Eight purpose-built tools that replace your spreadsheet, your calculator, and half the conversations with your broker.
Add back owner salary, personal expenses, one-time costs with 10 preset categories. Calculates true Seller's Discretionary Earnings automatically.
Every deal scored against battle-tested rules: price-to-revenue ratio, owner earnings %, NOI multiple, and debt service coverage ratio.
Model your exact loan terms — rate, down payment, term length. See monthly payments, total interest, and DSCR instantly.
Backward-calculate three offers — opening, target, and walk-away max — each with DSCR rationale and monthly cash flow.
Toggle on a seller note with custom amount, rate, term, and standstill period. Entire analysis recalculates with blended debt service.
Select from 13 business types. See how your deal's SDE multiple compares to the industry range.
What if revenue drops 10%, 20%, 30%? See exactly how DSCR and monthly cash flow change under stress.
Download a clean, print-ready report with verdict, metrics, loan structure, offer strategy, and DD checklist.
No training, no onboarding, no learning curve. If you can read a broker listing, you can use DealScout.
Plug in asking price, revenue, net income, and owner salary from any listing or CIM. Pick the industry. Takes 30 seconds.
Add back owner perks and one-time expenses from 10 presets, or add custom items. Toggle on seller financing if applicable.
Instant scoring, SBA breakdown, three-tier offer strategy, stress test, industry benchmarks, and a downloadable report.
Free trial on every plan. No credit card required to start.
For searchers just starting to evaluate deals.
For active searchers evaluating multiple deals weekly.
Pay once, use forever. Best for committed searchers.
We score every deal against four criteria: (1) never pay more than 60% of annual revenue, (2) owner should earn at least 15% of revenue, (3) price should be no more than 3.5x SDE, and (4) DSCR should be at least 1.5x.
Instead of starting from the asking price, we start from your SDE and work backward. We calculate an opening offer (2.0x DSCR), a target price (1.5x DSCR), and a walk-away max (1.25x DSCR). Each comes with reasoning and monthly cash flow projections.
It shows what happens to your DSCR and monthly cash flow if revenue drops 10%, 20%, or 30% while expenses stay the same. If your deal survives a 20% decline and still covers payments, you have a resilient acquisition.
No. DealScout is a screening and analysis tool. It saves you hours of spreadsheet work on deals you'd pass on, and gives you a stronger analytical foundation when you engage professionals.
Any small business with financial statements. We have benchmarks for 13 sectors including landscaping, HVAC, FedEx routes, laundromats, car washes, waste routes, restaurants, e-commerce, home services, medical/dental, auto repair, and construction.
When you toggle on seller financing, DealScout models blended debt service — your SBA payment plus the seller note payment. This changes your DSCR, monthly cash flow, and all three offer prices.
Yes. All deal data is encrypted in transit and at rest. We never share your analysis with sellers, brokers, or third parties.