Lost Profits Investigation

When a breach, theft, or disaster shrinks revenue, we rebuild the “but-for” profit world, line by line.

Missing Money Isn’t a Guess

Courts demand defensible numbers. We turn historical sales, market data, and expense records into a single, clear dollar figure that survives Daubert challenges.

What We Reconstruct

Historical sales trends & seasonality adjustments
Lost gross margin and variable-cost savings
Mitigation savings and avoidable expenses
Industry comparables & market-share shifts
Extra costs incurred (overtime, expedited freight, etc.)
Discount-rate & present-value calculations

Methodology Timeline

Red-flag Rapid Scan

Pull sales, COGS, payroll, and market indices; identify gaps, anomalies, and missing periods.

Model Build

Create “but-for” profit model using pre-incident trends, industry comps, and regression analysis.

Damage Math

Calculate net lost profits, adjust for mitigation, and compute present value to trial date.

Report & Testimony

Deliver executive summary + full workbook + deposition outline—court-ready within 10 business days.

Results Delivered for Clients

HOA Dues Theft

Management company was stealing homeowner’s dues from absent homeowners. Management company transferred funds directly from HOA bank account into their account. HOA collected on insurance policy due to fraud, management company was referred to the State for prosecution.

Employee Embezzlement

Longtime employee was stealing customer payments on AR. Forensic tracing of timestamped reports and customer receipts clearly showed how employee was working the scheme. Employee took plea deal with DA.

Industry-Sourced Insight: ACFE Fraud Statistics

According to the “Occupational Fraud 2024: A Report to the Nations”

Organizations lose 5% of revenue to fraud each year
Median loss per case is $145,000
Typical fraud case lasts 12 months before detection
The longer a fraudster has worked for an organization, the more costly their fraud
More than half of occupational frauds occur due to lack of internal controls

With losses this huge nationwide, every missing dollar hurts, see how defensible evidence flips the odds and protects what’s yours.

What data do you need?

Sales history, P&L, invoices, bank statements, and any mitigation efforts. Scans accepted.

Is the investigation billed hourly or flat-rate?

We work exclusively at a transparent $250 per hour.

Can you testify?

Yes, our CPA has testified with zero exclusions.