Cypress, TX
$120,000
Cypress, TX
$120,000
Buffalo, NY
$995,000
Minneapolis, MN
$1,000,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Arkansas
$1,275,000
Wayne County, MI
$84,900
Cash Flow: $426,031
California
$1,800,000
Ithaca, NY
$350,000
Virginia
$7,000,000
St. Charles County, MO
$65,000
Jackson, TN
$3,500,000
Maine
$275,000
St Lucie County, FL
$300,000
Devlin, ON
$1,350,000
Company Sellers
Company Sellers Ltd.
Serving Denver County, CO
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REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Plaquemine, LA
$1,399,000
Jersey County, IL
$2,490,000
Washington, NC
$179,900
Martin County, FL
$150,000
Minnesota
$100,000
Louisiana
$275,000
Bernalillo County, NM
$1,250,000
Shoshone, ID
$677,000
Corsicana, TX
$50,000
Los Angeles, CA
$325,000
$14,500,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Penobscot County, ME
$2,250,000
Volusia County, FL
$250,000
Saint Louis, MO
$135,000
Kent County, RI
$129,000
Palm Springs, CA
$420,420
Chicago, IL
$625,000
Cook County, IL
$500,000
Roseburg, OR
$760,000
Vancouver, BC
$895,000
Maui County, HI
$150,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Montana
$8,500,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Bristol County, MA
$850,000
Akron, OH
$109,900
Hancock County, ME
$459,000
Marion County, OR
$599,000
Rabin Timsina
EZ Business Advisors LLC
Serving Dauphin County, PA
EZ Business Advisors specializes in expert business brokerage, valuations, and M&A deal-making services. We guide clients through complex transactions, providing strategic support and valuable insights to ensure successful outcomes.
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Georgia
$1,250,000
Louisiana
$528,300
Council Bluffs, IA
Cash Flow: $249,000
Indiana
$225,000
Los Angeles, CA
$6,950,000
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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