San Jose, CA
$495,000
San Jose, CA
$495,000
Lowell, MA
$149,900
Fort Lauderdale, FL
$1,500,000
Rhode Island
$750,000
Ontario, CA
$300,000
Michigan
$1,400,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Pennsylvania
$1,650,000
Jeff Davis County, GA
$600,000
Santa Clara County, CA
Wisconsin
$6,200,000
Michigan
Morristown, NJ
Ohio
$1,980,000
Phoenix, AZ
$425,000
Phoenix, AZ
$40,000
Mac Thelen
Opportunities In Business
Serving Hennepin County, MN
Madison County, VA
$1,199,000
Virginia
$590,000
Pasco County, FL
$189,900
Galveston County, TX
$1,100,000
North Carolina
Cash Flow: $502,181
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
McHenry County, IL
$3,490,000
Polk County, IA
$750,000
Cash Flow: $589,170
California
Cash Flow: $176,000
New York
Cash Flow: $330,000
Cook County, IL
$495,000
Cash Flow: $350,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Macomb County, MI
$4,400,000
Las Vegas, NV
$2,350,000
Indianapolis, IN
$200,000
Tennessee
Cumberland County, ME
$224,900
New York, NY
$975,000
Broward County, FL
$118,000
Collin County, TX
$675,000
Mahoning County, OH
$425,000
Denver, CO
$650,000
Texas
$2,100,000
Fort Worth, TX
$65,000
Toronto, ON
$337,500
Ontario
Orange County, CA
$299,000
Indiana
$1,498,000
Dan Berry
FranFinder Inc
Serving Salt Lake County, UT
Dan Berry has 30 plus years of experience in real estate sales, property management, business development and finance. Dan has represented various new home builders in all facets of their homebuilding and development including D.R. Horton Custom Homes, Trophy Homes, Hubble Homes and McMullin Homes in Utah as well as national franchise company Property Management Inc., grow from 20 franchise to over 500 current franchises throughout the U.S. In addition, his clients include banks, servicing companies, development companies and private investors. Dan wealth of experience consists of a diversity of projects: raw land, single-family, multi-family and commercial development as well as residential and commercial property management.
Los Alamos, NM
$2,250,000
Cleveland, OH
$275,000
Utah
$3,000,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Port Saint Lucie, FL
$900,000
Cape Coral, FL
$200,000
St. Louis County, MO
$299,000
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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