No black box. Show your work.
Every number Deal Cues outputs traces back to a documented input. Add-backs are challenged with codified rules. Risk is scored on nine dimensions. The same playbook runs on every deal.
Six stages, one underwriting playbook.
Import any listing format
CIM, listings, P&Ls, tax returns, bank statements, AR aging. Each input is fingerprinted and tracked through to the output.
Restate earnings with buyer-side rules
Income statements aligned to a 14-line canonical chart. Add-backs classified by 37 codified rules — owner comp, discretionary, non-recurring, related-party.
Underwrite
Underwritten OCF replaces the seller's SDE narrative. DSCR computed at ask and at your offer with SBA 7(a) and 504 overlays.
Score risk
Nine risk dimensions: customer concentration, supplier concentration, key-person, recurring revenue mix, working-capital trend, AR aging, regulation, location, transition risk.
Know why each number is what it is
Buyer-Safe Value range output with a defensibility score. Every number traces to a source document via the provenance ledger.
Present
Stage 1, Stage 2, and Lender Brief PDFs — same shape, every deal. Compare across deals to see how each one really stacks up.
Nine risk dimensions, one heatmap.
Each dimension is scored 0–100 against industry benchmarks. The aggregate concentration heatmap surfaces the deal's real exposure.
Higher score means higher risk. Items above 60 should be reviewed before relying on the deal economics.