Sacramento County, CA
$97,200
Sacramento County, CA
$97,200
Columbia, SC
$150,000
Potsdam, NY
$426,000
Snohomish County, WA
$1,750,000
Duval County, FL
$740,000
Columbus, OH
$169,000
San Diego County, CA
$56,250
Columbia, SC
$375,000
Mattapoisett, MA
$575,000
Columbia, SC
$950,000
Texas
$1,500,000
North Carolina
$350,000
Alabama
$2,150,000
Kentucky
$2,300,000
Georgia
$1,700,000
The Villages, FL
$141,600
Darren Smith
Serving Essex County, NJ
Murphy Business is one of the largest and most successful business brokerage firms in the country with over 100 offices conveniently located throughout the United States and Canada. Our office is strategically located in Montclair, New Jersey (NJ) where the suburbs meet the city. With New York City (NYC) and the Metro New York suburbs on our doorstep our office is perfectly positioned to service our diverse clientele. Darren Smith and the Montclair Business broker team can help you sell your business or help you find the right one to buy. Choosing to partner with a national business brokerage provides advantageous reach.
Elkhart, IN
$25,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Pennsylvania
Cash Flow: $880,000
Camden County, NJ
$210,000
Pompano Beach, FL
$62,030
Boynton Beach, FL
$117,525
Boca Raton, FL
$131,094
Philadelphia, PA
$170,000
Irving, TX
$750,000
Texas
$100,000
Astoria, NY
$175,000
Florida
$1,250,000
Jersey City, NJ
$2,300,000
Richmond, VA
$2,400,000
Brooklyn, NY
$245,000
Charlotte, NC
$700,000
Palm Coast, FL
$18,060
Ormond Beach, FL
$44,760
Ormond Beach, FL
$84,120
Ohio
$1,300,000
Jackson Heights, NY
$299,000
Ohio
$154,000
Louisiana
$295,000
South Carolina
$215,000
Pennsylvania
$550,000
Alabama
$1,400,000
Fort Lauderdale, FL
$91,440
Alabama
$70,000
Phoenix, AZ
$999,500
Alex Duff
eXp Commercial
Serving King County, WA
Get the most out of your business by speaking to our business advisors today. Our advisors have years of experience obtaining qualified buyers and performing business valuations, so you get the most profitable price when selling your company. We assess the Good Will and value the clientele that has been established over the years, plus the Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment, and, we add that to the Cash Flow Owner Benefit and cross check it with industry standards for valuations. We also take into account the lease (or Building) and the location, foot or car traffic, and trade secrets and/ or training manual/ recipes/ systems. All that plus the team in place and training available to a buyer. We can sell your business for the true value that it has to our vast buyer pool. Let's talk
Ohio
$2,100,000
Palm Beach County, FL
$81,600
San Diego County, CA
$39,999
Tampa, FL
$99,636
Sturgis, MI
$24,000
Dayton, OH
$20,000
Business routes fall into many categories, but the most listed for sale on BizBuySell are pool service routes, delivery routes (FedEx and Amazon are the most common), ATM routes, and food delivery routes.
If you are looking to buy or sell a business route, you will need to understand how these businesses are expected to perform financially, and how they are valued in the business for sale market. To provide some context, we have aggregated and analyzed business routes for sale listing data to uncover average financials, and valuation metrics.
Market Overview
Number of Businesses Analyzed |
1,016 |
Median Asking Price |
$171,900 |
Median Reported Revenue |
$533,260 |
Median Reported Earnings |
$104,050 |
Financials based on businesses that listed an asking price, annual revenue, and seller's discretionary earnings. |
Business Route Valuation Multiples
Range |
Revenue |
Earnings (SDE) |
Lower Quartile |
0.28 |
1.02 |
Median |
0.63 |
1.84 |
Upper Quartile |
0.82 |
3.20 |
Revenue and earnings multiples based on reported revenue, seller's discretionary earnings, and asking price. |
Read the Report: Route Business Valuation Multiples & Benchmarks
FAQs
How much does it cost to buy a business route?
Prices vary depending on the scale and profitability, but the median asking price for a business route in the U.S. is approximately $171,900.
How much do business route owners earn?
Business routes vary in scale, but owners report median annual sales of $533,260 and annual owner earnings of $104,050. These figures are based on businesses that have listed their annual revenue and seller's discretionary earnings.
How do I value a business route?
Valuing a business route involves considering several factors, including locations served, annual sales, profit, and growth (or decline) trends. 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 business routes listed for sale range from 0.28 to 0.82, with the median at 0.63. Earnings multiples range from 1.02 to 3.20, with the median at 1.84. These values suggest the average business route in the U.S. may sell for around 0.63 times its annual revenue, and 1.84 times its annual owner's earnings.
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