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BASIC VALUATION MULTIPLES
Value Advisor Reference Guide
Millwork Manufacturing
KEY VALUATION FACTORS
BUYER CONCERNS IMPACT ON SALE
TECHNOLOGY &
EQUIPMENT
MARKETS
SERVED
CUSTOMER
CONCENTRATION
MANAGEMENT
Technology and equipment
impact production and
productivity.
Revenues and earnings are
dependent on markets served.
Revenues rely on a few
customers and key relationships
are dependent on owner.
Quality of management team
and systems.
• Up-to-date equipment and technology with high
automation increases multiples
• Extraordinary CapEx investments post sale will
negatively impact multiples
• Commercial clients obtain higher multiples than
residential
• Low profit margins decrease multiples
• Higher multiples when no customer accounts for
more than 10% of sales
• Deferred payment terms and fewer buyers
• Long-term contracts offset concerns of customer loss
• Well-rounded management increases multiples
• Deep technical staff will enhance multiples
• Overdependence on owners lowers multiples
• Good financial management and reporting
systems increase multiples
Economic Conditions
Customer Service
Revenue Growth
Reputation
Industries Served
Capital Expenditures
OTHER
IMPORTANT
CONSIDERATIONS
4-6xAdjusted EBITDA1
2 -3 xSDE2
+ Inventory
These are only a few variables and do not constitute a complete valuation.
Contact us for a no charge, no obligation Opinion of Value that defines our view
on the current business valuation and the terms under which it would be sold.
© 2016 Nutmeg Advisory Partners, LLC All rights reserved.
1 Adjusted EBITDA: Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization where the EBITDA is adjusted for unusual expenses and compensation, then normalized to
align with market based benefits and compensation required to operate the business. 2 SDE: Seller’s Discretionary Earnings is EBITDA plus all owner compensation and benefits.
Jeff Swiggett, CBI, M&AMI
(203) 772-3773
jeffs@vrnewhaven.com
www.vrnewhaven.com
941 Grand Ave, New Haven, CT 06511
Jeff has over thirty years of business experience including
positions in engineering, manufacturing, marketing, business
startup and acquisition. He owned and operated an import/export
firm as well as a manufacturing company. Jeff offers a wealth of
practical experience when advising clients on selling or buying a
business and brings a level of professionalism to the process that
makes him one of the best recognized and most admired
business intermediaries in Connecticut. Jeff is one of the few
business brokers in New England that has secured the prestigious
designations of Certified Business Intermediary (CBI) from the
International Business Brokers Association (IBBA) and a Mergers
& Acquisition Master Intermediary (M&AMI) from M&A Source. He
is also a member of the Board of Directors for M&A Source.
COMPANY
OVERVIEW
VR Business Sales New Haven
represents owners of businesses valued
between $500,000 and $25 million or
with annual revenues from $1 million to
$25 million. Operating within a wide
range of industry segments, the office
provides exceptional merger and
acquisition advisory services to
companies operating within a wide
range of industry segments in
Connecticut, Southern New England
and Metro NY. Independently
owned and operated.

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Millwork Manufacturing Value Advisor Reference Guide

  • 1. BASIC VALUATION MULTIPLES Value Advisor Reference Guide Millwork Manufacturing KEY VALUATION FACTORS BUYER CONCERNS IMPACT ON SALE TECHNOLOGY & EQUIPMENT MARKETS SERVED CUSTOMER CONCENTRATION MANAGEMENT Technology and equipment impact production and productivity. Revenues and earnings are dependent on markets served. Revenues rely on a few customers and key relationships are dependent on owner. Quality of management team and systems. • Up-to-date equipment and technology with high automation increases multiples • Extraordinary CapEx investments post sale will negatively impact multiples • Commercial clients obtain higher multiples than residential • Low profit margins decrease multiples • Higher multiples when no customer accounts for more than 10% of sales • Deferred payment terms and fewer buyers • Long-term contracts offset concerns of customer loss • Well-rounded management increases multiples • Deep technical staff will enhance multiples • Overdependence on owners lowers multiples • Good financial management and reporting systems increase multiples Economic Conditions Customer Service Revenue Growth Reputation Industries Served Capital Expenditures OTHER IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS 4-6xAdjusted EBITDA1 2 -3 xSDE2 + Inventory These are only a few variables and do not constitute a complete valuation. Contact us for a no charge, no obligation Opinion of Value that defines our view on the current business valuation and the terms under which it would be sold. © 2016 Nutmeg Advisory Partners, LLC All rights reserved. 1 Adjusted EBITDA: Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization where the EBITDA is adjusted for unusual expenses and compensation, then normalized to align with market based benefits and compensation required to operate the business. 2 SDE: Seller’s Discretionary Earnings is EBITDA plus all owner compensation and benefits.
  • 2. Jeff Swiggett, CBI, M&AMI (203) 772-3773 jeffs@vrnewhaven.com www.vrnewhaven.com 941 Grand Ave, New Haven, CT 06511 Jeff has over thirty years of business experience including positions in engineering, manufacturing, marketing, business startup and acquisition. He owned and operated an import/export firm as well as a manufacturing company. Jeff offers a wealth of practical experience when advising clients on selling or buying a business and brings a level of professionalism to the process that makes him one of the best recognized and most admired business intermediaries in Connecticut. Jeff is one of the few business brokers in New England that has secured the prestigious designations of Certified Business Intermediary (CBI) from the International Business Brokers Association (IBBA) and a Mergers & Acquisition Master Intermediary (M&AMI) from M&A Source. He is also a member of the Board of Directors for M&A Source. COMPANY OVERVIEW VR Business Sales New Haven represents owners of businesses valued between $500,000 and $25 million or with annual revenues from $1 million to $25 million. Operating within a wide range of industry segments, the office provides exceptional merger and acquisition advisory services to companies operating within a wide range of industry segments in Connecticut, Southern New England and Metro NY. Independently owned and operated.