Collier County, FL
$4,495,000
Collier County, FL
$4,495,000
Oregon
Tampa, FL
$50,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Brentwood, NH
$2,500,000
Kern County, CA
$500,000
West Chicago, IL
$29,999
Polk County, NC
$452,380
Onondaga County, NY
$800,000
San Jose, CA
$65,000
Douglas County, NE
Cash Flow: $11,429,000
New Jersey
$2,600,000
Monroe County, NY
$950,000
San Paolo
$6,130,000
Virginia
$5,000,000
Indiana
$4,100,000
Raymond Melcher Jr
Marathon Capital Advisors
Serving Berks County, PA
VR Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) is a boutique firm serving small and mid-sized privately-held companies. VR located in Wyomissing was established in 2006 and is led by Raymond Melcher Jr., a former bank CEO. We are professionals experienced in all aspects of M&A transactions including marketing, negotiating, structuring, financing and transition planning. We seek to build long-term relationships with our clients that often begin well before they are ready to sell a business and long after the transaction has been closed. This relationship approach enables us to provide the best advice for our clients, which encompasses working with clients’ financial and legal advisors to ensure that when it is time for a transaction, we negotiate the financial and non-financial issues to produce the best possible results for our clients.
Oakland County, MI
$275,000
Tarrant County, TX
$260,000
Colorado
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Colorado
$1,100,000
Lafayette, LA
$39,000
Lancaster, PA
$67,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Charleston, SC
$4,000,000
New Jersey
$425,000
South Bend, IN
$199,000
Raleigh, NC
$1,500,000
Somerset County, NJ
$1,650,000
North Carolina
Cash Flow: $838,000
Montgomery County, MD
$91,000
Council Bluffs, IA
Cash Flow: $550,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Texas
$3,200,000
Flowood, MS
$1,075,000
Arkansas
$3,000,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Louisiana
Cash Flow: $1,186,201
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
$1,250,000
Santa Fe, NM
$135,000
Bellport, NY
$900,000
Atlanta, GA
$15,000,000
Kings County, NY
$285,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Douglas, AZ
$1,000,000
Alameda County, CA
Cash Flow: $5,000
Montreal
$1,300,000
Jackson, TN
$625,000
Norfolk County, MA
$895,000
Matt Sadati
Liberty Business Advisors of San Francisco Inc.
Serving San Francisco County, CA
Liberty Business Advisors of San Francisco is a multi lingual business broker firm in California.
Houston, TX
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Providence County, RI
$5,499,000
Mississippi
Cash Flow: $253,000
Louisiana
$7,200,000
Texas
$5,000,000
Los Angeles, CA
$14,000,000
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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