Sarasota County, FL
$106,000

Sarasota County, FL
$106,000

Georgia
$1,300,000

Riverside County, CA
$30,000

Frisco, TX
$115,000
Illinois
$200,000
Sacramento, CA
$695,000
Boynton Beach, FL
$297,000
Alameda County, CA
$21,600
Bonney Lake, WA
$290,000
Spring, TX
$64,900
Long Beach, NY
$365,000
Mentor, OH
$60,000
Harris County, TX
$53,300
Sarasota County, FL
$60,000
Cherry Hill, NJ
$150,000
Greensboro, NC
$890,000
Greg Michail, CBB
Sunbelt Business Brokers of Pasadena
Serving Los Angeles County, CA
Sunbelt Business Brokers of Pasadena (SBBP) is a Southern California based firm specializing in business mergers, acquisitions, and valuations. It is part of the worldwide Sunbelt Network of over 300 offices. Sunbelt specializes in small and medium size privately held companies with a particular emphasis on manufacturing, distribution and select business-to-business service industries. Sunbelt is dedicated to providing clients with confidential and professional representation and assisting them in achieving their business objective. For more information, log on www.sunbeltpasadena.com.
Pompano Beach, FL
$89,000
Rialto, CA
$2,100,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$79,200
Chattanooga, TN
$150,000
College Point, NY
$255,000
Pompano Beach, FL
$758,000
Sanford, FL
$330,000
Duval County, FL
$100,680
Bucks County, PA
$180,000
New York, NY
$3,600,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$184,200
Riverside County, CA
$96,000
Massachusetts
$1,400,000
Rialto, CA
$1,600,000
Middletown, NJ
$299,000
Astoria, NY
$140,000
Lake County, FL
$101,520
Los Angeles County, CA
$48,000
San Diego County, CA
$213,600
San Antonio, TX
$167,000
Chicago, IL
$170,000
Savannah, GA
$169,000
Margate, FL
$275,000
New Port Richey, FL
$319,000
Hamilton Township, NJ
$229,000
West Sand Lake, NY
$137,000
Bosque County, TX
$117,600
Duval County, FL
$234,600
Fletcher Brown
Brown Business Brokers
Serving Jefferson County, AL
Peoria, IL
$54,900
East Peoria, IL
$55,900
Harris County, TX
$22,200
Windsor, CA
$1,100,000
Canandaigua, NY
$375,000
Davidson County, TN
$499,000
Business routes fall into many categories, but the most listed for sale on BizBuySell are pool service routes, delivery routes (FedEx and Amazon are the most common), ATM routes, and food delivery routes.
If you are looking to buy or sell a business route, you will need to understand how these businesses are expected to perform financially, and how they are valued in the business for sale market. To provide some context, we have aggregated and analyzed business routes for sale listing data to uncover average financials, and valuation metrics.
Market Overview
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Number of Businesses Analyzed |
1,016 |
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Median Asking Price |
$171,900 |
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Median Reported Revenue |
$533,260 |
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Median Reported Earnings |
$104,050 |
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Financials based on businesses that listed an asking price, annual revenue, and seller's discretionary earnings. |
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Business Route Valuation Multiples
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Range |
Revenue |
Earnings (SDE) |
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Lower Quartile |
0.28 |
1.02 |
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Median |
0.63 |
1.84 |
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Upper Quartile |
0.82 |
3.20 |
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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: Route Business Valuation Multiples & Benchmarks
FAQs
How much does it cost to buy a business route?
Prices vary depending on the scale and profitability, but the median asking price for a business route in the U.S. is approximately $171,900.
How much do business route owners earn?
Business routes vary in scale, but owners report median annual sales of $533,260 and annual owner earnings of $104,050. These figures are based on businesses that have listed their annual revenue and seller's discretionary earnings.
How do I value a business route?
Valuing a business route involves considering several factors, including locations served, annual sales, profit, and growth (or decline) trends. 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 business routes listed for sale range from 0.28 to 0.82, with the median at 0.63. Earnings multiples range from 1.02 to 3.20, with the median at 1.84. These values suggest the average business route in the U.S. may sell for around 0.63 times its annual revenue, and 1.84 times its annual owner's earnings.
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