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Amazing opportunity to own an HVAC company located in Prince Georges county. They are 80% residential, 20% commercial with no new construction or refrigeration. They have a CRM in place, flat rate pricing, and 150 maintenance agreements. The accounting system used is QuickBooks, 30 changeouts in the last 12 months, and the split is 65% plumbing, 35% HVAC.
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Amazing opportunity to own this 30 year old heating and air, plumbing and electrical company serving Baltimore, Northern Virginia and Delaware. 35% of revenue comes from plumbing, 60% from HVAC, and 5% from electrical. 25% residential customers and 75% commercial. less than 2% comes from new construction. Long term well trained staff in place. Great customer base and 110 maintenance agreements in place
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The company was established 16 years ago and currently maintains a database of 2,500 active customers. Its client base is primarily residential 90%, with 10% commercial, and it does not engage in new construction projects. The business's service offerings are divided between plumbing and remodeling 45% and HVAC 55%. Currently, the company has 110 active maintenance agreements. Accounting functions are managed using QuickBooks, while payroll processing is outsourced to ADP. The company utilizes Jobber as its CRM system.
National transaction benchmarks for building and construction business businesses.
Under $500K
$500K to $2M
Over $2M
A variety of factors can cause businesses to trade outside this range, including earnings quality, operational transferability, key-person risk, growth trajectory, and geography, so a listing priced above or below the typical multiple usually reflects real differences in the underlying business.
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Key diligence, valuation, financing, and transition considerations for buyers evaluating building and construction business acquisitions.
Signed contracts, change-order patterns, and bonding capacity tell you what you're really buying; a big trailing year with an empty pipeline is a trap, and bonding is often tied to the owner personally.
Many trades require a licensed qualifier that may leave with the seller. Verify what you must hold before you can legally operate.
A plumbing or HVAC company with a service-and-maintenance base is worth far more than one living on new-construction bids — service agreements generate steady recurring revenue and replacement leads.
Receivables, retainage, and work-in-process tie up real cash between billing and collection; establish the need and whether it's in the deal.
The estimator, project managers, and lead crews carry the business. Identify the key people, their pay, and retention after close.
Trucks, heavy equipment, and related-party rent distort earnings. Tour the fleet, check deferred maintenance, and stress the discretionary earnings.
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