Cincinnati, OH
$850,000
Cincinnati, OH
$850,000
Texas
$2,850,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
New York
$3,400,000
Kentucky
Not Disclosed
EBITDA: $5,912,000
Torrance, CA
$170,000
Ferndale, WA
$2,500,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Shelby County, TX
$1,200,000
Bradenton, FL
$195,000
Charleston, SC
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $202,520
Utah
$30,000,000
Idaho
$630,000
Riverside County, CA
$27,500
Italy
$8,973,000
$500,000
Solano County, CA
Kitty Hawk, NC
$1,200,000
Italy
$865,500
Marvin Slovacek
Murphy Business & Financial Corporation
Serving Salt Lake County, UT
I am the Regional Director for the state of Utah and a Certified Merger & Acquisition Intermediary.
Palm Beach County, FL
$275,000
Troutdale, OR
$360,000
Utah
$3,700,000
Denver County, CO
$300,000
Ontario
$3,500,000
Illinois
$1,167,605
Holly Springs, NC
$105,000
Fort Myers, FL
$6,275,000
$250,000
Pinellas County, FL
Charlotte, NC
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $409,000
Minnesota
$3,250,000
Raleigh, NC
$150,000
Minnesota
$500,000
Wayne County, MI
$3,455,000
Fairfax County, VA
$60,000
Orange County, CA
$595,000
Dukes County, MA
$1,200,000
Clark County, NV
$499,000
Madison County, IL
$1,999,999
Island County, WA
Anne Arundel County, MD
$140,000
Marietta, OH
$550,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Shirley, NY
$6,500,000
Graham, TX
$11,985,000
Arlington, TX
$550,000
Boca Raton, FL
$149,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Gresham, OR
$6,500,000
Miami, FL
$1,999,999
Laurie Dubow
Signature Commercial Real Estate
Serving Palm Beach County, FL
Your Commercial and Residential Real Estate Concierge
Toronto, ON
$975,000
Missouri
$990,000
$200,000
New York, NY
Brevard County, FL
$79,000
Fort Myers, FL
$229,000
Sacramento County, CA
$640,000
Louisville, KY
$275,000
Maryland
$2,500,000
Broward County, FL
$2,950,000
Cayuga County, NY
$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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