Michigan
$3,300,000
Michigan
$3,300,000

Kennebec County, ME
$1,851,000

Hamilton County, OH
$275,000

Colorado
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $1
California
$2,400,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Duval County, FL
$1,512,000
Prince George's County, MD
$400,000
Navarro County, TX
$725,000
Alabama
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $400,000
Collin County, TX
$420,000
Miami-Dade County, FL
$2,700,000
Tucson, AZ
$1,300,000
$2,500,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Daytona Beach, FL
$1,740,000
Dania Beach, FL
$190,000
New York
$10,000,000
Ed Krajcir
Sunbelt Business Brokers
Serving Milwaukee County, WI
Sunbelt Midwest is an elite division of Sunbelt, the largest organization of business brokers and M & A professionals in the world. With five offices in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Chicago, Illinois; and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Sunbelt Midwest is a premier brokerage. The business brokers and M & A intermediaries of Sunbelt Midwest, consistently rank in the top performers of Sunbelt International. Sunbelt Midwest is trusted with coordinating all of the national franchisor relationships for Sunbelt. Because of this interaction, Sunbelt Midwest has a unique ability to market businesses throughout Sunbelt internationally. Sunbelt Midwest truly has a GLOBAL reach!
Italy
$2,166,000
Alexandria, VA
$75,000
Tempe, AZ
$13,000,000
Kentucky
$270,000
Los Angeles, CA
$6,070,000
San Diego County, CA
$199,900
South Bend, IN
$49,000
Lancaster County, PA
$645,000
Not Disclosed
EBITDA: $500,000
Cookeville, TN
$314,000
New Jersey
$650,000
Not Disclosed
EBITDA: $1,347,000
Canada
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $1,619,000
Orange County, CA
$450,000
Harris County, TX
$69,999
Logan County, WV
$650,000
DuPage County, IL
$85,000
Not Disclosed
EBITDA: $2,914,000
Minneapolis, MN
$240,000
Johnson County, KS
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $1,300,000
Kansas City, MO
$6,070,000
New York
$1,450,000
Rochester, NY
$1,200,000
Manatee County, FL
$750,000
Pender County, NC
$1,200,000
Santa Fe Springs, CA
$595,000
Orange, CA
$159,000
Cincinnati, OH
$750,000
Amy Rio
Executive Real Estate
Serving Hartford County, CT
Experienced commercial group, specializing in restaurant sales, working throughout the state of Connecticut and beyond.
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
New York
$2,990,000
Torrance, CA
$170,000
Ferndale, WA
$2,500,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Shelby County, TX
$1,200,000
Bradenton, FL
$175,000
Charleston, SC
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $202,520
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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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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