{
  "calculator": "business-valuation-calculator",
  "title": "Business Valuation Calculator",
  "site": "AI Biz Hub",
  "input": {},
  "defaults_used": {
    "annual_revenue": 500000,
    "revenue_multiple": 1.5,
    "sde": 150000,
    "sde_multiple": 3,
    "ebitda": 120000,
    "ebitda_multiple": 4
  },
  "result": {
    "methods": [
      {
        "name": "Revenue Multiple",
        "description": "Valuation based on a multiple of annual revenue. Common for high-growth or pre-profit businesses.",
        "range": {
          "low": 562500,
          "mid": 750000,
          "high": 937500
        },
        "multiple": 1.5,
        "baseValue": 500000
      },
      {
        "name": "SDE Multiple",
        "description": "Seller's Discretionary Earnings × multiple. Best for owner-operated businesses under $5M revenue.",
        "range": {
          "low": 360000,
          "mid": 450000,
          "high": 540000
        },
        "multiple": 3,
        "baseValue": 150000
      },
      {
        "name": "EBITDA Multiple",
        "description": "Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, Amortization × multiple. Standard for mid-market businesses.",
        "range": {
          "low": 384000,
          "mid": 480000,
          "high": 576000
        },
        "multiple": 4,
        "baseValue": 120000
      }
    ],
    "blendedRange": {
      "low": 435500,
      "mid": 560000,
      "high": 684500
    },
    "warnings": []
  },
  "provenance": {
    "run": "https://aibizhub.io/api/run/business-valuation-calculator",
    "page": "https://aibizhub.io/business-valuation-calculator/",
    "methodology": "https://aibizhub.io/business-valuation-calculator/",
    "contract": "https://aibizhub.io/contracts/business-valuation-calculator.json",
    "engine": "https://aibizhub.io/engines/business-valuation-calculator.js",
    "engine_sha256": "30d17c0cd0183d25c759eb86c9ecf8e2f2bcdc3a06b0a6656dd46c1a66c06e1e",
    "build": "42c727dd573e245d1be09199a062c665d7f6f47e",
    "prices_verified": "2026-10-24",
    "prices_source": "https://aidevhub.io/api/models.json"
  },
  "disclaimer": "Business planning estimates — not legal, tax, or accounting advice.",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "cite": "AI Biz Hub, Business Valuation Calculator (engine 30d17c0cd018), https://aibizhub.io/api/run/business-valuation-calculator"
}