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PDR Files: The Franchise Royalty Math That Changed One Owner’s Exit Decision

May 1, 2026

He was planning to sell the franchise. Then the Profit Detective ran the royalty math against his exit multiple. Here’s what changed — and how one calculation reshapes an exit strategy.

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PDR Files: What a $5M Restoration Company Looks Like Before and After a Diagnostic

May 1, 2026

Before: strong revenue, thin cash, frustrated owner, no visibility into where the margin was going. After: 90 days later. Here’s the full before/after from a $5M diagnostic engagement.

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PDR Files: The Owner Who Was the Bottleneck (And Didn’t Know It)

May 1, 2026

Every decision flowed through one person. The owner thought that was leadership. The Profit Detective showed him it was the ceiling. Here’s the diagnosis and what changed.

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PDR Files: Why This DKI Member’s Commercial Accounts Were Costing Them Money

May 1, 2026

The commercial accounts looked like the company’s best work. They were actually the worst-performing jobs on the books. Here’s the Profit Detective diagnosis from inside a DKI franchise operation.

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PDR Files: The Sub Markup Problem That Cost One Restoration Company $220K Per Year

May 1, 2026

They were using subcontractors on every reconstruction job. They weren’t marking them up. Here’s how the Profit Detective found the $220K gap — and what the conversation with the owner looked like.

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PDR Files: What I Found When I Opened the Job Cost Reports Nobody Was Reading

May 1, 2026

The data was there. The reports existed. Nobody was looking at them. Here’s what reading job cost reports teaches you to find — and what this company’s reports revealed.

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PDR Files: The $4M Restoration Company That Couldn’t Make Payroll

May 1, 2026

Four million in revenue. Couldn’t make payroll without a credit line draw. Here’s the 90-day fix the Profit Detective ran — and the one root cause that was hiding behind four symptoms.

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PDR Files: Why a Busy Contents Division Was Losing Money Every Month

May 1, 2026

Volume was high. Revenue looked strong. But the contents division was bleeding — and nobody could see it in the blended P&L. Here’s the Profit Detective diagnosis.

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PDR Files: The $180K Leak Hidden in One Estimator’s Workflow

May 1, 2026

One estimator. One set of habits. $180K in annual revenue left on the table. Here’s how the Profit Detective found it, proved it, and what the fix looked like.

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PDR Files: What I Found in a $2.3M Alberta Restoration Company With No Cash

May 1, 2026

Revenue was fine. Cash wasn’t. Here’s the Profit Detective breakdown of a 2.3M Alberta operator who was busy, billing, and broke — and what actually fixed it.

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