Pest Control Exit Advisory
Tell us about your company and your goals. Request a confidential, company-specific valuation discussion—without committing to a sale.
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What the review is for
Revenue alone does not tell you what your company is worth.
The initial review helps identify the earnings basis, the operating facts that need clarification and the preparation priorities relevant to your plans. If the records do not support a useful value discussion yet, identifying what is missing is part of the work.
We discuss the next step with you: prepare further, examine an existing buyer approach or explore a sale. Any indication of value depends on the information and assumptions available. It is not a guaranteed offer, a formal appraisal or a promise of proceeds at closing.
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A consistent earnings basis
Owner-operated company
Seller’s discretionary earnings (SDE) considers the earnings available to an owner-operator, including appropriate owner compensation and supported adjustments. It is not the same as profit after paying a replacement management team.
The owner’s actual duties matter. Sales, dispatch, licensed fieldwork and administration may each need coverage after a sale.
Management-led company
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) provides a different starting point. Normalization should reflect the cost of maintaining the business, including any necessary replacement for work the departing owner performs.
A multiple applied to SDE cannot simply be applied to EBITDA. Compare the same earnings definition, period and transaction scope.
The business behind the earnings
Distinguish recurring plans, termite renewals, commercial agreements and one-time jobs. Review cancellations and service commitments, not simply the number of accounts.
Connect service frequency and pricing to drive time, technician capacity and the cost of delivering the work. Dense routes are useful only when the underlying economics support them.
Identify who performs and supervises the work, who holds required qualifications and what the transaction would require for continuity. Review the relevant licenses rather than assuming transfer.
Describe your daily work and the people or systems that can take it over. A sustainable earnings view must account for responsibilities that cannot disappear at closing.
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Prepare what you have
You can inquire before every figure is final.
Use the form to describe your company and the question you want to resolve. Estimates can provide context if clearly labeled. Where you do not know a figure, say so rather than presenting it as verified.
For a deeper review, we may identify financial statements and tax records, support for earnings adjustments, revenue by service line, customer retention information and an outline of staffing and owner responsibilities.
Do not include customer names, employee personal information or account-level records in this initial inquiry. Discuss the appropriate way to provide detailed information as the review progresses.
Questions before you begin
No instant result is produced by this form. The initial review frames your company’s position and the information needed for a useful discussion. A formal appraisal, written valuation report or specific delivery date is not promised here; any further deliverable must be agreed in the engagement scope.
A revenue multiple alone ignores the cost of serving customers, management needs and ongoing obligations. It can also mix different transaction types and earnings profiles. A company-specific review starts with supportable earnings and relevant operating context rather than treating one revenue factor as a price.
No. Debt, cash, working-capital adjustments, transaction costs and the agreed deal structure can change the amount received. Seller financing, earnouts and retained equity are not the same as immediate cash. Tax consequences require advice based on your circumstances.
Go deeper when useful
Read the existing guide to how company value is considered.
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