Camarillo, CA
$225,000

Camarillo, CA
$225,000
Fresno County, CA
$35,000

Torrance, CA
$140,000

Orange, CA
$600,000
Sylmar, CA
$235,000
Contra Costa County, CA
$150,000
Los Angeles, CA
$550,000
Lake Forest, CA
$95,000
Sunland, CA
$199,900
Orange County, CA
Not Disclosed
San Diego, CA
$500,000
Alhambra, CA
$199,000
Highland Park, CA
$115,000
Santa Monica, CA
$195,000
Ventura County, CA
$299,000
Hayward, CA
$75,000
Randy Singh
FranBiz Network/CJK
Serving Riverside County, CA
We are experts in Franchise re-sales and have worked with smallest to the largest brands across the US. With over 40 plus years of experience under our belt. To learn more visit our website www.franbiznetwork.com and Call me for a Free Business Valuation!
Los Angeles County, CA
$65,000
Los Angeles, CA
Not Disclosed
Contra Costa County, CA
$4,000,000
Anaheim, CA
$299,000
Corona, CA
$12,500
Los Angeles, CA
$150,000
Monterey Park, CA
$79,000
Orange County, CA
$59,000
Los Angeles, CA
$250,000
Livermore, CA
$330,000
San Francisco County, CA
$159,000
Los Angeles, CA
$350,000
Culver City, CA
$129,000
West Covina, CA
$99,000
Santa Ana, CA
$80,000
Bermuda Dunes, CA
$65,000
Los Angeles, CA
$250,000
Los Angeles, CA
$140,000
Santa Cruz County, CA
$195,000
Encinitas, CA
$275,000
Los Alamitos, CA
$175,000
San Diego, CA
$24,000
Simi Valley, CA
$200,000
San Diego, CA
$475,000
Signal Hill, CA
$8,000
San Diego, CA
$69,000
Rowland Heights, CA
$59,000
Lake Elsinore, CA
$99,999
Linnard Lane
High Touch Properties Inc.
Serving Los Angeles County, CA
High Touch Properties Inc. dba High Touch Group, is a privately held statewide real estate brokerage company focused on the Restaurant and Retail Industry founded by and under the leadership of Linnard Lane. High Touch specializes in providing, Tenant Representation Real Estate Brokerage, Business Brokerage, and Restaurant Advisory services to established and emerging "high touch/customer experience" retail and restaurant merchants. High Touch Group, assists upstart and established brands to scale and manage rapid and profitable market expansion serving as their exclusive outsourced real estate and project manager with responsibility for developing portfolio strategies and retail market advisory services. The principals of High Touch deliver unmatched value to its clients by leveraging its corporate real estate and restaurant experience and delivering those resources to emerging brands saving them time, money, and mistakes. We bring a lot more to the table for our clients than your average real estate or business brokerage firm too, we've also been on the restaurant operations side as well so we see the complete picture for our clients. High Touch's brokerage arm takes great pride in its track record of finding hidden site opportunities and driving value to the bottom line for its clients and merchant partners. Building relationships with our clients, partners, team members, agents, and city agencies have been the foundation of our success. Linnard's clients include private, corporate, family office, and franchise concepts some of which include Starbucks, Applebee’s, TGI Fridays, Chipotle, FedEx, AT&T, Noah's Bagels, Payless Shoes, Petco, Michael's Stores, Stout Burger & Boomtown Brewery, Inflection Capital, Relentless Brewing, Plan Check Kitchen + Bar, Sancho’s Tacos, Nardo Italia as well as a number of restaurant venture capital, quasi-institutional, and entertainment clients.
Newark, CA
$120,000
Tujunga, CA
$299,000
Ocean Beach, CA
$395,000
Santa Barbara County, CA
$389,000
Los Angeles, CA
$500,000
San Diego, CA
$90,000
California is a huge state with a lot of money, so it's naturally a popular destination for businesses. The major industries in California include technology, agriculture, and entertainment, but the private business for sale market spans the gamut of sectors.
If you're looking to buy (or sell) a business in California, it helps to have some context on the market. We have aggregated and summarized the most current listings data to provide a basic overview of the business for sale market in California.
Market Overview
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Number of Businesses for Sale |
~5,500 |
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Median Asking Price |
$360,000 |
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Median Reported Revenue |
$630,000 |
|
Median Reported Earnings |
$150,000 |
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Profit Margin |
23% |
|
Earnings Multiple |
2.5 |
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Revenue Multiple |
0.6 |
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Financials based on businesses that listed an asking price, annual revenue, and seller's discretionary earnings. |
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Major Metro Areas
More than 80% of all businesses for sale in the state are in the following six metro areas:
How many businesses are listed for sale in California?
There are around 5,400 businesses for sale in California, with listings across various metro areas and statewide.
What types of businesses are for sale?
The marketplace in California is diverse, with all types of businesses in play.
What is the average asking price for these businesses?
The median asking price for businesses listed for sale in California is $360,000.
What is the average revenue of these businesses?
The median reported revenue for these businesses is $630,000.
What is the average seller discretionary earnings?
The median reported earnings, often referred to as Seller Discretionary Earnings (SDE), is $150,000.
What are the average valuation multiples?
Typically, businesses are being listed with an earnings multiple of 2.5 and a revenue multiple of 0.6 when referring to the asking price.
Which cities in California have the most businesses listed for sale?
The cities with the highest number of listings are Los Angeles (approx. 480), San Diego (approx. 250), San Francisco (approx. 220), Sacramento (approx. 140), San Jose (approx. 120), Oakland (approx. 80), Long Beach (approx. 80), Anaheim (approx. 60), and Riverside (approx. 60).
How can California business owners sell their own businesses?
Most business owners will retain an experienced business broker, who will typically charge a 10-15% success fee. Some business owners choose to list their business for sale directly and take on the entire process on their own. This can be a complex and challenging task, requiring an understanding of the market, great marketing skills, and even better negotiating skills.