Pricing
No retainers. No surprises.
Flat fees scoped before you commit.
Every engagement starts with a conversation. Tell us about the deal and we’ll tell you exactly what it costs before you commit to anything.
Scope is tailored to the deal — fee follows scope, not deal size. If you need something narrower than a full QoE, we’ll price that accordingly.
Most engagements
$15,000 – $30,000
Standard Quality of Earnings
- ✓Full normalized EBITDA analysis
- ✓Add-back validation with documentation
- ✓Customer concentration & revenue quality
- ✓Working capital calculation & peg recommendation
- ✓Bank-to-book reconciliation (cash proof)
- ✓Lender-ready PDF report
- ✓Structured Excel data book
- ✓Debrief call
2–4 week turnaround · Deals $1M–$30M
Focused scope
$3,000 – $10,000
Cash Proof & Red Flag Review
- ✓Bank-to-book reconciliation (cash proof)
- ✓P&L review & trend analysis (2–3 years)
- ✓Written summary of red flags
- ✓Debrief call
- ✓Other focused scopes on request — working capital, revenue quality, or a specific area you name
5–7 business days
Payment terms
50% deposit to begin
Work starts after deposit clears. No exceptions.
Balance on delivery
Final payment due when the report is delivered.
Wire or ACH
All engagements confidential. We do not disclose client details.
What’s not included (and shouldn’t be)
Legal diligence
Contracts, leases, litigation risk. You need a lawyer.
Tax diligence
Tax returns, post-acquisition structure. You need a tax advisor.
Operational diligence
Management team, competitive landscape. That's your job as the buyer.
Valuation
A QoE tells you what the business earns. Not what it's worth.
Pricing questions
Can you work faster if I need it?
Sometimes. Tell us your timeline on the initial call. We can accelerate Standard engagements to 10–12 business days in some cases. Rush fees may apply depending on scope.
What if the deal is outside $1M–$30M?
Book a call. We've worked above $30M and below $1M. But fee follows scope, not deal size — a small deal that needs full diligence is still a full engagement. If you want something narrower, we'll scope and price that piece on its own.
Can you do a narrower scope than a full QoE?
Yes. We scope every engagement to the deal. If you only need a cash proof, a working capital analysis, or revenue quality work, we'll price that piece on its own. What we won't do is call a narrow scope a full QoE — if you need something a lender will accept, you need the full study.
Do you do sell-side QoE?
Primarily buy-side. We can produce sell-side reports for sellers preparing a business for market, but the engagement is scoped differently. Ask on the call.
Why flat fee instead of hourly?
Because you should know what the engagement costs before you commit. Hourly billing creates incentives we don't want — for us to go slow, and for you to hesitate before asking questions. Flat fee aligns us.
What's the ROI on a QoE?
A $15K report on a $3M deal that catches one bad add-back worth $95K at a 4x multiple saves you $380K on the purchase price. The report pays for itself 25x over. And if it catches something that kills a bad deal, the return is infinite.
Real example: add-backs that don't hold up →We scope every engagement before you commit.
Tell us about the deal. We’ll tell you exactly what it costs.
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