New York
$175,000
New York
$175,000

Yucca Valley, CA
$200,000

Yonkers, NY
$120,000

REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Melbourne, FL
$1,300,000
Alberta
$3,370,000
$15,000,000
Gloucester Township, NJ
$165,000
Bergen County, NJ
$155,000
Garden Grove, CA
$375,000
Houston, TX
$300,000
British Columbia
$575,000
Miami, FL
$3,995,000
Volusia County, FL
$75,000
$4,569,900
Nebraska
Pennsylvania
$350,000
Franklin County, OH
$89,000
Gary Burden
Ohio Valley Business Advisors
Serving Geauga County, OH
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Los Angeles County, CA
$425,000
Kitsap County, WA
$345,000
Archer, FL
$149,900
Smith County, TX
$325,000
Tucker, GA
$150,000
Suffolk County, NY
$1,500,000
Tehama County, CA
$65,000
Massachusetts
$1,200,000
$4,000,000
Bartholomew County, IN
Bridgeport, CT
$250,000
British Columbia
$1,900,000
Indiana
Not Disclosed
EBITDA: $6,066,255
Michigan
$5,000,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $1,289,513
Tulsa County, OK
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $664,141
Illinois
$8,618,868
Illinois
$224,000
Saint Louis, MO
$350,000
Cleveland, OH
$475,000
$2,000,000
Jacksonville, FL
Bayfield, CO
$2,500,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$549,000
Tampa, FL
$220,000
Fort Worth, TX
$165,500
Not Disclosed
EBITDA: $1,244,000
Monroe County, PA
$150,000
Cleveland, OH
Not Disclosed
EBITDA: $120,147
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Pennsylvania
$2,700,000
Robert Hanson
R. Hanson Corporation
Serving Lake County, IL
Toronto, ON
$3,000,000
Bishop, CA
$87,000
$195,000
Corona, CA
Canada
Not Disclosed
EBITDA: $5,000,000
Vista, CA
$150,000
$16,765,000
Hilton Head Island, SC
$175,000
Howard Beach, NY
$199,000
California
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $597,000
Jonesboro, GA
$6,500,000
Companies that "make something" are always in demand, and U.S. manufacturing is growing, despite the decades long march towards offshore production. Some of the most popular categories include:
The manufacturing sector is resilient, and less affected by broader market trends. Asking prices and valuations have been steady through the pandemic years and continually command an average valuation multiple of 3 times seller earnings.
Whether you are considering buying or selling a manufacturing business, having some context is important for evaluating individual businesses relative to the market. To that end, we have aggregated business for sale listing data of manufacturing businesses, and surface key financial metrics and valuation multiples based on asking prices.
Market Overview
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Number of Businesses Analyzed |
2,194 |
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Median Asking Price |
$628,317 |
|
Median Reported Revenue |
$939,301 |
|
Median Reported Earnings |
$213,000 |
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Financials based on businesses that listed an asking price, annual revenue, and seller's discretionary earnings. |
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Manufacturing Business Valuation Multiples
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Range |
Revenue |
Earnings (SDE) |
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Lower Quartile |
0.50 |
2.40 |
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Median |
0.75 |
3.12 |
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Upper Quartile |
1.10 |
4.23 |
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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:
Manufacturing Business Valuation Benchmarks
FAQs
How much does it cost to buy a manufacturing business?
Prices vary depending on the size of the business listed, but the median asking price for a manufacturing business is $628,317.
How much do manufacturing business owners earn?
Manufacturing business owners report median annual sales of $939,301 and annual owner earnings of $213,000. These figures are based on businesses that have listed their annual revenue and seller's discretionary earnings.
How do I value a manufacturing business?
Valuing a manufacturing business involves considering several factors, including annual sales, profit, growth (or decline) trends, and demographic trends of the local market. Brokers, business owners, and business buyers will typically rely on valuation multiples to gauge business value relative to similar businesses in the market. Revenue multiples among manufacturing businesses listed for sale range from 0.50 to 1.10, with the median at 0.75. Earnings multiples range from 2.40 to 4.23, with the median at 3.12. These values suggest a typical manufacturing business in the U.S. may sell for around 0.75 times its annual revenue, and 3.12 times its annual owner’s earnings.
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