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Buyer Returns Calculator

Enter your deal inputs and see whether the acquisition supports its financing — entry multiple, sources and uses, debt service coverage, modeled cash-on-cash return, and balloon exposure. Taxes not included.

Business & earnings

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Earnings basis

Normalized EBITDA already reflects a market-rate management expense.

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Will you operate the business full-time?

Capital structure

Buyer equity is not auto-solved — enter it independently. The Sources & Uses reconciliation will flag any gap.

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Senior / acquisition debt

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%
yrs
yrs

Blank = no balloon

yrs

Interest-only

Transaction & financing costs

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Advanced inputs

Working capital, immediate capex, maintenance capex — refines Uses and cash available for operations.

Stress scenarios

Test how Modeled DSCR and cash-on-cash change under modified earnings and rate assumptions. Scenarios are always visible and editable before results appear.

Projected Returns

Model IRR and MOIC over a hold period. Requires explicit assumptions about earnings growth and exit multiple — every input here is labeled as an assumption, never presented as a market-typical default.

Modeled Economics

Enter purchase price and earnings to see deal economics.