Riverside County, CA
$425,000
Riverside County, CA
$425,000
Santa Clara, CA
$279,880
Sacramento, CA
$194,000
Santa Ana, CA
$199,888
Virginia
$1,000,000
Wichita, KS
Anaheim, CA
$105,000
Artesia, CA
$270,000
Saint Louis, MO
$600,000
Utica, MI
Henderson, NV
$225,500
Lancaster, CA
$35,000
British Columbia
$6,189,000
Beaverton, OR
$55,000
Sylmar, CA
$235,000
Sunland, CA
$199,900
Tim Bellon
VR Business Sales of South Tampa
Serving Hillsborough County, FL
"Providing Your Second Chance To Do What You Love"
Orange County, CA
Boys Ranch, TX
$3,900,000
Stonewall County, TX
$3,712,950
Sanford, FL
$125,000
Mogadore, OH
$95,000
Hazleton, PA
$2,800,000
Alberta
$2,300,000
Licking County, OH
$759,900
Orange County, CA
$85,000
Boca Raton, FL
$50,000
Plantation, FL
$375,000
Fort Lauderdale, FL
$275,000
Naples, FL
$75,000
Michigan
Simi Valley, CA
$200,000
New York, NY
Fair Lawn, NJ
$400,000
Tujunga, CA
$299,000
Santa Barbara County, CA
$389,000
Malaysia
$8,000,000
Portland, OR
$750,000
Monmouth County, NJ
$8,750,000
Lake County, MT
$275,000
Nashville, TN
$199,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$167,500
Eugene, OR
$250,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$100,000
Winnetka, CA
$250,000
Tad Shepperd
Legacy Advisors LLC
Serving Bergen County, NJ
Legacy Advisors LLC is a full-service business brokerage helping individuals and corporations buy and sell businesses. Our market focus is small to mid-size businesses. .
Cherry Hill, NJ
$25,000
Phoenix, AZ
$152,500
Atlanta, GA
$6,000,000
Broward County, FL
$499,999
Greater Toronto Area, ON
$4,000,000
Broward County, FL
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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