Minnesota
$1,400,000

Minnesota
$1,400,000

Vermont
$50,000

Minnesota
$1,050,000

King County, WA
$150,000
Montreal, QC
$590,000
Hampton, VA
$1,500,000
New London, CT
$246,000
Montana
$595,000
Jacksonville, FL
$750,000
Kingston Area, ON
$2,600,000
Arizona
Not Disclosed
EBITDA: $1,680,000
Toronto, ON
$255,000
$450,000
Colorado Springs, CO
Not Disclosed
EBITDA: $430,414
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $254,747
Mobile, AL
$599,000
Ian MacLachlan
Business Team
Serving Santa Clara County, CA
Business Team, a unit of BTI Group, is the Largest Business Brokerage Firm in the Western United States specializing in arranging the purchase and sale of privately owned companies. During our third of a century of existence, we have developed both an unmatched depth of experience (an aggregate of several hundred years!) and a vast network of individual, corporate, and investment group buyers. In addition, our affiliation with the International Business Brokers Association allows us to reach buyers represented by other intermediary firms throughout the world.
Virginia
$700,000
Fort Worth, TX
$249,990
Greenville County, SC
$1,900,000
Charleston County, SC
$1,430,000
Barnstable County, MA
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $2,340,069
North Carolina
$350,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Jay County, IN
$1,200,000
Brooklyn, NY
$699,999
New Jersey
$2,300,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Ohio
$1,300,000
Franklin County, MA
$9,950,000
Miami, FL
$400,000
Sussex County, NJ
$1,800,000
Florida
$2,800,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Erie County, NY
$1,750,000
Sandy Plains, GA
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $12,500,000
San Antonio, TX
$4,500,000
Spokane, WA
$200,000
San Antonio, TX
$500,000
Rockville, MD
$2,300,000
Toronto, ON
$550,000
Bexar County, TX
$1,000,000
Louisiana
$750,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Missouri
$990,000
Seminole County, FL
$150,000
Charlotte, NC
$4,500,000
Colville, WA
$300,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
St. Louis City County, MO
$9,100,000
Max Lee
The Right Realty Group
Serving Los Angeles County, CA
Lee County, FL
$199,000
Orange County, CA
$420,000
Texas
Not Disclosed
EBITDA: $3,512,000
North Carolina
$14,200,000
Alabama
$300,000
Bergen County, NJ
$225,000
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 |
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Median Reported Revenue |
$939,301 |
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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) |
|
Lower Quartile |
0.50 |
2.40 |
|
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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