South Carolina
$2,500,000
South Carolina
$2,500,000
Columbus, OH
$499,990
South Carolina
$1,300,000
Canada
Not Disclosed
EBITDA: $5,000,000
Michigan
$850,000
Manassas, VA
$75,000
Kentucky
$225,000
Fountain Valley, CA
$479,000
Dallas, TX
$240,000
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $658,000
San Jose, CA
$2,750,000
Mecklenburg County, NC
$175,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Frederick, MD
$2,200,000
$1,500,000
Suffolk County, NY
Cobb County, GA
$390,000
Missouri
$1,000,000
C. Hedges
Chelsis Financial
Serving Marion County, IN
Established in 1998, Chelsis Financial offers business owners a complimentary review to assess business value and to inform the decision to sell based on an independently validated asking price. All inquiries are highly confidential, leading to a quiet transfer of ownership. Confidentially connecting business owners with active merger & acquisition partners and motivated buyers is our business! - C. Ross Hedges, Principal
Egypt
$5,000,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Buffalo, NY
$1,600,000
Nashville, TN
$305,000
Saint Louis, MO
$225,000
Salt Lake County, UT
$185,000
Austin, TX
$879,000
N Mankato, MN
$40,000,000
Brantford, Ontario, ON
$110,000
$195,000
Cook County, IL
Harris County, TX
$175,000
Putnam County, NY
$780,000
Laguna Beach, CA
$100,000
Las Vegas, NV
$135,000
Memphis, TN
$389,900
DuPage County, IL
$4,500,000
San Diego County, CA
$60,000
San Diego, CA
$295,950
Los Angeles County, CA
$285,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$425,000
$2,250,000
Madison County, AL
$3,000,000
Orange County, CA
$199,000
San Luis Obispo County, CA
$920,000
Not Disclosed
EBITDA: $421,000
Providence County, RI
$200,000
Kansas City, MO
$126,599
Little Rock Air Force Base, AR
$127,000
Portland, OR
$80,000
Arison Antonucci-Burns
Aspire Realty
Serving Gallatin County, MT
Los Angeles, CA
$580,000
Saint Louis, MO
$1,300,000
$175,000
Miami-Dade County, FL
Seattle, WA
$375,000
Dallas, TX
$1,499,000
Sacramento, CA
Not Disclosed
Cash Flow: $245,746
$1,810,000
Hartford County, CT
$79,000
New York, NY
$10,000,000
Atlanta, GA
$139,000
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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