Free Australian business valuation calculator

Business valuation calculator Australia

Get an indicative range for an Australian business using adjusted profit and the buyer questions that usually move value. Built for owners thinking about selling, succession, or planning ahead.

  • No email required
  • Numbers stay in your browser
  • Plain-English questions
  • Indicative only
  • About 5 minutes
Calculate your range

From ALX Enterprises. Built for Australian business owners planning ahead.

General information only. Not a formal valuation, advice, offer, or solicitation.

Calculate your range

12 core questions, plus a few optional add-backs if you have them. Use rounded numbers; you can type commas, dollar signs, or percent signs.

This calculator is built for established private businesses with up to A$10m of adjusted profit. Above that, the public calculator cannot give a reliable range; talk to ALX directly instead.

It is a planning estimate. Some strengths and risks only show up in a detailed review.

The calculator runs in your browser. The financial numbers you enter are not submitted to ALX, and you can see and print the result on the page.

Profit from your accounts

Use actual figures from your latest full-year or trailing 12-month Profit & Loss from Xero, MYOB, QuickBooks, or your accountant. Use the same period for sales and profit. Do not use forecasts or short-term run-rates.

Is that profit before or after income tax?

If you are unsure, choose "I'm not sure". The calculator will still work, but the range will be treated as less certain.

Add-backs optional

These adjust your P&L profit for costs a buyer may not treat as normal ongoing business costs.

Add-backs matter. Only include costs that were already counted as expenses in your Profit & Loss. If the add-backs are not accurate, the estimate may be too low or too high.

Your role in the business

This helps us understand how heavily day-to-day operations rely on you.

Repeat or contracted revenue

Think about how much revenue would continue if you stopped actively selling for a short period.

Can you roughly estimate customer concentration?

Buyers care about this. A rough estimate gives a better valuation than skipping because one large customer can change how a buyer sees risk.

How dependent is the business on you?

This is about whether the business can transfer to a new owner without losing momentum.

Who runs day-to-day operations?

This is about management depth, not whether you have good employees.

Revenue over the last 3 years

Use the overall trend, not one unusual month or one unusual job.

Profit over the last 3 years

Use normal profit if you can: strip out one-off costs and owner-specific items. This catches cases where revenue is steady but costs have risen.

Ongoing reinvestment needs

Think vehicles, equipment, machinery, tools, software, or facilities.

Cash tied up in the business

This is about how much cash a buyer needs to keep the business running.

How to read the estimate

The calculator begins with the profit a buyer could reasonably expect the business to keep producing under new ownership. It then weighs broad value drivers including business size, owner dependence, revenue quality, customer concentration, profit trend, and working-capital needs to produce a conservative range.

The result is a screening estimate, not a formal valuation. It does not capture every judgement a buyer or advisor would make. Records quality, contracts, staff continuity, debt, asset condition, and deal structure can all move the final number.

This version is built for established Australian private businesses with up to A$10m of adjusted profit. The range widens when answers indicate higher risk or lower certainty.

Limits of the calculator

If you searched for a company valuation calculator, use this as a private-business planning tool rather than a public-company model. The calculator cannot see contract terms, staff retention risk, licence dependencies, customer relationships, tax structure, working capital, debt, asset condition, legal issues, or the exact buyer universe. Use it as an indicative estimate for education and planning, not as a pricing anchor.

Questions owners ask

Is this a formal valuation or advice?

No. It is a public planning estimate based only on the numbers entered. It does not take into account your situation, goals, tax position, or needs. A real valuation would review full financials, customer history, contract quality, staff, records, working capital, debt, deal structure, and buyer fit. It is not personal advice, financial product advice, a formal or independent valuation, tax advice, legal advice, an offer, or a solicitation to buy or sell a business.

Do I need to enter my email to see the result?

No. You can see and print the result on the page. If you decide to email Alex, that is separate and entirely up to you.

Are my calculator inputs saved or stored?

No. The calculator runs in your browser. The financial numbers you enter are not submitted to ALX or stored by ALX. Standard website analytics record page views and interaction events, but are configured not to include the financial figures you enter or the estimate produced. Read the privacy policy.

Should I use this as my asking price?

No. Treat the range as an indicative estimate for education and planning, not as an asking price, offer, recommendation, or advice. Final value depends on diligence, buyer fit, working capital, debt, deal structure, and negotiation.

How much is my business worth?

For most private businesses, value starts with the profit the business can keep producing. It also depends on broad factors such as business size, owner dependence, customer concentration, revenue quality, cash needs, diligence, and deal structure.

Is this a "how to value a business for sale" calculator?

Yes. If you searched for a how to value a business for sale calculator, this tool gives a practical Australian estimate for planning. It is a screening estimate, not the full method a buyer or adviser would apply.

Why does the calculator use a valuation range instead of one number?

A range is more honest because buyer appetite, diligence findings, earnings quality, customer concentration, team continuity, owner dependence, working capital, and deal structure can all change value.

What matters most when valuing a private business?

The profit the business can keep producing usually matters more than revenue alone. Buyers also look at how transferable the business is, the quality of customers and revenue, profit stability, cash needs, records, staff continuity, and deal structure.

Thinking about a private sale in the next few years?

ALX looks at established private businesses across Australia. Alex is the buyer behind ALX, looking to acquire and operate an established business for the long term. The calculator is a planning tool, not an offer or an ALX view of your business. If a sale is something you're thinking about, now or later, you're welcome to email Alex directly. Confidential, no public process, no pressure.

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