Florida
$3,100,000
Florida
$3,100,000
Michigan
$2,900,000
Titusville, FL
$198,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$225,000
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
$1,200,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$2,560,000
Roanoke, VA
$1,300,000
Puerto Rico
Schenectady, NY
$749,000
Kings County, NY
$2,250,000
Jim Beno
Business Broker Experts Inc.
Serving DuPage County, IL
Business Broker, M&A Specialist Connect with me using: jimbeno@businessbrokerexpertsinc.com Registered Professional Business Broker with CBI (Certified Business Intermediary) who has successfully helped business owners prepare exit strategies, find qualified buyers and sell their company for top dollar. Whether the owner is thinking of selling in a year or five years, steps should be implemented to increase the company value and minimize the taxes paid on the proceeds of the sale. I help business owners confidentially sell their company for maximum value. I offer full service brokering that handles all the tasks of selling a business, with no upfront fees. Below is a partial list of activities I perform for our full service broker customers: • Give a range on where to price your business • Assess the “Sell-ability” of your business • Generate a comp report for similar businesses that sold • Prepare a Confidential Marketing Booklet for potential buyers • Work with our Nationwide bank contacts to get your business pre-qualified for SBA lending • Create a blind ad to confidentially attract buyers • Pre-screen prospective buyers...NDA filled out and a phone or in person interview • Work with our network of business brokers • Prepare and advise you for Buyer meetings and conference calls • Facilitate buyer seller meetings / conference calls • Address buyer questions • Guide the buyer in submitting a Letter of Intent • Facilitate negotiations and deal structure • Monitor and manage due diligence (50% of deals fail here) • Set up a data room so all due diligence documents are exchanged in a secured environment • Refer and work with business attorneys and CPA's • Work with lenders to secure financing for your buyer (paperwork expedition, references, etc) • Work with government agencies as required • Bring both parties to closing (physically and emotionally) If you would like to learn how I can help you confidentially sell your business, call me at (630) 890-5072 or email me at jimbeno@businessbrokerexpertsinc.com.
Camden County, NJ
$210,000
Palm Beach County, FL
$275,000
South Carolina
$1,700,000
Alberta
$1,425,000
Doral, FL
$850,000
Tampa, FL
$150,000
Gallatin County, MT
$10,000
Los Angeles, CA
$2,600,000
West Hartford, CT
$1,300,000
College Station, TX
$250,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Dallas County, TX
$1,700,000
Kent County, MI
$250,000
Oregon
Brooklyn, NY
$465,000
Temecula, CA
$1,200,000
Ohio
Amarillo, TX
$1,325,000
Delaware
$315,000
Mississauga, ON
$3,999,000
Anaheim, CA
$2,400,000
Georgia
$1,950,000
Jackson Heights, NY
$299,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Texas
$1,950,000
Beaufort, SC
$250,000
Passaic County, NJ
$345,000
Multnomah County, OR
$725,000
Cash Flow: $555,000
Wade Holmes
Accounting Practice Sales
Serving Fort Bend County, TX
Accounting Practice Sales is the largest marketer of accounting and tax practices for sale in North America with more than $1.7 Billion in practice sales.
Toronto, ON
$2,399,000
Secaucus, NJ
$5,300,000
Utah
$6,500,000
Sarasota, FL
$390,000
Houston, TX
$499,000
Miami, FL
$300,000
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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