Kentucky
$1,300,000

Kentucky
$1,300,000

United Kingdom
$5,000,000
Muskegon County, MI
$75,000

Brooklyn, NY
$275,000
Ontario
$8,000,000
Princeton, CA
$299,000
Texas
$4,350,000
Not Disclosed
EBITDA: $532,000
Rhode Island
$979,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Minnesota
$10,000,000
California
Not Disclosed
EBITDA: $600,000
Minnesota
Not Disclosed
EBITDA: $1,350,000
Putnam Valley, KS
$780,000
Plymouth County, MA
$899,000
North Vancouver, BC
$980,000
Los Angeles, CA
$750,000
Lanier Chew, CBI
Sunbelt Business Brokers and Business Brokers South
Serving Mobile County, AL
The broker associates with Business Brokers South represent a total of over 65 years experience in the buying and selling of businesses. This is our specialty, not a sideline.
Round Rock, TX
$99,000
Walled Lake, MI
$1,044,550
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Florida
$1,750,000
Martinsburg, PA
$199,500
Pompano Beach, FL
$6,995,000
Louisiana
$1,700,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Volusia County, FL
$1,695,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$1,100,000
New Hampshire
Not Disclosed
EBITDA: $350,000
Collier County, FL
$2,700,000
Tampa, FL
$50,000
Kern County, CA
$500,000
West Chicago, IL
$29,999
Onondaga County, NY
$800,000
Douglas County, NE
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $11,429,000
San Paolo
$6,130,000
Indiana
$4,100,000
Oakland County, MI
$275,000
Kansas
$510,000
Tarrant County, TX
$260,000
Lafayette, LA
$39,000
Lancaster, PA
$67,000
Raleigh, NC
$1,500,000
Somerset County, NJ
$1,650,000
North Carolina
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $838,000
Montgomery County, MD
$91,000
Council Bluffs, IA
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $550,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Scurry County, TX
$1,999,999
Scott Lee
Best Choice Realty
Serving Snohomish County, WA
Best Choice Realty
Flowood, MS
$1,075,000
Arkansas
$3,000,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Louisiana
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $1,186,201
Atlanta, GA
$15,000,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Douglas, AZ
$1,000,000
Alameda County, CA
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $5,000
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
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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 |
|
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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