Know What Your Business Is Worth, With a Number You Can Defend
A credible valuation sits under nearly every major business decision: selling, buying in a partner, planning your estate, or resolving a dispute. We deliver independent, well-documented valuations built on sound methodology, not guesswork.
In Brief
Brown Business Advisors delivers independent, defensible business valuations for exit, transactions, buy-sell agreements, gifting and estate planning, and disputes. We analyze EBITDA and SDE with normalized add-backs, apply the income, market, and asset approaches, benchmark against comparable transactions, and document every assumption in plain language.
Rigorous Analysis, Clearly Explained
We analyze your financials, normalize for owner add-backs, and apply the income, market, and asset approaches appropriate to your situation. The result is a defensible value range you can bring to a buyer, a partner, a lender, an attorney, or the IRS, with the reasoning documented in plain language.
What's Included
- EBITDA and SDE analysis with normalized add-backs
- Income, market, and asset-based valuation approaches
- Industry multiple and comparable-transaction benchmarking
- Valuations for exit, buy-sell, gifting, and estate planning
- Litigation, partnership, and dispute-support valuations
- Clear written report with documented assumptions
In Short
One Number, Many Decisions
A defensible valuation takes the guesswork out of your most important decisions. For owners who are actively preparing to sell, this analysis pairs directly with our broader Business Valuations & Sales engagement. Want to know your number before you need it? Contact us to schedule your valuation.
Business Valuation, Answered
What makes a valuation 'defensible'?
Documented methodology and documented assumptions. A defensible valuation can be handed to a buyer, a partner, a lender, an attorney, or the IRS, and the reasoning holds up under questioning. An unsupported number cannot.
What are add-backs, and why do they matter?
Add-backs are owner expenses a new owner would not carry, added back to earnings to show what the business truly generates. Legitimate, well-documented add-backs can move a valuation substantially. Undocumented ones get stripped out by the buyer.
What is the difference between EBITDA and SDE?
SDE (seller's discretionary earnings) includes the owner's compensation and is typically used for smaller owner-operated businesses. EBITDA excludes it and is typical in the lower middle market. Which one applies affects the multiple, and therefore the price.
Find Us in Downtown St. Pete
We're at 360 Central Avenue, in the middle of downtown St. Petersburg. Meetings are by appointment so we can give your business the time it actually needs. Call the office or send a note and we'll get it on the calendar.
- Address
- 360 Central Avenue, Suite 800, St. Petersburg, FL 33701
- Phone
- 727-490-7662
- Hours
- By Appointment
Ready When You Are.
Tell us where your business is headed. Book a consultation and see what changes when the details are handled well.