What buyers look at

Five areas buyers discount.

Buyers and primes price risk. The Buyer Risk Score shows where your operation would get discounted, so you can fix it first.

Readiness view
Buyer Risk Score
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1People & owner dependence
2Customers & contracts
3Operational performance
4Financial & systems
5Compliance, certifications & transferability
Not readyDiligence-ready

The Buyer Risk Score is an operational readiness view, not a valuation.

1

People & owner dependence

Does the business run when you step away? Who holds the customer relationships, the quoting, and the key decisions?

2

Customers & contracts

How concentrated is revenue, and are terms and flow-downs written down so they transfer?

3

Operational performance

Are on-time delivery, quality, and capacity measured on a cadence, and do the numbers hold?

4

Financial & systems

Can you show job cost and margin from your systems, not from a spreadsheet only one person understands?

5

Compliance, certifications & transferability

Will your certifications and registrations carry over to a new owner? Including ITAR and cybersecurity readiness where it applies.

Valuation Readiness Diagnostic

What the Diagnostic gives you

A Buyer Risk Score across all five areas
Your top value discounts, ranked, with recommended fixes
A 90-day readiness plan

Owners

Not planning to sell?

The same gaps cost you now: missed ship dates, margin leaks, and every hard call landing on your desk. Fixing them makes the shop easier to run first and easier to sell later.

Free checklist

Start with the free checklist

Get the Owner’s Operations Check: 88 questions across 11 disciplines, about 20 minutes. Then book a free 30-minute call to walk through your results.

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Patrick Dietz

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Patrick Dietz, Founder. MS in Mechanical Engineering and Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA). 15+ years in aerospace and defense, with P&L responsibility over $200M.

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