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Multiple Benchmark

Benchmark the asking price before you trust the headline.

Compare an asking price to a conservative educational multiple band. Then turn the gap into broker, lender, and advisor questions.

Benchmark

Turn price into questions.

The range is an educational starting point for discussion. Replace it with source-backed broker, lender, advisor, and transaction evidence before relying on any valuation view.

Target inputs

Benchmark Read

Preview benchmark

Asking multiple4.0x
Band midpoint3.8x
Low case value$1,125,000
High case value$2,250,000
Implied premium$112,500
Screening DSCR1.58x

Review lens

Review recurring revenue, seasonality, licensing, owner role, technician retention, and customer concentration.

Questions to ask

  • Which earnings metric supports the multiple: SDE, adjusted EBITDA, or another figure?
  • Which add-backs are recurring, documented, and acceptable to lenders or advisors?
  • What quality, concentration, capex, working-capital, or owner-transition facts justify the price?
  • How does the deal structure change if debt service is tight?

Educational benchmark only. Not valuation, investment, lending, legal, or tax advice. Multiples vary by quality, size, market, deal structure, diligence findings, and source evidence.