Ohio
$600,000
Ohio
$600,000
Puslinch, ON
$249,500
Toronto, ON
$255,000
$450,000
Wesley Chapel, FL
$99,000
California
$299,000
Brooklyn, NY
$699,999
Franklin County, MA
$9,950,000
Cook County, IL
$249,000
Cook County, IL
$249,000
Saint Louis, MO
$175,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Missouri
$990,000
Charlotte, NC
$2,500,000
Charlotte, NC
$4,500,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
St. Louis City County, MO
$9,100,000
Orange County, CA
$420,000
James McNeela
SourceWorks Inc
Serving Cook County, IL
SourceWorks offers our clients a respectful, focused, and professional approach to acquiring or selling a business. We have expertise in Healthcare, Technology and Manufacturing. The bulk of our success has come from helping buyers and sellers transition into and out of these growth industries. Why select SourceWorks? Each business situation is unique. Therefore we apply our experience, market knowledge and broker network to our client's advantage. We are extremely confidential and we are proficient at what we do. We are paid on success. We have no marketing, listing or registration fees of any kind. We are licensed Business Brokers and members of the International Business Broker Association (IBBA) and as such, follow a strict code of conduct
Walled Lake, MI
$944,000
Snohomish County, WA
$78,000,000
Sacramento County, CA
$750,000
Arkansas
$5,255,260
New York
$7,500,000
Louisiana
Indiana, PA
$495,000
Baltimore, MD
$350,000
Broward County, FL
$630,000
Miami, FL
$195,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
$2,500,000
Frederick County, MD
$150,000
Minnesota
$2,000,000
Virginia
$550,000
Bucks County, PA
$2,790,000
Frederick, MD
$2,500,000
Kane County, IL
$775,000
Chilton, WI
$1,800,000
Hollywood, FL
$125,000
Chandler, AZ
$290,000
Southwestern Ontario, ON
Bronx, NY
$330,000
Houston, TX
$820,000
Winter Springs, FL
$143,000
Vermont
$3,490,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
New York
$7,000,000
Saint Louis, MO
$200,000
Saint Louis, MO
$99,000
Victor Buendia
Progressive Real Estates Partners
Serving San Bernardino County, CA
Progressive Real Estate Partners (PREP) is a boutique retail brokerage firm with a unique approach to leasing and selling retail properties and representing businesses looking to expand. Our emphasis on retail AND geographic focus on Southern California’s Inland Empire region has enabled us to become the most efficient and effective brokerage within the marketplace. The PREP team of retail experts has completed MORE retail transactions in the Inland Empire over the past 10 years than any other brokerage office. During this period of time, we have completed over 1,650 retail lease & sale transactions.
Pittsburgh, PA
$3,000,000
Mesa, AZ
$280,000
Dallas County, TX
$6,500,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Maryland
$2,110,000
Torrance, CA
$1,300,000
Naples, FL
$360,000
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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