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Add-On Opportunity: Mobile, AL / Pool Services / $543K Adj. EBITDA

AL, US

Add-On Opportunity: Mobile, AL Based / Residential & Commercial Pool Services / $543K Adj. EBITDA / 63% Recurring Revenue / No New Construction Exposure The Company represents an attractive add-on acquisition—or a potential new platform—for investors seeking exposure to the fragmented pool services sector. Operating across coastal Alabama and southern Mississippi, the business combines a growing recurring maintenance route with higher-value repair, renovation, liner replacement, and chemical services. Its route density, established operating systems, experienced management team, and history of integrating four acquisitions provide a credible foundation for continued consolidation. For the twelve months ended July 31, 2026, the Company generated $1.94 million of revenue and $542,500 of adjusted EBITDA, representing a 27.9% margin. Core pool-service revenue was $1.86 million, up 18.2%, while recurring revenue reached $1.22 million, or 62.9% of total revenue. The remaining $721,600, or 37.1%, came from repair, renovation, liner replacement, and other project-based services primarily generated through the maintenance customer base. The recurring customer mix is predominantly residential: - Residential maintenance revenue: approximately $803,800, or 66% of recurring revenue - Commercial and institutional maintenance revenue: approximately $347,200, or 28% of recurring revenue - Other recurring and chemical revenue: approximately $70,000, or 6% of recurring revenue - Residential accounts: 331, or 94% of maintenance accounts - Commercial and institutional accounts: 22, or 6% of maintenance accounts This mix provides a broad residential foundation while retaining meaningful exposure to multifamily, HOA, hospitality, and institutional customers. Commercial and institutional accounts generally produce substantially more revenue per relationship than residential accounts, and several commercial properties include multiple pools. The largest customer represented only 6.8% of trailing-twelve-month revenue, limiting concentration risk. Key KPIs: - TTM revenue: $1.94 million - TTM core pool-service revenue: $1.86 million - Core revenue growth: 18.2% - TTM adjusted EBITDA: $542,500 - Adjusted EBITDA margin: 27.9% - TTM recurring revenue: $1.22 million - Recurring share of revenue: 62.9% - Project and ancillary revenue: $721,600, or 37.1% - Maintenance accounts: 353 - July 2026 recurring billings: $153,500 - Comparable recurring-billings growth: 49.8% - Latest three-month recurring-billings average: $130,300 - Seasonally adjusted recurring-revenue run rate: approximately $1.47 million - Annual account churn: below 10% - Accounts on card on file: approximately 75% - Largest customer concentration: 6.8% - Employees: 16, all W-2 - Owned service vehicles: 13 - Acquisitions completed: four - Acquired-route contribution: $191,900 from only five months of ownership As an add-on, the Company offers immediate route density, an established customer base, and the opportunity to consolidate overhead, improve technician utilization, and introduce more sophisticated pricing, procurement, and sales capabilities. As a standalone platform, it brings an existing management layer, an entirely W-2 workforce, modern route-management and billing systems, a relatively young owned fleet, and demonstrated acquisition integration capabilities. The Company has never employed a dedicated salesperson and has not implemented a structured annual pricing program, creating additional organic growth opportunities alongside continued route acquisitions. Key diligence considerations include the largely month-to-month nature of customer relationships and the adjusted EBITDA calculation, which incorporates $355,400 of management-identified adjustments. Those adjustments have not been independently verified and include the separation of affiliated business activity, personal expenses, the founder’s compensation, and certain timing items.

-Asking Price
$1,940,000Revenue
$542,500Cash Flow

Market Snapshot

National transaction benchmarks for service business businesses.

Under $500K

Median revenue$310k
Median cash flow$91k
Median sale price$180k
Multiple range1.4x - 2.5x

$500K to $2M

Median revenue$1.16m
Median cash flow$303k
Median sale price$825k
Multiple range2.2x - 3.5x

Over $2M

Median revenue$3.98m
Median cash flow$823k
Median sale price$3.05m
Multiple range3.0x - 5.0x

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 service business acquisitions

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By George Wellmer

Cofounder & CEO

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

Separate recurring contract revenue from one-time work, and test how sticky it is

A pest-control, cleaning, or landscaping firm with recurring agreements is worth far more than one living on one-off jobs; get the contracted share and the renewal rate.

Examine customer concentration and contract terms

A few large accounts can carry — and walk with — the business; review the top customers, contract lengths, and cancellation terms.

Find out how much rides on the owner's relationships

In many service businesses the owner is the salesperson and the trusted contact; understand who holds the customers and the transition plan.

Assess the workforce and labor model

These are labor-heavy; understand staffing, turnover, wage pressure, and whether key crews stay.

Confirm licensing, bonding, and compliance where required

Pest control, security, legal, and waste businesses carry licenses and obligations that may be tied to the owner — and some, like dry cleaners, carry environmental exposure.

Pressure-test the margins and add-backs

Low-capital service businesses are easy to dress up; scrutinize owner add-backs, vehicle and equipment condition, and whether the margins hold.

Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to common buyer questions for this market.

Often, yes — they're asset-light with recurring revenue. Lenders focus on customer concentration, owner dependence, and contract durability, so recurring agreements beat the owner's personal relationships.