Edition No. 7 · No. 16 · the annex · Free edition

Auto repair shop

Anne Arundel County, MD · name withheld in the free edition Why no names?

DO NOT OFFERDo not offer at this price.Cheaper than 68% of 25 similar businesses.

Asking price$275kas listed

Revenue$318kas listed

SDE$127kas listed, a 40% margin

If a manager runs it-$114kto-$36kour rebuild, about 5 hrs a week

Hours with a manager~5 hrsa week, our estimate

Price over SDE2.2xsimilar listings: 2.3x

Contents

1Two ways to own it

If you run it

-$52kto$26k

~41 hrs / week · your own week, our estimate

Someone else runs it

-$114kto-$36k

~5 hrs / week · after paying a $63k manager

Does not pay a manager on our conservative view.

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

2.2x the seller's SDE; the middle of similar listings is 2.3x.

Based on asking prices, not completed sales.

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