Hillsborough County, FL
$45,000
Hillsborough County, FL
$45,000
Essex County, NJ
$399,000
Loudoun County, VA
$595,000
Santa Clara, CA
$279,880
Canton Twp, MI
$100,000
Mountain City, TN
$700,000
Garfield Heights, OH
$400,000
Palm Beach County, FL
$999,500
Pasco County, FL
$1,200,000
Portland, OR
$130,000
Eugene, OR
$250,000
Long Beach, CA
$225,000
Cherry Hill, NJ
$25,000
Pompano Beach, FL
$1,500,000
Pittsburgh, PA
Fayette County, PA
$40,000
Gokul Padmanabhan
Restoration Brokers of America
Serving Orange County, FL
The restoration industry is a world of its own. It has a distinct language, a singular market presence. I started RBA 15 years ago when I recognized that you can’t sell Mary’s Muffin Shop one day and explain TPA work to a buyer the next. It won’t work. Restoration is unique, and it’s all we do. Your average business brokerage is highly transactional; RBA focuses on partnerships. We want to understand every business we sell, be in your shoes as a buyer or seller, and learn about your success goals and aspirations. When we take a business to market, we are in this together. We believe in a collaborative approach, and the RBA Team is here to ensure the value of every business and to pinpoint the best buyer. We are Restoration Specialists, well versed in the industry with a genuine desire to help others and a patient, yet firm, approach. We reach success when you have success.
Lancaster, PA
$310,000
Shreveport, LA
Spring, TX
Houston, TX
$3,000,000
Georgia
$1,600,000
Rochester, NY
Lancaster, SC
Ordway, CO
Ordway, CO
Pennsauken, NJ
Florida
$3,500,000
Bourbonnais, IL
$1,300,000
Salida, CO
$5,900,000
Atwater, CA
$175,000
San Jose, CA
$26,000,000
Silver Creek, NY
$450,000
North Little Rock, AR
$625,000
$450,000
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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