What is my business worth?
A free, instant market appraisal of your Australian business — built on your own numbers, with the method shown rather than hidden. It takes a few minutes and asks for no email.
An appraisal and a valuation are different things in Australia
The free number a broker or a tool gives you is a market appraisal. The formal document, prepared by a qualified practitioner, is a business valuation. That is not marketing language — it is a professional-standards line, and most tools never mention it.
Accountants who belong to CA ANZ, CPA Australia or the IPA are bound by APES 225 Valuation Services, which separates a valuation engagement from a calculation engagement: different procedures, a different level of assurance, different permitted wording. What this page produces sits on the calculation side.
That is genuinely useful for deciding whether to sell, what to expect, and what to fix first. It is not what you take to a dispute, a bank, the ATO or a court — for those you need a practitioner engagement, and you can request one from your result.
What gets measured: PEBITDA, not the profit on your tax return
Australian small-business practice prices on owner-adjusted earnings — proprietor’s earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation. The engine adds back your own salary and benefits, one-off costs and anything that is not part of trading, because a buyer inherits the business, not your pay arrangement.
SDE circulates here too, borrowed from American practice. The engine tells you which basis it used rather than leaving you to guess, because the same business carries a very different multiple depending on which one you quote.
Which year the number is built on
Australia’s financial year runs 1 July to 30 June, so “FY26” means the year ending 30 June 2026, and EOFY is when the comparable figures land. The engine anchors on your newest complete financial year and names the year it used.
If your most recent year was unusual — a one-off contract, a closure, a bad season — say so in the notes. A buyer will normalise it and so should the number you carry into a conversation.
Tax: the concessions that decide what you actually keep
Sale price is not sale proceeds. Australia’s small business CGT concessions can change the after-tax result dramatically — the 15-year exemption, the 50% active asset reduction, the $500,000 retirement exemption and the small business rollover — each with its own eligibility tests, and several with age and superannuation interactions.
This tool does not compute your tax and cannot tell you which concessions you qualify for. But a valuation read without them is the wrong number for a decision, and it is worth asking your accountant before you price the business, not after you accept an offer.
What a buyer asks for next
Your ABN (11 digits, issued by the ATO) and your ACN (9 digits, issued by ASIC) are different identifiers and a buyer will want both, along with three years of financials and your lease.
If you sell through an intermediary, Australian business brokers are licensed at state level. And the sale contract itself is prescribed by statute in Victoria and South Australia — worth knowing before you sign anything, because a generic agreement may not be compliant there.
Your staff, if the business changes hands
Under the Fair Work Act this is a transfer of business. Employees do not move automatically the way they do in Britain — but where they are re-employed by the buyer, service usually carries over, which affects leave balances and redundancy exposure.
Buyers price that. Knowing your entitlement position before you go to market stops it becoming a late deduction.
Common questions
Is an appraisal the same as a valuation?
No. In Australia an appraisal is the informal estimate; a valuation is a formal engagement under APES 225 by a qualified practitioner. This page gives you the appraisal, and you can convert it to a valuation from your result.
What is PEBITDA and why not just use net profit?
PEBITDA is proprietor’s earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation — your profit with the owner’s salary, benefits and one-off costs added back. Net profit understates what a buyer actually acquires, because it is reduced by choices only you make.
Which financial year should I use?
Your newest complete financial year, ending 30 June. The engine anchors there automatically and tells you which year it used.
Do I need a licensed broker to sell my business?
No — you can sell directly, and this platform supports owner-led sales. If you do use an intermediary, business brokers in Australia are licensed at state level and you can check a licence with the relevant state regulator.
Will the small business CGT concessions apply to me?
That depends on tests this tool cannot assess — turnover or net asset thresholds, whether the asset is active, and your own circumstances. Ask your accountant before you price the sale.
Sources
- APESB — APES 225 Valuation Services
- ATO — small business CGT concessions
- ASIC — company and licensing registers
- Fair Work Ombudsman — transfer of business
Every figure and rule on this page is attributed. Tax rates, reliefs and thresholds change — check the current position with the source or your own adviser before you act on it.