Louisiana
$125,000
Louisiana
$125,000
Los Angeles, CA
$225,880
Miami, FL
$1,199,000
Suffolk County, NY
$750,000
Broward County, FL
$590,000
Placentia, CA
$4,000,000
Saint Louis, MO
$300,000
Dallas County, TX
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $9,752,040
$7,500,000
Palm Beach County, FL
$199,000
Ontario
$2,800,000
South Ogden, UT
$1,987,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Kissimmee, FL
$1,548,000
$185,000
Michigan
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $3,084,279
$2,300,000
David Koh
J Realty Group
Serving Dallas County, TX
J Realty Group LLC has proudly served the DFW area for 30 years.
Duval County, FL
$139,000
Berrien County, MI
$2,200,000
Dallas, TX
$190,000
Paterson, NJ
$3,500,000
Dallas, TX
$6,500,000
North Salt Lake, UT
$64,995
California
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $516,000
$58,000,000
$2,488,500
Sussex County, DE
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Hawaii County, HI
$2,600,000
Paradise, TX
Not Disclosed
EBITDA: $2,453,291
Forestville, MD
$75,000
Ada County, ID
$280,000
Washington
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $183,000
Nacogdoches County, TX
$200,000
Not Disclosed
EBITDA: $554,000
Helena, MT
$125,000
Washtenaw County, MI
$150,000
Illinois
$9,000,000
$6,000,000
Tulsa, OK
$3,500,000
Fort Lauderdale, FL
$3,200,000
Miami-Dade County, FL
$695,000
Wyoming
$1,999,990
South Carolina
$1,720,000
Greer, SC
$2,950,000
Miami, FL
$235,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
California
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $1,109,010
Michel Pitts
RE/Max Select Associates
Serving Stevens County, WA
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Not Disclosed
EBITDA: $2,374,272
Ventura County, CA
$224,000
$680,000
Phoenix, AZ
Illinois
$4,500,000
Huntington Beach, CA
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $453,268
Clayton County, IA
$125,000
Tampa, FL
$130,000
Jacksonville, FL
$149,999
Nashville, TN
$99,999
Phoenix, AZ
$1,500,000
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
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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