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communication and media business for Sale in Massachusetts

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High-End Residential A/V Business Near Boston

Middlesex County, MA, US

Seller Financing Available – Established Residential Audio & Video Business (Greater Boston) A rare opportunity for a music and technology lover: this well-established audio/video business, located just outside Boston, holds distribution rights to some of the industry's most respected luxury brands. Built over many years of loyal customer relationships, the company has generated recurring, steady, organic revenue with a reputation for excellence in high-end home and office sound experiences. This is an ideal opportunity for: • An existing AV company looking to expand into a new market and add premium product lines to its offering • An entrepreneur ready to own and operate a turnkey business with an established brand and customer base Industry background is preferred but not required — a genuine interest in sales, relationship-building, and helping clients create beautiful audio experiences matters more than necessarily just technical expertise. The seller will provide hands-on training to ensure a smooth transition, and a long-term lease can be arranged with the current property owner. The seller is motivated and open to holding a meaningful amount of financing for the right buyer — making this an accessible path to business ownership for a qualified candidate. 2025 Top Line Sales: $840K 2025 Seller’s Discretionary Earnings/ SDE: $290K Asking Price: $625,000 (offers are invited)

$625,000Asking Price
$840,000Revenue
$290,000Cash Flow

Market Snapshot

National transaction benchmarks for communication and media business businesses.

Under $500K

Median revenue$467k
Median cash flow$120k
Median sale price$220k
Multiple range1.4x - 2.1x

$500K to $2M

Median revenue$1.23m
Median cash flow$345k
Median sale price$1m
Multiple range1.6x - 3.3x

Over $2M

Median revenue$4.94m
Median cash flow$734k
Median sale price$4.28m
Multiple range5.0x - 10.1x

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.

What to know about communication and media business acquisitions

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By George Wellmer

Cofounder & CEO

Key diligence, valuation, financing, and transition considerations for buyers evaluating communication and media business acquisitions.

Separate durable revenue from declining revenue

Subscriptions, recurring ad contracts, legal-notice income, and retained production clients behave nothing like one-off projects or shrinking circulation. Get the trend by line, not the total.

Confirm who owns the content, archives, and IP

Rights to the masthead, archives, footage, and recurring formats are the real assets; verify ownership and that licenses and talent releases transfer.

Quantify advertiser and client concentration

A handful of advertisers or one anchor client can carry and sink the business. Understand what happens if the largest leave.

Look honestly at the digital transition

Web traffic, email lists, and digital revenue show whether there's a future beyond the legacy format; an owned audience beats print circulation alone.

Identify talent and relationship dependence

Editors, producers, and salespeople often carry the advertisers and audience. Know who holds those relationships and retention after close.

Pressure-test fixed costs and obligations

Presses, studios, leases, and freelance or union commitments lock in cost. Understand what you can flex.

Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to common buyer questions for this market.

It can be, but lenders are cautious about declining-revenue categories and concentration. Recurring digital revenue and a durable audience fund far more easily than print or a few advertisers.