track Snapshot then examines broader value drivers, readiness, risks, and priorities. Use your best honest, supportable figures—not the numbers you hope a buyer will accept. Your information is unverified and is not saved by DTA.

Primary industry / business modelChoose what best describes how the company earns most of its revenue. Select “Other / not sure” if none fits.

Trailing-12-month revenueRevenue for the most recent twelve months—not a forecast.Trailing-12-month adjusted EBITDAEBITDA after reasonable, supportable normalization. Do not enter revenue, net income, owner cash flow, or a forecast.

How reliable is adjusted EBITDA?Choose the level of evidence that actually supports the number entered above.

Trailing-12-month revenue growth %Compare the latest twelve months with the preceding twelve months.Contracted or recurring revenue %Revenue expected to recur because of contracts, subscriptions, or highly predictable arrangements—not merely customers who may return.

Largest customer % of trailing-12-month revenue0%Include affiliated customers together when they are controlled by the same organization.Owner independence5/101 = the business depends on you daily · 5 = the team handles some functions · 10 = the business performs successfully without you.

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Management team strength5/101 = little management depth · 5 = capable managers in some functions · 10 = a complete leadership team accountable for results.Financial reporting quality5/101 = incomplete or unreliable · 5 = usable internal statements · 10 = timely accrual statements, reconciliations, and strong controls.

Interest-bearing debtBank, seller, equipment, and other interest-bearing obligations. Used only to estimate gross equity value.Excess cashCash above the amount reasonably needed to operate the business—not the full bank balance.

Low confidence24/100

INDICATIVE ENTERPRISE VALUE

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Low$0

Base$0

High$0

Implied adjusted EBITDA range2.2× – 3.6×

Indicative gross equity value$0 – $0

EBITDA margin (displayed, not scored)0.0%

Multiple bridge

Size anchor2.5×–3.5×Under $500K adjusted EBITDA

DTA industry judgment+0.00×Other / not sure; not a transaction-data coefficient

Company-quality judgment-0.10×Growth, predictability, concentration, owner, team and financials

Very small transactions are often priced on SDE rather than EBITDA; confidence is necessarily low.

The estimate updates in real time when an input produces a material directional change. Small movements may not change the displayed rounded values. Inputs are not assumed to affect value dollar-for-dollar.Continue to the Dual Track Snapshot Read the methodology and disclaimers →Gross equity value equals enterprise value less entered debt plus entered excess cash. It is not net owner proceeds. Taxes, fees, working-capital adjustments, escrow, earnouts, seller notes, rollover equity and other terms are not calculated.

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Know what each level provides.

The free tools help frame the questions. A separately scoped DTA engagement can add objective review, deeper analysis, prioritization, planning, and implementation support.

01 · FREE

Quick Valuation

A sourced, directional starting range.

What you receive

Low, base, and high enterprise-value estimates
Indicative gross equity value
Multiple bridge and confidence level
Plain-English methodology and sources

What is not included

Validated adjusted EBITDA or add-backs
Company-specific private comparables
Buyer testing, transaction terms, taxes, or net proceeds
A formal valuation or appraisal

What working with DTA may add

A DTA engagement can review the inputs and earnings adjustments, examine additional relevant evidence, and help establish a more supportable planning range.

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02 · FREE

Dual Track Snapshot

A self-assessment of value, readiness, and priorities.

What you receive

Ten directional readiness scores
Owner target value and timing
Illustrative value gap
Three initial priorities

What is not included

Independent validation of your scores or evidence
The full 11-area BMF and value-driver assessment
Company-specific weights or tradeoff analysis
A customized implementation plan

What working with DTA may add

A DTA engagement can challenge the self-ratings, review supporting evidence, identify important gaps, and connect Track One decisions to Track Two outcomes.

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03 · WORK WITH DTA

Navigator / Full Assessment

A scoped advisory engagement for deeper analysis and planning.

What an engagement may include

A refined planning range and value-gap analysis
Full BMF and value-driver assessment
Prioritized recommendations and explicit tradeoffs
Relevant private-market evidence when available and appropriate
Strategic/Exit Plan, Blueprint, action owners, timing, or KPIs when included in scope

What is not included

A guarantee of value, financing, or sale outcome
A certified appraisal unless separately engaged
Quarterly reviews, implementation, or transaction services unless included in the engagement
Legal, tax, accounting, or investment advice outside the agreed scope

Additional scoped services

Depending on the agreed scope, DTA can also support implementation, periodic reviews, transaction readiness, financing, acquisitions, recapitalization, or a company sale.

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All free outputs are preliminary decision-support tools based on unverified user-provided information. They are not formal valuations, appraisals, or professional opinions. DTA services, deliverables, timing, responsibilities, fees, and limitations are established separately in a written engagement agreement; no single engagement necessarily includes every service described above.

Evidence hierarchy

What is sourced—and what is judgment.

The calculator begins with a size-based range informed by completed-deal reporting. Industry and company-quality adjustments are deliberately labeled DTA judgment until subscription comparables or a documented industry dataset replaces them.

01 · PUBLISHED EVIDENCE

IBBA/M&A Source

Q4 2025 Market Pulse reported 4.1× EBITDA for the $2M–$5M transaction-value segment and 5.5× for $5M–$50M. Below $2M, the report uses SDE—not EBITDA.

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02 · BROADER MARKET CONTEXT

Other public sources

DTA also reviews publicly available lower-middle-market and private-capital reports for directional context. These sources are not treated as direct comparables or represented as applicable to every prospect.

See methodology and references →

03 · DTA JUDGMENT

Industry and quality

The current modifiers encode directional buyer logic. They are transparent hypotheses—not regression results or represented private comparables—and must be validated in the paid Navigator.

Confidence means confidence in the estimate—not company quality.

The public-data tool is capped at Moderate confidence. Confidence rises with better EBITDA evidence, financial reporting and relevant scale; it does not become High without company-specific normalization and credible private transaction comparables. Data basis: published information through Q4 2025, reviewed August 2026.

IBBA research archive Methodology and public references Pepperdine Private Capital Markets Reports