Spokane, WA
$150,000
Spokane, WA
$150,000
Bergen County, NJ
$499,000
Akron, OH
$650,000
Fort Myers, FL
$1,990,000
Travis County, TX
$625,000
Virginia Beach, VA
$399,900
Ashtabula County, OH
$275,000
Broward County, FL
$150,000
Erie County, NY
Denver, CO
Cash Flow: $1
Wayne County, MI
$175,000
Cash Flow: $619,520
Van Nuys, CA
$385,000
Fairfield County, CT
$415,000
Ronald Langman
The RL Group Acquisition Specialists
Serving Alachua County, FL
The RL GROUP Acquisition Specialists has been serving Florida Business Owners for 25+ years. Established in West Palm Beach, Florida, 1987 we now are based in Ormond Beach, Florida and serve both South Florida and North Florida in the sale of privately owned businesses. The RL GROUP was built with a singular purpose: to assist private business owners in realizing the value of their companies from a successful sale, merger or divestiture. All services, staff and resources are focused to achieve this singular objective. The RL GROUP assist business owners in defining options and implementing strategies which enable them to exit their business on their own terms and at the most appropriate time.
Lincoln County, OR
$350,000
Illinois
$2,000,000
Palm Beach County, FL
$220,000
$375,000
Israel
Cash Flow: $704,557
$1,425,000
Broward County, FL
$630,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Alaska
$10,500,000
Suffolk County, NY
$239,000
Honolulu County, HI
$2,900,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
$2,500,000
Iowa
$2,500,000
Colorado Springs, CO
Cash Flow: $154,045
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Cook County, IL
$3,400,000
Alabama
$1,495,000
British Columbia
$5,450,000
Orange County, FL
$746,636
California
Cash Flow: $1,627,000
Texas
Cash Flow: $587,509
California
Cash Flow: $650,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Syracuse, NY
$3,000,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$1,360,000
Miami-Dade County, FL
$6,000,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Miami-Dade County, FL
$14,000,000
Texas
$7,750,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Ozaukee County, WI
Cash Flow: $286,757
Okaloosa County, FL
$125,000
Jay Feinberg
Mid Atlantic Commercial Real Estate
Serving Orange County, NY
Boca Raton, FL
$130,000
Simpsonville, SC
$85,000
Frederick, MD
$2,500,000
Lake Helen, FL
$17,499
Kane County, IL
$775,000
Las Vegas, NV
$199,950
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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