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Listing ID
1151
Location
Nova Scotia
Description
Furniture, Appliance, and Bedding.....the daily necessities of every household. Bucking the trends of internet retailing, it is evident large consumer items require the see, feel, touch experience and are holding their ground against the internet.
This acquisition is best suited for someone with previous business experience and has sufficient financial resources to capitalize on the business being lost on a daily basis as a result of the under capitalization situation currently existing in the operations. Sufficient data has been obtained that would provide support to believe there could be an additional $1M or more in revenues generated and would then translate in to an additional $300,000 profit each year.
When compared to similar stores with similar markets, there are a number of key performance indicators these locations fall short on, which results in the overall financial performance falling in the lower quartile. There is recognizable growth potential, given changes in competitive landscape with closing of key competitor.
Financial Information
The business has been generating average revenues of $8.25M per annum and gross profit of 40% over the last 3 years. 2018 guidance is on track and 2019 is expected to see $9.2M and normalized EBITDA approximately $625k, given recent changes in available working capital.
** Note: the above EBITDA projections is based off of a rental rate of $338k per annum for one of the buildings. If purchased, and mortgage payments are $240k or less per annum, there would be an additional $100k in cash flow. Also considers full usage of $1.5M Line of Credit at 6% interest.
The minimum amount of equity investment required by a buyer should be $1.5M. This would consider just the business operations, not the acquisition of the real estate. Expect not less than an additional $1M should the real estate be considered.
Real Estate
The business operates from 2 locations, one of which is owned.
1. The owned location was built in 2011 and is comprised of 31,708 sft (showroom, office, and warehousing), situated on 3.76 acres, with full services to the property. A current appraisal (Feb/18) indicates FMV of $4.3M. 70% or better financing should be expected, as such, a new $3M mortgage at 5% over 20 years would require payments of approximately $19,715 per month.
2. The leased location has 30,000 square feet, whereby the first 10 year term commenced August 2014. The lease is "semi-gross" and is $12.58/sqft, with a $1.00 increase occurring for the last 4 years of the lease in September 2021. 2017 total premises costs (Rent + Taxes) were $345,000. The owners are in negotiations to overhaul the entire lease.
Price
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