Your exit

Your exit, planned — not hoped for.

$982K
headline value today · Dental Practice A

Three questions, one page: What did your practice actually pay you last year? What will it sell for on your timeline? And what's between you and a top-of-band offer?

Part A

What your practice paid you

Salary, owner draws, and the personal costs the practice quietly carried.

Total take-home
$363K last year

Most owners underestimate this by six figures.

W-2 salary$216,000
Owner draws & distributions$118,000
Costs the practice carried for you
Vehicle lease & fuel$9,360
Health & life insurance$12,800
CE travel & conferences$6,600
Total$362,760
Part B

Exit timeline

Where the number lands if you keep going vs. if you fix the levers.

Sell in
$923K$1062K$1200K$1339KY0Y1Y2Y3Y4
Status quoLevers fixed
Status quo · sell in 5 yrs
$1.05M
Levers fixed · sell in 5 yrs
$1.30M
+$250K to the same buyer

Every year without an associate is a year the value depends on your hands.

Part C

Sale readiness · 6/9

What a serious buyer's diligence team will check. Each unchecked item links to the page that fixes it.

  • Clean monthly books, closed within 15 days
  • Owner add-backs documented and defensible
  • Collection rate above 97%
  • Days to get paid under 35
  • Associate in place covering ≥2 days/week
    Model an associate
  • Owner produces under 60% of chair revenue
    See owner-dependence goal
  • 3 years of records exportable in a click
  • Lease has 5+ years remaining or an option
  • Cash cushion 2+ months of operating expense
    Cash forecast

After-tax walk-away depends on deal structure and your basis — that's a conversation for your CPA. Bring them this page.