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Deal Analyzer

Free tool · SBA 7(a) calculator and acquisition math

Will this business pay the loan and pay you?

Enter the asking price and cash flow from any business-for-sale listing. See the SBA payment, debt service coverage, and the highest price that still pencils.

The listing

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Coverage of 1.45× clears the 1.25× most SBA lenders want.Max price at 1.25× coverage on these terms: $988,000.

Price ÷ cash flow
3.54×
SDE multiple
SBA loan
$765,000
$85,000 down
Monthly payment
$10,323
SBA + seller note
Annual debt service
$123,870
All loan payments
Debt coverage (DSCR)
1.45×
After your salary
Max price at 1.25×
$988,000
Same terms

Where each year's cash flow goes

Loan payments $123,870Your salary $60,000Left over $56,130

Estimates only. Excludes the SBA guaranty fee, closing costs, working capital and taxes. Not financial or legal advice — work with a CPA, an attorney and your lender before you make an offer.

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Deal Analyzer is a Chrome extension that shows cash flow after debt service, debt coverage and the most you could pay right on the listing page, using your own loan settings. One click asks the broker for the NDA and CIM or sends the deal to your Google Sheet pipeline.

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Free for 7 days with no credit card, then $19 a month. Works on BizBuySell, BizQuest, Transworld, Sunbelt, BizScout, Acquire.com, BizBen, BusinessBroker.net, Vested Business Brokers, Website Closers, DealStream, First Choice Business Brokers, HedgeStone, Murphy Business Sales, We Sell Restaurants, LINK Business. Runs in Chrome, Edge, Brave, Dia, Opera and Firefox on desktop.

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