Oklahoma County, OK
$330,000
Oklahoma County, OK
$330,000
Las Vegas, NV
$1,275,000
Sun Valley, CA
$299,000
St. Charles County, MO
$1,200,000
Florida
$200,000
Pennsylvania
$4,900,000
Gaston County, NC
$561,000
Miami, FL
$990,000
Saint Augustine, FL
$2,000,000
Wisconsin
$350,000
Hollywood, FL
$600,000
Montana
$494,000
Wake County, NC
$325,000
Pennsylvania
$900,000
Rochester, NY
$1,900,000
Robert Allen
Robert Allen
Serving Warren County, KY
ExitWay specializes in connecting buyers and sellers of businesses, focusing on developing effective exit strategies and business transition plans. With expertise in business valuation, acquisition strategy, due diligence analysis, business brokerage, and commercial real estate, they help clients maximize the value of their assets. Serving primarily Kentucky and Tennessee, including cities such as Nashville, Bowling Green, and Owensboro, ExitWay offers deep local market knowledge to ensure successful transactions. Headquartered in Bowling Green, KY, the company also supports clients from outside these regions.
Cook County, IL
$219,900
Wilkesboro, NC
$650,000
Alpena, MI
$465,000
Green Brook, NJ
$110,000
Palm Beach County, FL
$4,000,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Virginia
$1,950,000
Virginia
$440,000
North Carolina
$4,575,000
Astoria, NY
$80,000
Broward County, FL
$150,000
Baltimore, MD
$400,000
Atlanta, GA
$1,500,000
Montgomery County, MD
$150,000
California
$799,000
Alabama
Antioch, TN
$78,000
$475,000
New Hanover County, NC
$275,000
Louisiana
$1,500,000
Palisades Park, NJ
$450,000
Germantown, TN
$225,000
West Virginia
$650,000
Parlin, NJ
$220,000
Cash Flow: $327,003
Sacramento County, CA
$500,000
Suffolk County, NY
$399,999
Virginia
$4,500,000
Thomas Nelson
Murphy Business & Financial Corporation
Serving Richland County, MT
Murphy Business has a presence in the Mountain West Region with strong connections in the following states and cities. Idaho - Coeur D'Alene, Idaho Falls, Pocatello, Twin Falls, Boise Montana - Helena-Butte, Kalispell, Missoula, Dillon, Bozeman, Great Falls, Billings, Central Montana, Eastern Montana, Western Montana Wyoming - Jackson, Sheridan, Buffalo, Casper, Gillette North Dakota - Bismarck, Grand Forks, Fargo, Williston South Dakota - Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Sturgis A strong presence in each state with offices in cities throughout provides insight into each local market. Murphy Business deals with local companies on a daily basis, which helps them gain respect and grow experience in the Mountain West Region.
Sandy, UT
$4,995
Cedar Park, TX
$375,000
Las Vegas, NV
$650,000
Illinois
$725,000
Orange County, CA
$99,000
Orange County, FL
$99,000
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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