Canada
Cash Flow: $1,619,000
Canada
Cash Flow: $1,619,000
Los Angeles County, CA
Cash Flow: $92,786
Minneapolis, MN
$240,000
Kansas City, MO
$6,070,000
Panama City Beach, FL
$121,000
California
$570,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
New York
$3,400,000
Morris County, NJ
$9,000,000
Hampton, VA
$135,000
Harg, MO
$299,000
Troutdale, OR
$360,000
Utah
$3,700,000
Queens County, NY
$399,000
Montana
$395,000
Saint Augustine, FL
$308,000
Washington
$3,200,000
Gary Sharp
Sharp Business Solutions
Serving Pierce County, WA
Sharp Business Solutions is a Western Washington based merger and acquisition firm helping business owners through the important and complicated process of selling their business. Unlike traditional business brokers Sharp Business Solutions is not out to just LIST your business. We are here to assist you in making the decision of when is the right time to sell. There are many reasons to consider selling your business. Ideally you will sell when it is your idea and when business is thriving, not due to some unexpected event or at the bottom of the business cycle. We want to help get you ready for whatever happens. We help: • Determine the current value of your business. • Based on a business review help determine if this is the best time to sell. • Take an honest and realistic approach to exit planning. • To look at a contingency plan in case of an unexpected event.
San Diego County, CA
$225,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Michigan
$25,000,000
Monmouth County, NJ
$95,000
Salem, OR
$59,000
Haywood County, NC
$800,000
North Miami Beach, FL
$799,900
Surprise, AZ
$120,000
Vineland, NJ
$130,000
Lee County, FL
$250,000
Brevard County, FL
$79,000
Horry County, SC
$1,500,000
Maryland
$2,500,000
King Of Prussia, PA
$550,000
Claremont, NH
$200,000
New Jersey
$2,500,000
Phoenix, AZ
$139,000
Stuart, FL
$363,000
New York
Cash Flow: $540,195
Kansas
Cash Flow: $850,515
Elmore County, AL
$580,000
Minnesota
Northampton County, PA
$1,300,000
Florida
$3,100,000
Michigan
$2,900,000
Titusville, FL
$198,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$225,000
Young Bebus
VR TwinCities Business Sales, M&A
Serving Dakota County, MN
Amarillo, TX
$1,325,000
Chesapeake, VA
$450,000
Hayward, CA
$475,000
Alabama
$3,500,000
Miami, FL
$2,375,000
Tarrant County, TX
$6,000,000
Wholesale and distribution businesses are a pivotal part of the supply chain, operating in-between product manufacturers and retailer businesses. These businesses purchase goods in large quantities directly from manufacturers or producers, benefiting from lower costs per unit, and then redistribute these goods in smaller quantities to various outlets, or in some cases, individual customers.
Whether you are considering buying or selling a wholesale and distribution 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 wholesale and distribution businesses and surfaced key financial metrics and valuation multiples based on asking prices.
Market Overview
Number of Businesses Analyzed |
539 |
Median Asking Price |
$699,750 |
Median Reported Revenue |
$1,360,213 |
Median Reported Earnings |
$238,099 |
Financials based on businesses that listed an asking price, annual revenue, and seller's discretionary earnings. |
Wholesale & Distribution Business Valuation Multiples
Range |
Revenue |
Earnings (SDE) |
Lower Quartile |
0.38 |
2.33 |
Median |
0.58 |
3.07 |
Upper Quartile |
0.92 |
3.97 |
Revenue and earnings multiples based on reported revenue, seller's discretionary earnings, and asking price. |
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Wholesale & Distribution Business Valuation Multiples & Financial Benchmarks
FAQs
How much does it cost to buy a wholesale and distribution business?
Prices vary depending on the size of the business listed, but the median asking price for a wholesaler business is $699,750.
How much do wholesale and distribution business owners earn?
Wholesale and distribution business owners report median annual sales of $1,360,213 and annual owner earnings of $238,099. These figures are based on businesses that have listed their annual revenue and seller's discretionary earnings.
How do I value a wholesale and distribution business?
Valuing a 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 wholesale and distribution businesses listed for sale range from 0.38 to 0.92, with the median at 0.58. Earnings multiples range from 2.33 to 3.97, with the median at 3.07. These values suggest a typical wholesale and distribution business in the U.S. may sell for around 0.58 times its annual revenue, and 3.07 times its annual owner’s earnings.
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