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80/100· Excellent Demo Listing

Bookkeeping & Advisory Practice

Denver, Colorado, USA Professional Services Established 2014 6 employees

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Asking price

$610,000

WhatBiz estimated range $878,000 $1,284,000

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Business overview

Clients are on monthly retainers with annual increases. The practice runs on standardized workflows and cloud accounting software, and most work is delivered remotely.

Asking price
$610,000
Revenue (TTM)
$820,000
SDE
$255,000
EBITDA
$240,000
SDE multiple
2.39x
Cash-on-cash (unlevered)
41.8%
Recurring revenue
92.0%
Largest customer
8.0%

WhatBiz Score™ breakdown

Overall 80/100 — Excellent. Each dimension is scored independently and weighted.

Profitability100

Seller's discretionary earnings are 31.1% of revenue.

Valuation72

Asking price is 2.39× SDE compared with a common small-business range of roughly 2×–4×.

Financial Health79

12 years of operating history with a 29.3% earnings margin.

Growth Potential69

Reported revenue trend of +14% year over year.

Market Outlook72

Category-level demand outlook based on WhatBiz industry model (sample data).

Owner Independence62

Business is described as semi absentee with 6 employees.

Customer Concentration Risk93

Largest customer represents about 8% of revenue.

Financing Potential100

Seller indicates financing is available (about 25% seller-carried).

Scalability95

92% of revenue is recurring or contracted.

AI / Technology Disruption Risk55

Estimated exposure to automation and AI substitution in this category.

Valuation context

Comparable SDE multiples of 3.30x – 4.75x for Professional Services produce an estimated range of $878,000$1,284,000.

  • Recurring revenue: 92% of revenue is recurring or contracted, which buyers pay a premium for.
  • Growth: Revenue growing about 14% supports the upper end of the range.
  • Management in place: A business that runs without daily owner labour is worth more to most buyers.
  • Operating history: 12 years of history reduces perceived risk.
What's included
  • Client retainer agreements
  • Workflow templates and SOPs
  • Staff team
  • Software stack
Growth opportunities
  • Add advisory and tax packages
  • Raise legacy client pricing
  • Recruit referral partners with law and insurance firms
Reason for sale
Owner is moving into a fractional CFO consulting role.
Competition
Fragmented market; retention is the primary competitive factor.

This is demo data provided for product demonstration. Figures are illustrative, are not verified, and are not an offer to sell a business. WhatBiz analysis is educational and is not financial, legal, tax or investment advice.

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