West Covina, CA
$240,000

West Covina, CA
$240,000

Rowland Heights, CA
$200,000

Los Angeles, CA
$487,000

North Hollywood, CA
$475,000
Baldwin Park, CA
$850,000
Santa Clarita, CA
$275,000
Chatsworth, CA
$225,000
Burbank, CA
$100,000
Los Angeles, CA
$90,000
Los Angeles, CA
$399,000
Available in California
$150,000
Santa Clarita, CA
$295,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$202,000
$180,000
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles County, CA
$50,000
Long Beach, CA
$229,000
Steven D Zimmerman, LCBB, M&AMI, LCBI, FIBBA
Restaurant Realty Company
Serving Los Angeles County, CA
Restaurant Realty Company was founded by Steven D. Zimmerman in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1996. Since inception the company has developed into the largest California restaurant brokerage specializing in sales, acquisitions and leasing of restaurants, bars, nightclubs and related commercial buildings with local representation in the San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego markets. Restaurant Realty’s brokers and agents are well versed in conducting deals with independent restaurant owners, landlords, buyers, and lessees of businesses and real estate, as well as larger ownership groups and buyers of multi-unit operations, franchises and chains. Restaurant Realty’s current brokers and agents have had great success completing transactions with over 3,400 clients, selling/leasing over 1,700 restaurant, bar and/or nightclub businesses, nearly 80 related commercial buildings sold, representing over 3.5 Million square feet of commercial space leased and over 8,000 valuations completed.
Los Angeles County, CA
$2,140,000
Glendora, CA
$350,000
Compton, CA
$245,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$295,000
Los Angeles, CA
$208,000
Available in California
$150,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$115,000
Duarte, CA
$89,000
$4,200,000
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles County, CA
$399,000
Culver City, CA
$450,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$250,000
Los Angeles, CA
$115,000
Artesia, CA
$380,000
Silver Lake, CA
$149,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$325,000
Available in California
$125,000
Santa Monica, CA
$279,000
Lancaster, CA
$100,000
$550,000
Santa Clarita, CA
Glendale, CA
$180,000
Valencia, CA
$129,000
Available in California
$75,000
Long Beach, CA
$120,000
Diamond Bar, CA
$168,000
El Monte, CA
$33,000
Temple City, CA
$206,000
West Hollywood, CA
$1,500,000
Brigitte H
Keller William Realty Studio City
Serving Los Angeles County, CA
Brigitte H - 310 801 0705
Santa Clarita, CA
$520,000
El Monte, CA
$250,000
$80,000
Long Beach, CA
Lancaster, CA
$270,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$450,000
Available in California
$50,000
Alhambra, CA
$80,000
Los Angeles, CA
$850,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$88,000
Northridge, CA
$270,000
Rosemead, CA
$99,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$339,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$100,000
Rosemead, CA
$45,000
Arcadia, CA
$60,000
Available in California
$200,000
Food and restaurant businesses are among the most common businesses bought and sold on BizBuySell. Whether you are a buyer or a seller, it is helpful to have some context on the local market. To provide that context, we have analyzed restaurant for sale listings in Los Angeles County and aggregated financial data to surface average pricing, financial metrics, and valuation multiples. This will help you compare and evaluate individual restaurant businesses relative to others in the local market.
Market Snapshot
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Number of Businesses Analyzed |
508 |
|
Median Asking Price |
$294,500 |
|
Median Reported Revenue |
$652,000 |
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Median Reported Earnings |
$130,592 |
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Financials based on businesses that listed an asking price, annual revenue, and seller's discretionary earnings. |
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Los Angeles County Restaurant Valuation Multiples
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Range |
Revenue |
Earnings (SDE) |
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Lower Quartile |
0.32 |
1.94 |
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Median |
0.44 |
2.55 |
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Upper Quartile |
0.64 |
3.47 |
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Revenue and earnings multiples based on reported revenue, seller's discretionary earnings, and asking price. |
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Read the Report:
Restaurant Business Valuation Multiples and Financial Benchmarks
FAQs
How much does it cost to buy a restaurant in Los Angeles?
The median asking price for restaurants in Los Angeles County is $294,500. However, prices can range significantly higher or lower depending on location, size, type, and the financial health of the business.
How much do restaurant owners earn?
Median revenue of restaurant businesses listed for sale in Los Angeles County is $652,000, while the median reported owner’s discretionary earnings is $130,592. Earnings can vary greatly depending on the type of restaurant, location, management efficiency, and market demand.
How are restaurants in Los Angeles valued?
Most business owners (and buyers) will start by applying earnings and revenue multiples to the businesses reported financials. This way buyers and sellers can gauge the value of a restaurant business relative to its peers in the market.
Based on our most recent analysis of Los Angeles restaurant business listings, revenue multiples range from 0.32 to 0.64, with the median at 0.44. Earnings multiples range from 1.94 to 3.47, with the median at 2.55. This means restaurants in Los Angeles County are valued, on average, around 0.44 times annual revenue, and/or 2.55 times annual owner earnings.
On average, businesses sell for about 80-90% of asking price, so valuation multiples based on active listings tend to be higher than closed sale multiples.
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