If you search online for “how much is my business worth or business valuation,” you’ll find generic calculators that ask for your revenue and spit out a number. Here is the hard truth for local owners: Those calculators are often wrong.
When it comes to business valuation in San Antonio, believing your company is simply worth “X times revenue” without understanding market dynamics is a dangerous trap. Real valuation is not about a simple multiplier; it is about risk, transferability, and local economic factors.
Revenue is Vanity, Profit is Sanity
Buyers do not pay for your revenue; they pay for your profit. But not just the profit shown on your tax return. In the world of Main Street M&A (Mergers & Acquisitions), we look at SDE (Seller’s Discretionary Earnings).
This involves “recasting” your financials to add back:
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One-time expenses (like a lawsuit or renovation).
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Personal benefits (your company truck, travel, or insurance).
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Your salary and payroll taxes.
By calculating the true SDE, we often find the business is more profitable—and valuable—than the tax returns suggest. You can learn more about how SDE works on trusted financial sites like [Investopedia – External Link].
The “San Antonio Factor”
A business valuation in San Antonio is unique due to our specific economic climate. Is your business reliant on the local tourism industry? Is it tied to the oil and gas fluctuations in South Texas? Factors like your location, your staff tenure, and your customer concentration can swing your value by 20-30%.
Don’t Leave Money on the Table
If you are planning to sell in the next 12 months, you need more than a guess. You need a market analysis based on comparable sales in Bexar County.
Stop guessing your financial future. Let’s look at your real numbers today.
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