Montreal
$1,300,000
Montreal
$1,300,000
Jackson, TN
$625,000
Norfolk County, MA
$895,000
Houston, TX
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Providence County, RI
$5,499,000
Mississippi
Cash Flow: $253,000
Louisiana
$7,200,000
Texas
$5,000,000
Los Angeles, CA
$14,000,000
New Jersey
$2,000,000
South Carolina
$4,999,999
Delaware
$1,500,000
Ridgewood, NJ
$498,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Middlesex County, NJ
$2,500,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Texas
$4,250,000
Texas
$550,000
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.
Los Angeles County, CA
$4,000,000
Copenhagen
$14,000,000
Canton Twp, MI
$235,000
Scott County, MN
$65,000
Redding, CA
$120,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Lee County, NC
$1,500,000
Florida
$14,000,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Massachusetts
$4,400,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Lexington, KY
$1,600,000
Pennsylvania
$6,000,000
Denver, CO
$195,000
California
Cash Flow: $363,000
New Hampshire
$1,400,000
Collier County, FL
$95,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Connecticut
$2,899,000
Genesee County, MI
$199,000
Pennsylvania
$1,600,000
Washington, DC
$1,500,000
Miami, FL
$670,000
South Dakota
$1,500,000
Louisville, KY
$1,295,000
Spartanburg, SC
$1,000,000
Miami-Dade County, FL
$1,500,000
Maryland
$170,000
Port Saint Lucie, FL
$450,000
Cincinnati, OH
$398,000
Georgia
$4,000,000
Chester County, PA
$650,000
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.
St. Louis County, MO
$99,000
Essex County, NJ
$500,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Saint Louis, MO
$1,500,000
Miami, FL
$5,300,000
New York, NY
$3,000,000
Virginia
$499,000
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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