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Enterprise
Business valuation projection
Forecast income, expenses, supplier rebates and operating profit, then apply a multiple to estimate enterprise value and a potential exit price. Hover any dotted term for a short definition.
Expected exit priceEstimated sale price of the whole company in the chosen exit year. Calculated as earnings × the sale multiple.
$0
Equity at exitWhat owners would take home if the company is sold: enterprise value minus net debt (debt − cash).
$0
Exit year
2031
Profit incl. rebate at exitTrading profit plus supplier rebate. This is the profit figure used for the sale multiple when rebate is treated as profit.
$0
ConservativeA more cautious buyer price, using the lower sale multiple.
$0
3.5x multipleHow many times earnings a buyer might pay. The planned exit is 10× — M&A firms often pay 10× operating profit.
Planned exitThe planned exit: 10× earnings, the multiple you hope to sell at.
$0
10.0x multipleHow many times earnings a buyer might pay. The planned exit is 10× — M&A firms often pay 10× operating profit.
OptimisticA stronger buyer price, using the higher sale multiple.
$0
12.0x multipleHow many times earnings a buyer might pay. The planned exit is 10× — M&A firms often pay 10× operating profit.
M&A firmsWhat M&A firms often pay: 10× operating profit in the exit year. This always uses operating profit, not EBITDA.
$0
10× operating profit
Custom multipleYour own sale multiple, applied to the same earnings used for the other cases.
$0
10.0x multipleHow many times earnings a buyer might pay. The planned exit is 10× — M&A firms often pay 10× operating profit.
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Business
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Expenses
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Rebates
- Cost of goods this yearCost of goods purchased (cost of sales). Rebates are calculated as a percentage of this line.
- $0
- Rebate (9.09% of COGS)Money received back from suppliers, calculated as a percentage of cost of goods purchased. Default is 9.09%.
- $0
- Trading profit (0.0% of sales)Profit from buying and selling before supplier rebates: revenue minus expenses.
- $0
- Combined profit (0.0% of sales)Trading profit plus rebate. Use this when rebate is part of how the business makes money.
- $0
Ownership
Shareholders
Custom share split. Profit, rebate and exit equity update live as percentages change.
Cashflow
Affordable salary
How much wage the year can carry after other costs, a required profit, and whether rebate is banked or spent. Entering salaries here replaces the Wages line in the live forecast.
- Revenue + spendable rebate
- $0
- Costs except wages
- $0
- Required profit
- $0
- Affordable salary pool
- $0
- Monthly pool
- $0
- Quarterly pool
- $0
- Allocated to people
- $0
- Remaining pool
- $0
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Valuation
Year-on-year
forecast
Revenue CAGRCompound annual growth rate — the smoothed yearly growth from the first year to the last. 0.0% · Profit CAGRCompound annual growth rate — the smoothed yearly growth from the first year to the last. 0.0% · Cumulative profit $0
Forecast table
Edit a year to override revenue
| Year | RevenueSales for the year, before expenses and rebates. | Expenses | RebateMoney received back from suppliers, calculated as a percentage of cost of goods purchased. Default is 9.09%. | TradingProfit from buying and selling before supplier rebates: revenue minus expenses. | Op. profitRevenue minus operating expenses. If rebates are counted as profit, they are added here. | MarginProfit as a percentage of revenue. | YoY profitChange compared with the previous year. | Expected EVEnterprise value: earnings × the expected multiple. The estimated company sale price before cash and debt. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | — | $0 | |
| 2027 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | $0 | |
| 2028 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | $0 | |
| 2029 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | $0 | |
| 2030 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | $0 | |
| 2031Exit | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | $0 |
Buy-side
Inverse valuation
I want $X equity in the exit year — what earnings, multiple, or revenue gets me there?
- Current exit equity
- $0
- Required earnings
- $200,000
- Required multiple
- 0.00x
- Max share price today
- $0
- Revenue needed now
- $136,117
Owners
Extract vs retain
Draw, salary or keep profit in the company — and what that does to cash, personal tax and exit equity. Estimates only.
- Company cash
- -$90,000
- Owner after tax
- $75,600
- Exit equity after
- -$450,000
Salary reduces operating profit and is taxed in the owner's hands. Company tax falls with the deduction.
Exit
Potential company sale
- Earnings usedThe profit figure the multiple is applied to — operating profit or EBITDA, plus owner add-backs.
- $0
- Planned exit multipleThe planned exit: 10× earnings, the multiple you hope to sell at.
- 10.0x
- M&A firmsWhat M&A firms often pay: 10× operating profit in the exit year. This always uses operating profit, not EBITDA.
- $0 · 10× op. profit
- Custom multipleYour own sale multiple, applied to the same earnings used for the other cases.
- 10.0x · $0
- Enterprise valueEstimated value of the whole business before cash and debt. Earnings × multiple.
- $0
- Net debtDebt minus cash. Subtracted from enterprise value to get equity value.
- $0
- Equity valueWhat owners would take home if the company is sold: enterprise value minus net debt (debt − cash).
- $0
- Range
- $0 – $0