The $10M+ Efficiency Gap: How a Margin Audit Finds Your Hidden Profit
Recovering 3–7% in hidden EBITDA for $10M–$100M firms through operational precision.
If your company is doing between $10M and $100M in revenue, you aren’t struggling with “product-market fit.” You’re likely struggling with complexity.
As companies scale from 25 to 200 employees, “margin leaks” begin to appear in the cracks of your operations. These aren’t just line items on a P&L; they are broken SOPs, redundant tech stacks, and labor inefficiencies that eat your bottom line.
What is a Margin Audit?
A Margin Audit is not a traditional accounting exercise. It is an operational deep dive into the cost side of your equation. I don’t look at how to sell more; I look at how to keep more of what you’ve already sold.
My process identifies exactly where your efficiency has stalled:
- Labor Optimization: Are your teams spending 20% of their time on “work about work”?
- Operational Friction: Where are the bottlenecks in your delivery that cause overtime or waste?
- SOP Integrity: Do your current processes scale to $100M, or are they held together by manual heroics?
What is the ROI?
For a company with $50M in revenue, a mere 2% gain in operational efficiency adds $1,000,000 directly to the EBITDA.
Most Margin Audits I conduct identify between 3% and 7% in recoverable margin. These aren’t theoretical savings—these are actual dollars found by streamlining how your 25–200 employees actually execute their daily tasks.
How Much Does It Cost?
I believe in transparency because my clients value their time. My audit fees are structured based on the complexity and headcount of your organization. Generally, the investment for a full Margin Audit represents less than 10% of the found savings identified in the first 12 months.
If I can’t find a clear path to at least a 5x ROI on my fee, I’ll tell you upfront before we even start.
Ready to find your hidden margin?
The first step is a 15-minute Margin Discovery Call. We’ll discuss your current headcount, your primary cost drivers, and whether a full audit makes sense for your scale.