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Delta Tuesday Term – Seller’s Discretionary Earnings

Business Sales and M&A Specialists

Seller’s Discretionary Earnings (SDE) – It is the Total Owner Benefit a business produces.  Generally, it is used for evaluating businesses with gross annual sales that are under $1,000,000. For businesses over $1,000,000, EBITDA is generally used.

How Small Businesses Are Valued Based on Seller’s Discretionary Earnings (SDE)

Public companies and middle-market businesses are valued as a multiple of EBITDAEarnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization.  However, smaller businesses are valued as a multiple of Seller’s Discretionary Earnings (SDE), which can be defined as EBITDA + Owner’s Compensation.  Therefore, SDE is typically the net income (or net loss) on the company tax return + interest expense + depreciation expense + amortization expense + the current owner’s salary + owner perks. Also known as SDCF-Sellers Discretionary Cash Flow.