Contra Costa County, CA
$300,000
Contra Costa County, CA
$300,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$5,500,000
Riverside County, CA
$875,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$3,250,000
California
$599,000
Orange County, CA
$420,000
Santa Rosa, CA
$160,000
Van Nuys, CA
$385,000
California
Cash Flow: $1,627,000
California
Cash Flow: $650,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$1,360,000
Long Beach, CA
$295,000
Sacramento, CA
$135,000
$25,000
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Sacramento, CA
$229,000
California
$70,000
Mark Smith
Summit Business Advisors
Serving Nevada County, CA
Established in 2008, Summit Business Advisors serves the High Sierra Business Communities from Lake Tahoe to Lake Almanor, CA. Mark Smith, Broker and Founder has over 40 years of experience working with businesses throughout the Western US. and is a 15 year member of the International Business and California Business Broker Associations. If you are an owner looking to exit and sell your business or a buyer looking to purchase a business, Summit has the track record and experience to assist you. We specialize in businesses in the Retail, Wholesale, Distribution, Manufacturing or Transportation sectors with sales between $1,000,000 to $20,000,000 and EBITDA of $100,000 or greater.
Riverside, CA
$159,888
California
$600,000
California
Cash Flow: $750,000
California
$2,000,000
San Bernardino County, CA
$149,000
REAL ESTATE INCLUDED
Orange County, CA
$3,800,750
Los Angeles County, CA
$1,350,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$3,000,000
$250,000
San Francisco, CA
La Mesa, CA
$465,688
Los Angeles County, CA
$1,350,000
California
$1,800,000
Los Angeles, CA
$325,000
Palm Springs, CA
$420,420
Los Angeles, CA
$6,950,000
California
$200,000
Sun Valley, CA
$299,000
California
$799,000
Sacramento County, CA
$500,000
$80,000
San Luis Obispo, CA
Orange County, CA
$99,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$375,000
Los Angeles, CA
$11,500,000
Princeton, CA
$299,000
Placer County, CA
$599,000
California
San Diego, CA
$645,000
Northridge, CA
$69,000
Gerald Bendix
gBx Brokerage
Serving Shasta County, CA
• Experience in the acquisition and sale of small and mid-sized firms. • Owned, operated, and grew a manufacturing company with $37MM annual wholesale and retail revenues and multi-million dollar Federal contracts. • Detailed, hands-on, day-to-day knowledge of the multitude of areas involved in running a small to moderate-sized company including: Leadership, Finance, Production, Marketing, Sales, Contracting, and Human Resources. California and Oregon Real Estate Broker Licenses. • Education: BA, Willamette University, Major: Economics; Masters in Science, The Sloan Program, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University. • Helping Business Owners Value and Sell Their Companies. • Assisting Business Purchasers Find the Right Company to Buy.
San Martin, CA
$550,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$1,100,000
Kern County, CA
$500,000
San Jose, CA
$65,000
Alameda County, CA
Cash Flow: $5,000
Los Angeles, CA
$14,000,000
Los Angeles County, CA
$4,000,000
Redding, CA
$120,000
California
Cash Flow: $363,000
Companies that "make something" are always in demand, and U.S. manufacturing is growing, despite the decades long march towards offshore production. The manufacturing sector is resilient, and less affected by broader market trends.
If you are considering buying or selling a manufacturing business in California, 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 California manufacturing businesses and surfaced key financial metrics and valuation multiples based on asking prices.
Market Overview
Number of Businesses Analyzed |
260 |
Median Asking Price |
$600,000 |
Median Reported Revenue |
$864,654 |
Median Reported Earnings |
$202,748 |
Financials based on businesses that listed an asking price, annual revenue, and seller's discretionary earnings. |
California Manufacturing Business Valuation Multiples
Range |
Revenue |
Earnings (SDE) |
Lower Quartile |
0.50 |
2.44 |
Median |
0.73 |
3.28 |
Upper Quartile |
1.12 |
4.46 |
Revenue and earnings multiples based on reported revenue, seller's discretionary earnings, and asking price. |
Read the Report:
Manufacturing Business Valuation Metrics and Financial Benchmarks
FAQs
How much does it cost to buy a manufacturing business in California?
Prices vary depending on the size of the business listed, but the median asking price for a manufacturing business in California is $600,000.
How much do manufacturing business owners earn?
Manufacturing business owners in California report median annual sales of $864,654 and annual owner earnings of $202,748. 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 in California range from 0.50 to 1.12, with the median at 0.73. Earnings multiples range from 2.44 to 4.46, with the median at 3.28 These values suggest a typical manufacturing business in California may sell for around 0.73 times its annual revenue, and 3.28 times its annual owner’s earnings.
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