San Paolo
$6,130,000
San Paolo
$6,130,000
Virginia
$5,000,000
Indiana
$4,100,000
Oakland County, MI
$275,000
Tarrant County, TX
$260,000
Colorado
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Colorado
$1,100,000
Lafayette, LA
$39,000
Lancaster, PA
$67,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Charleston, SC
$4,000,000
New Jersey
$425,000
South Bend, IN
$199,000
Raleigh, NC
$1,500,000
Somerset County, NJ
$1,650,000
North Carolina
Cash Flow: $838,000
Ronald Langman
The RL Group Acquisition Specialists
Serving Alachua County, FL
The RL GROUP Acquisition Specialists has been serving Florida Business Owners for 25+ years. Established in West Palm Beach, Florida, 1987 we now are based in Ormond Beach, Florida and serve both South Florida and North Florida in the sale of privately owned businesses. The RL GROUP was built with a singular purpose: to assist private business owners in realizing the value of their companies from a successful sale, merger or divestiture. All services, staff and resources are focused to achieve this singular objective. The RL GROUP assist business owners in defining options and implementing strategies which enable them to exit their business on their own terms and at the most appropriate time.
Montgomery County, MD
$91,000
Council Bluffs, IA
Cash Flow: $550,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Texas
$3,200,000
Flowood, MS
$1,075,000
Arkansas
$3,000,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Louisiana
Cash Flow: $1,186,201
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
$1,250,000
Santa Fe, NM
$135,000
Bellport, NY
$900,000
Atlanta, GA
$15,000,000
Kings County, NY
$285,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Douglas, AZ
$1,000,000
Alameda County, CA
Cash Flow: $5,000
Montreal
$1,300,000
Jackson, TN
$625,000
Norfolk County, MA
$895,000
Houston, TX
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Providence County, RI
$5,499,000
Mississippi
Cash Flow: $253,000
Louisiana
$7,200,000
Texas
$5,000,000
Los Angeles, CA
$14,000,000
New Jersey
$2,000,000
South Carolina
$4,999,999
Delaware
$1,500,000
Ridgewood, NJ
$498,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Middlesex County, NJ
$2,500,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Texas
$4,250,000
Jay Feinberg
Mid Atlantic Commercial Real Estate
Serving Orange County, NY
Texas
$550,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$4,000,000
Copenhagen
$14,000,000
Canton Twp, MI
$235,000
Scott County, MN
$65,000
Redding, CA
$120,000
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
Number of Businesses Analyzed |
2,194 |
Median Asking Price |
$628,317 |
Median Reported Revenue |
$939,301 |
Median Reported Earnings |
$213,000 |
Financials based on businesses that listed an asking price, annual revenue, and seller's discretionary earnings. |
Manufacturing Business Valuation Multiples
Range |
Revenue |
Earnings (SDE) |
Lower Quartile |
0.50 |
2.40 |
Median |
0.75 |
3.12 |
Upper Quartile |
1.10 |
4.23 |
Revenue and earnings multiples based on reported revenue, seller's discretionary earnings, and asking price. |
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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