SELLING AND BUYING A BUSINESS JOHN POST Certified SCORE Mentor
The Sell Process Outline Three Years of IRS statements – 1065 or C Sellers Discretionary Earnings (SDE) – Recasting Analysis; Value/Listing Price Marketing Description – 3 levels Advertising - BizBuySell.com, etc. Qualifying Buyers – Experience, Resources NDA; Negotiations Purchase and Sales Agreement Due Diligence
The Buy Process Outline Research- BizBuySell.com, etc. Three Years of IRS statements – 1065 or C Sellers Discretionary Earnings (SDE) – Recasting Analysis The Opportunity? Offer; Negotiations Purchase and Sales Agreement
Recasting the P&L ITEM P&L ADJUST RECAST Operating profit 500, ,000 EXPENSES Payroll 300, ,000 Salary (owners) 65,000 65,000 0 Benefits 40,000 25, Interest 5,000 5,000 0 Auto 25,000 10, Telephone 4,000 2,000 2,000 Rent 18, ,000 TOTAL EXPENSE PROFIT 61,000 SDE 168,000 (FULL CASH FLOW)
Purchase Components Buyer Deposit- 10 – 15 % $10,000 Buyer Cash – 10 – 15 % 10,000 Bank Loan – 40 – 60 % 50,000 Seller Loan* – 25 – 30% 30,000 Sale/Purchase Price $100,000 * 3-5 8%
TIPS Think like your buyer/seller Transition training and consulting Retain customers; get list Don’t trust the books Value the business at 30-40% revenue and/or 2X SDE Easier to buy than to start Buyer pro forma – what do you need to live on?