Edition No. 7 · No. 15 · the annex · Free edition

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Calera, AL · name withheld in the free edition Why no names?

DO NOT OFFERDo not offer at this price.Cheaper than 100% of 25 similar businesses.

Asking price$99kas listed

Revenue$494kas listed

Seller earnings$78kas listed, a 16% margin

If a manager runs it$17kto$32kour rebuild, about 5 hrs a week

Hours with a manager~5 hrsa week, our estimate

Price over earnings1.3xsimilar listings: 2.0x

Contents

1Two ways to own it

If you run it

$69kto$84k

~53 hrs / week · your own week, our estimate

Someone else runs it

$17kto$32k

~5 hrs / week · after paying a $52k manager

Both ranges are our estimate, not the seller's figure. Each starts at its careful end.

1.3x the seller's earnings; the middle of similar listings is 2.0x.

Based on asking prices, not completed sales.

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