Benchmark data available for seller's discretionary earnings

BVWireIssue #153-3
June 17, 2015

A new BVR special report reveals what small-business owners are achieving in seller's discretionary earnings. Using Pratt's Stats, a database of over 23,000 business transactions, an analysis is made of seller's discretionary earnings in sold private businesses with metrics including discretionary earnings to revenue, selling price to discretionary earnings, and profit margins. The information is presented by sector and company size with benchmarking from 21 industry groupings ranging from real estate and personal services to restaurants, construction, and more.

For more information on the report, Benchmarking Seller’s Discretionary Earnings in a Small Business: Based on data from Pratt’s Stats,plus an excerpt and example charts, click here.

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