The Cost of Not Owning in the COVID Era
By Corey Young, DDS, MBA, AVI
I know. Running a business seems daunting. You just want to be a doctor and not have to worry about the rest. I understand. That said, it is wise to consider what is left on the table by being a career employee, or by waiting for that perfect practice to show up.
Let us consider a fictitious practice:
- Overhead: 60%
- Gross: $550,000
- Net: $220,000
- Acquisition price today, due to COVID environment: $300,000
- Interest rate: 4%
- Loan of $330,000 (acquisition price plus one month of working capital) over ten years: $3,341 monthly payment/$40,000 annually/$400,930 over life of loan
Let us assume 10% growth in the first two years and 5% growth in the next eight, all while maintaining overhead percentages.
- Total income over those ten years $2,600,000
- Estimate of practice value in ten years $700,000
Sum of income and asset value $3,300,000
As an associate, how does this compare your compensation package over the next decade?