Kentucky
Cash Flow: $611,942
Kentucky
Cash Flow: $611,942
Canyon County, ID
$350,000
Sussex County, NJ
$225,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$1,350,000
Tampa, FL
$4,969,000
Cape Coral, FL
$50,000
Denver, CO
$450,000
Portland, OR
$285,000
Michigan
$55,000
Floyd County, GA
$150,000
Oregon
Orange Park, FL
$89,000
New Jersey
$575,000
Citrus County, FL
$150,000
Baltimore, MD
$300,000
Alpine Business Brokers
Alpine Business Brokers, LLC
Serving Salt Lake County, UT
Alpine Business Brokers has over 20 years in business, with more Certified Business Intermediaries (CBI) than all the other Utah Business Brokers combined. The Owners and Agents at Alpine Business Brokers are not only the most skilled business brokers in the state, they have owned operated businesses just like yours.
Palm Beach County, FL
$135,000
Charleston, SC
$285,000
Wake County, NC
Toronto, ON
$4,200,000
Cleveland, TX
$399,899
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Summerland, BC
$3,600,000
Texas
Tempe, AZ
$275,000
Miami Beach, FL
$145,000
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
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Plaquemine, LA
$1,399,000
Jersey County, IL
$2,490,000
Washington, NC
$179,900
Antonio Spagnolo
Bright Trust Realty LLC
Serving Orange County, FL
Martin County, FL
$150,000
Minnesota
$100,000
Louisiana
$275,000
Bernalillo County, NM
$1,250,000
Shoshone, ID
$677,000
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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