British Columbia
$1,900,000

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: $738,540
Illinois
$224,000
Saint Louis, MO
$350,000
Cleveland, OH
$475,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
$2,000,000
Bayfield, CO
$2,500,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$549,000
Tampa, FL
$220,000
Not Disclosed
EBITDA: $495,000
$99,000
Baltimore County, MD
Cleveland, OH
Not Disclosed
EBITDA: $120,147
Pennsylvania
$299,000
Adam Exas
Stillwater Advisors LLC
Serving Chatham County, GA
Stillwater Advisors provides clients with a steady resource for business development and consulting to include operations consulting, outsourced CFO services, assistance with positioning a business for sale, as well as brokering businesses.
Toronto, ON
$3,000,000
Bishop, CA
$74,000
$16,765,000
Hilton Head Island, SC
$175,000
Howard Beach, NY
$199,000
California
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $597,000
Jonesboro, GA
$5,000,000
Grants Pass, OR
$71,900
$10,250,000
Sarasota, FL
Racine County, WI
$150,000
Buncombe County, NC
$400,000
Pensacola, FL
$1,599,900
Middlesex County, NJ
$99,000
New Castle County, DE
$70,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Houston, TX
$2,200,000
Apopka, FL
$3,900,000
Spokane County, WA
$131,000
Suffolk County, NY
$199,000
Wayne County, MI
$1,200,000
$4,500,000
El Paso County, CO
Suffolk County, NY
$90,000
Nassau County, NY
$895,000
Lake County, OH
$349,900
Oakdale, NY
$800,000
St. Louis City County, MO
$219,999
Virginia
$100,000
New York County, NY
$600,000
Nassau County, NY
$299,000
Malcom Hay
Tri-County Business Brokers
Serving Marion County, FL
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Duval County, FL
$1,700,000
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $621,000
$2,000,000
Boca Raton, FL
Tulare County, CA
$5,950,000
Elk Grove Village, IL
$925,000
New York
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $392,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Holtsville
$995,000
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $725,166
Texas
$5,750,000
Virginia
$4,950,000
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) |
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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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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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