Any ideas on how to properly diligence a hot tub repair business?

April 20, 2021
by a searcher from Harvard University - Harvard Business School in Boston, MA, USA
Hot tub sales and repairs are through the roof these days. The new COVID-induced lifestyle had a very positive impact on hot tub usage and therefore increased repairs. There is a huge backlog of new hot tub sales, and dealers can't keep up with demand.
However, how do you think a repair business in this niche will perform after COVID times? Will repair plateau or will it dip for a while? Will those massive new hot tub sales generated during COVID help the repair side in a few years? How soon? These are all very relevant questions to come up with a fair valuation that is not just based on last year's abnormal profits.
Any ideas on how to study this niche and get accurate data and/or insights? I have thought about cold calling other repair shops and asking them directly. The Hot Tub Manufacturing IBIS world report is outdated (mid July) and clearly inaccurate. There are some articles online with some insights but I haven't been able to learn much.
Thanks in advance for any ideas!
from Columbia University in United States
in Portland, OR, USA