El Monte, CA
$22,000,000
El Monte, CA
$22,000,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Anaheim, CA
$15,500,000
Orange County, CA
$399,000
Mahoning County, OH
$495,000
Gta, ON
$350,000
Bowling Green, OH
$500,000
Middlesex County, CT
$199,000
Allegheny County, PA
$593,000
Herndon, VA
$95,000
Chesapeake, VA
$450,000
Riverside, CA
$3,150,650
Orange County, FL
$175,000
New York
$4,000,000
$6,500,000
Rockville, MD
Maricopa County, AZ
$950,000
San Diego County, CA
$350,000
Daniel Cisz, Jr
First Choice Business Brokers
Serving Hillsborough County, NH
Established in 1994, First Choice Business Brokers has grown to become one of the largest organizations in the U.S. specializing in business sales. We have listed and managed the sale of over $8 billion in businesses for sale. Buyers and sellers alike can enjoy the accessibility and expertise of a national network of professional business brokers and the largest inventory of businesses available for sale. We have the experience, knowledge, and dedication you’re looking for when it comes to professional representation. Our knowledgeable professionals bring value to every transaction creating a near seamless transition of ownership between buyer and seller.
North Carolina
$250,000
Hollister, CA
$215,000
Florida
$4,800,000
Quebec
$6,100,000
San Francisco, CA
$1,525,650
Miami, FL
$2,375,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Cook County, IL
$15,000,000
$65,000
Kennebec County, ME
Ontario
Duval County, FL
Cash Flow: $527,840
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Anthony, KS
$124,999
Savannah, GA
$1,750,000
Leon County, FL
$400,000
Sacramento, CA
$179,400
Sarasota County, FL
$79,000
Ventura County, CA
$4,595,950
Aurora, CO
$110,000
$4,000,000
Bartholomew County, IN
Fort Lauderdale, FL
$830,000
Maricopa County, AZ
$1,160,000
Fairfax County, VA
$899,000
Massachusetts
$2,500,000
Chicago, IL
$399,000
Kentucky
$975,000
Chicago, IL
$149,000
East Peoria, IL
$250,000
Jim Pate
Restaurant Realty Company
Serving Contra Costa County, CA
Restaurant Realty Company was founded by Steven D. Zimmerman in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1996. Since inception the company has developed into the largest California restaurant brokerage specializing in sales, acquisitions and leasing of restaurants, bars, nightclubs and related commercial buildings with local representation in the San Francisco Bay Area, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego markets. Restaurant Realty’s brokers and agents are well versed in conducting deals with independent restaurant owners, landlords, buyers, and lessees of businesses and real estate, as well as larger ownership groups and buyers of multi-unit operations, franchises and chains. Restaurant Realty’s current brokers and agents have had great success completing transactions with over 3,200 clients, selling/leasing over 1,600 restaurant, bar and/or nightclub businesses, nearly 75 related commercial buildings sold, representing over 3 Million square feet of commercial space leased and over 7,500 valuations completed.
Yucca Valley, CA
$200,000
Milwaukee County, WI
$250,000
$895,000
Waldo County, ME
Cash Flow: $542,874
Idaho
$2,750,000
Yonkers, NY
$120,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Cash Flow: $338,109
Summit County, OH
$100,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Milwaukee, WI
$3,500,000
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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