{"id":5966,"date":"2026-09-24T15:16:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T19:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lindabury.com\/firm\/?p=5966"},"modified":"2026-09-24T15:16:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T19:16:52","slug":"what-is-your-healthcare-business-really-worth-understanding-ebitda-valuation-and-deal-economics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lindabury.com\/firm\/insights\/what-is-your-healthcare-business-really-worth-understanding-ebitda-valuation-and-deal-economics.html","title":{"rendered":"What Is Your Healthcare Business Really Worth? Understanding EBITDA, Valuation and Deal Economics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For an owner considering the scale of a healthcare business, one of the first questions is usually: What is my business worth?<\/p>\n<p>It is an important question, but determining value involves much more than applying a multiple to last year&#8217;s earnings. Two healthcare businesses with similar revenue and profits can receive very different offers. The difference may reflect the quality and predictability of their earnings, growth prospects, customer or referral concentration, management depth, regulatory risk, or how dependent the business remains on its owner.<\/p>\n<p>When a prospective buyer makes an offer, the discussion often begins with EBITDA and a valuation multiple. A business owner may be told that the company is worth seven or eight times EBITDA. That sounds straightforward. But before deciding whether an offer is attractive, the seller needs to understand two things: what EBITDA figure the buyer is using and what the proposed purchase price will ultimately mean in dollars received and obligations retained.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lindabury.com\/firm\/insights\/what-is-your-healthcare-business-really-worth-understanding-ebitda-valuation-and-deal-economics.html\"  title=\"Continue Reading What Is Your Healthcare Business Really Worth? Understanding EBITDA, Valuation and Deal Economics\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For an owner considering the scale of a healthcare business, one of the first questions is usually: What is my business worth? It is an important question, but determining value involves much more than applying a multiple to last year&#8217;s earnings. 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