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Wide-format flat-design illustration of a balanced scale with a stack of clean, organized financial documents and a green checkmark on the left tipping it heavier, and a large percentage symbol representing a valuation multiple on the right, with a rising bar chart in the background, in a warm peach-orange and dark navy palette.
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Why Clean Books Are Worth More Than a Higher Multiple

July 24, 2026 Comments Off on Why Clean Books Are Worth More Than a Higher Multiple

Ask most business owners what they want to improve before selling, and they’ll tell you they want a higher multiple. It makes sense on the surface. If your business earns $400,000 in SDE and you can get a 3.5x multiple instead of a 3.0x, that’s $200,000 more in your pocket. Who wouldn’t want that? The […]

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