Before you begin
Important — please read before using this tool

This tool produces illustrative estimates to help you think through the potential value of preparing your business for sale.

It is not a formal business valuation, financial advice, legal advice, or a guarantee of any outcome. Actual results will vary based on market conditions, buyer appetite, your specific business, and many factors outside this model.

Exit Program — Valuation Model
What is your business actually worth?
And what could it be worth?
Enter your numbers, set your confidence level, and see the realistic gap between your current valuation and what a documented, systematised business commands at sale.
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Illustrative estimates only. All figures are based on your inputs and indicative market ranges. Not financial advice. Seek independent professional advice before making business decisions.
Your business — current position
Your total annual revenue (last 12 months)
$
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation
$
Typical range for undocumented, owner-dependent businesses: 1.5× – 2.5×
Current multiple:
Documented, systematised businesses typically achieve 3× – 5×
Exit-ready multiple: 3.5×
Roles that become redundant when knowledge moves from people's heads into the system
$/ year
Estimated annual profit improvement from documented processes
$
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Timeline: 12 months
Your confidence level
How much of the identified improvement do you realistically believe you can achieve?
🎯 Blind Spot pre-set Complete your Blind Spot profile to get a personalised confidence level based on your dominant pattern score.
At 50% confidence — a realistic middle position for most owners. Adjust up or down based on your honest assessment of what you'll actually action.
Current estimated value
Exit-ready estimated value
at your confidence level
Realistic value gap
left on the table
Layer 1
Multiple uplift
The value gain from moving to an exit-ready multiple — adjusted to your confidence level.
Layer 2
Team redundancy value
Team savings capitalised at the exit multiple — at your confidence level.
Layer 3
Productivity improvement
Profit improvement capitalised at the exit multiple — at your confidence level.
Total uplift
Combined value improvement
The realistic total improvement across all three layers at your chosen confidence level.
What you're leaving on the table
Realistic value gap at 50% confidence
illustrative — based on your inputs and confidence level
This is the conservative case — not the best case. At 50% confidence, you're accounting for the reality that change takes time and not everything goes to plan. The gap is still significant.
Program cost
Illustrative return
At your confidence level, this model illustrates a return of on the program investment. Even at 30% confidence, the gap significantly exceeds the cost of closing it.

Important — Illustrative estimates only

All figures are illustrative estimates based on your inputs, indicative market ranges, and your chosen confidence level. They do not constitute a formal business valuation, financial advice, accounting advice, or legal advice.

Business sale multiples vary significantly by industry, market conditions, buyer type, and individual business characteristics. Knowledgebase.business Pty Ltd accepts no liability for decisions made in reliance on the outputs of this model.

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