+$20,000
added yearly earnings
Planning your exit
Selling your trade business in a year or two? Every missed call is worth more than you think.
For a lot of operators, the business is the retirement. When you sell, the price rides on the numbers you can show a buyer, and the calls slipping to voicemail are quietly lowering both.
2 to 4x
Trade businesses sell at about two to four times yearly owner earnings.
What the multiple means for you
Essential trades like HVAC, plumbing, and electrical tend to trend toward the higher end of that range. Either way, the math cuts one direction: a missed call is not a missed job, it is a multiple of that job missing from the closing table.
Every captured call lifts the number the multiple is applied to
Each dollar of earnings is worth several at the sale.
The multiple is applied to your yearly owner earnings, so every dollar you add to that number is multiplied when you sell. Each added dollar of yearly earnings can add roughly two to four dollars to the sale price.
→
+$40,000 to $80,000
added to sale price
And it can lift the multiple itself
Buyers pay more for revenue that does not depend on you.
Buyers pay more for revenue that is recurring, documented, and not owner-dependent. A system that captures demand and books it without you on the phone is exactly that: it shows a buyer the work keeps coming whether or not the owner picks up. That is the kind of revenue that earns a higher multiple, not just a higher base.
The honest part
Nobody can promise a number.
Not us, not anyone, and we will not pretend otherwise. But more captured revenue and a more hands-off operation are exactly what raises what a trade business sells for. That is the part we can help with, well before you ever sit down with a buyer.
If selling is on your mind, start building your numbers now!
A straight conversation about your calls and what they are worth to a buyer. Not a demo.