Example · Red Flag Report

Harbor Heating & Air

Home services (HVAC / plumbing / electrical) · Asking price $1,200,000 · 2.86x SDE (typical 2.5x–3.5x)

Red Flag Score

100/100

Here we go.

Solid opportunity

Triggered flags

Revenue is growing

+5 pts

Revenue grew from $1,650,000 to $1,980,000 — a healthy 20.0% trend.

Asking price is within typical range (2.9x SDE)

Deal multiple sits inside the 2.5x–3.5x range for home services (hvac/plumbing/electrical).

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