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What's your business worth?

Ridge Trail Capital advises owners of companies generating $1M–$50M in revenue. Estimate your market value the way an acquirer would — then get a confidential, no-obligation opinion from our team.

Business Valuation Estimator

Privately held businesses trade at a multiple of their earnings — SDE for owner-operated companies, EBITDA for larger, management-run ones. Enter the figures you know; leave the rest at zero.

Valuation basis
1 · Your earnings (last 12 months)
2 · Owner add-backs
3 · About the business
Estimated market value
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This is a simplified estimate for educational purposes only — not an appraisal, offer, or opinion of value. Real-world value depends on your financials, customer concentration, contracts, assets, and market conditions. Ridge Trail Capital can prepare a defensible valuation.

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SDE or EBITDA — which fits you?

It comes down to two things: how big your earnings are, and whether the business runs without you. Revenue isn't the test — earnings and your role are.

Use SDE

  • You're an owner-operator, working in the business day-to-day
  • One owner runs the show
  • Earnings are roughly under $1M
A buyer steps into your job, so your full salary & perks are added back as benefit they'd receive.

Use EBITDA

  • A manager or leadership team runs daily operations — you could step away
  • Earnings are roughly $1M+ (often $5M+ in revenue)
  • You're aiming at private-equity or strategic buyers
Those buyers keep paying a market-rate manager, so owner/manager salary stays in as a normal cost.
Rule of thumb: owner-run and under ~$1M in earnings → SDE. Team-run or larger → EBITDA. Not sure? Start with SDE — a Ridge Trail Capital advisor will confirm the right basis.