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Strategic Advisory Excellence Since 1984
Executive Dashboard
Strategic Outlook 2026–2028
$8,000,000
Annual Gross Revenue
37.50%
EBITDA Margin
$21M - $30M
Valuation Range
75%
Economic Profit%
4
No. of Equity Partners
$267/hr
Avg Client Rate ($/hr)
20
Total Employees
50%
Overhead as % of Revenue
Valuation-Based Strategic Position
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats
Strengths
  • The firm generates $8.0 million of gross revenue, which is a meaningful scale indicator for a buyer.
  • Revenue per partner is $2.0 million, suggesting substantial partner-level production relative to the four-partner structure.
  • The practice reports 30,000 billable hours, indicating a significant volume of fee-earning work.
  • EBOC is 50%, providing a clear profitability metric for valuation analysis.
  • The firm has 20 staff supporting 4 partners, showing a 5:1 staff-to-partner ratio that may support operating leverage.
Weaknesses
  • EBOC is 50%, which leaves only moderate profit conversion and limits earnings quality for a valuation buyer.
  • The firm generates $2,000,000 of revenue per partner across only 4 partners, indicating a relatively small ownership base that can constrain scale and transition flexibility.
  • With just 20 staff supporting $8,000,000 of revenue, the firm’s operating platform appears modest in size, which may limit capacity for larger engagements or rapid expansion.
Opportunities
  • Increase revenue per partner from the current $2.0M level by expanding billable capacity or pricing, as the firm has 30,000 billable hours across 4 partners and 20 staff.
  • Improve operating leverage by adding or better utilizing staff against partner capacity, since the firm’s 50% EBOC margin suggests room to convert scale into higher profitability.
  • Preserve and monetize the firm’s current partner base while planning succession, as all four partners are the same age and the business is concentrated at the partner level.
  • Grow gross revenue from the current $8.0M base by increasing billable hours or average realization, which would directly support valuation through a larger earnings base.
Threats
  • The firm’s 50% EBOC margin may be vulnerable if compensation, overhead, or utilization deteriorate, as the current profitability level is a key support for valuation.
  • Revenue is concentrated across only four partners, with each effectively tied to about $2.0 million of revenue, creating key-person and transition risk if any partner’s production changes.
  • The partner group is uniformly listed at age 20, which suggests the age data may be unreliable or incomplete and limits confidence in assessing succession and continuity risk.
  • With 20 staff supporting $8.0 million of gross revenue, the staffing base is relatively lean, which can increase execution risk if workload rises or if turnover occurs.
  • Billable hours of 30,000 against $8.0 million of revenue imply meaningful dependence on sustained utilization, so any slowdown in billable production could pressure earnings and valuation.
Enhance Profitability

May drive premium valuation, strong cash flow, and high investor demand while supporting scalable growth and resilience.

37.50% EBITDA margin
Operational Efficiency

You are doing a great job on leverage, continue to look for opportunities to push work down to the appropriate levels, and remember that leverage is your biggest pathway to high levels of profitability

Leverage ratio 5:1
Revenue Acceleration

Without a defined growth rate, growth may be accelerated by adding advisory services, pursuing tuck-in mergers, or onboarding a lateral partner with an existing book of business.

+15–25% revenue growth
Risk Mitigation

May enhance operational capacity, diversify expertise, and strengthen continuity, but can introduce complexity in decision-making and profit sharing.
May support continuity, smoother succession planning, stronger long-term client retention, and greater capacity to adapt to growth and innovation initiatives.

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This preliminary valuation range is for discussion purposes only, based on unverified information, and is highly sensitive to assumptions. It does not constitute a formal valuation or transaction guidance and should not be relied upon by any party for decision-making purposes.