Summary

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Summary

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Each field in the Summary section also appears in one other section. For example, the Price field also appears in the Transaction section.

Note:

Dollar amounts are in thousands ($000).

SIC

Principal Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) number applicable to the business sold.

Business Description

Description of the primary business activity of the firm sold.

Sales

Year 1 Gross Sales

DE

Year 1 Discretionary Earnings. Annual earnings before owners' compensation expense, interest expense, and income tax expense.

Owners' Comp

Year 1 Owners' Compensation

Price

Total reported consideration; i.e. cash, liabilities assumed, etc. excluding real estate.

Price / Sales

= Price ÷ Year 1 Gross Sales

Price / DE

= Price ÷ Year 1 DE

State

State codes for business sold

Date of Sale

Date the sale was completed