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EBITDA Normalisation Bridge (QoE) template

Reported EBITDA adjusted to a maintainable, run-rate basis for pricing, with each adjustment categorised and evidenced.

Available in the ZAF Template Library: search, click Insert, and the schedule lands in your workbook with live formulas.

How the schedule is built

  1. Reported EBITDA by period
  2. Management adjustments
  3. Diligence adjustments: one-offs, owner costs, related-party items
  4. Pro forma and run-rate adjustments
  5. Adjusted EBITDA and margin

Why it matters in due diligence

The EBITDA normalisation schedule is one of the analyses a buyer, lender or investment committee expects in a financial due diligence report. Built by hand, it means recreating the same layout, formulas and checks on every engagement. The ZAF version is formula-driven, so every number traces to an input cell and the checks tell you when something does not tie.

Build it from your trial balance instead

Inside ZAF Tools, Import and Map TB, AI Map and Build FS create the statements this schedule draws on. Run Full FDD then produces statements, commentary and management questions in one pass. See how Quality of Earnings works, or calculate the hours saved.

Comparing tools? See ZAF Tools vs cloud QoE platforms.

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