CURIOUS TO GET YOUR THOUGHTS ON VALUATION

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by a searcher from University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School
in Miami, FL, USA

5yrs ago

CURIOUS TO GET YOUR THOUGHTS ON VALUATION

Hello Folks-
I am would be very grateful to receive as many VALAUATION data points as possible for the following deal. I know the info is limited, but please give me your best guess at multiple /value for this business!!!!

Niche Consumer Product
Low growth, old school biz with old school operation
Niche manufacturing
Total addressable market small but very consistent
Revenue ~ $3.1M
EBITDA ~ $600K
Low w/c requirements

Many thanks!

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reply by an investor 5yrs ago
from Columbia University in Larchmont, NY, USA

I would estimateredacted0x (frankly, based on EBITDA level) but echo the comments above that it is really dependent on growth prospects. I also like the suggestion that seller financing is important - especially in this environment where debt is less available than pre-pandemic.

reply by a searcher 5yrs ago
from Columbia University in Princeton, NJ, USA

This is not my deal but this is a great question and at what point does a business, purchased at 2-3X result in a higher exit multiple of 6-8X or higher? Is there a rule of thumb or certain amount of ebitda or revenue you have to scale to?