Sample SBA Acquisition Lender Decision Support Summary

See How BVA Brings Price, Value, Earnings & Funding Into One Executive View

Review a representative BVA lender decision support summary designed to show how valuation and Quality of Earnings findings can be organized into a concise SBA acquisition underwriting view. This fictional sample connects purchase price, independent business value, lender-use EBITDA, Cash Proof, operating funding requirements, maintenance CapEx, and key diligence findings while keeping financeability and the final credit decision with the lender.
Sample SBA Acquisition Lender Decision Support Summary by Business Valuation Advisors

What This SBA Lender Decision Support Sample Demonstrates

Integrated Valuation, Quality of Earnings & Transaction Decision Support

This representative SBA Acquisition Lender Decision Support Summary illustrates how Business Valuation Advisors brings independent valuation and Quality of Earnings findings together into a concise, lender-focused executive view.

The summary is designed to help underwriting teams quickly understand the relationship among negotiated purchase price, independently concluded business value, tested historical earnings, operating funding requirements, and material diligence findings. Financeability and the final credit decision remain determinations of the lender.

What the sample includes:

• $3.45 million illustrative business purchase price

• $3.40 million independent business value

• $50,000 purchase-price-to-value gap

• $742,000 illustrative lender-use EBITDA

• Three-period Cash Proof status and earnings reliability

• Seller-adjusted EBITDA bridge and normalization findings

• $390,000 illustrative post-closing working-capital requirement

• $150,000 illustrative minimum operating cash requirement

• $70,000 illustrative annual maintenance CapEx

• Revenue quality and customer concentration indicators

• High, moderate, and positive lender findings

• Coordinated view of valuation, QoE, operating funding, and transaction considerations

• Clear distinction among price, value, and financeability

The company, transaction, financial information, and conclusions shown in this summary are fictional and were created solely to demonstrate BVA’s analytical approach and reporting format. This sample does not relate to an actual client or transaction and does not constitute SBA approval, endorsement, a credit decision, or a guarantee of governmental or lender acceptance.

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Discuss Your SBA Valuation or Quality of Earnings Engagement

Whether you are an SBA lender, acquisition buyer, business broker, or transaction advisor, BVA can help define the appropriate valuation and financial due diligence scope for the transaction. Schedule a confidential discussion to review the acquisition, lender requirements, available financial records, and expected deliverables.