Video Summary
What This Video Covers
In this short video we walk through how flooring businesses are actually valued and what buyers look at before making an offer. Whether you run a retail showroom, a commercial flooring installation company, or a hardwood refinishing operation, the same core drivers tend to decide your final price.
- How flooring businesses are valued: the difference between SDE multiples for smaller companies and EBITDA multiples for larger ones, and what pushes that multiple up.
- Commercial contracts & backlog: why signed contracts and recurring maintenance agreements often command a premium over one-off project revenue.
- Installer stability: why a reliable, loyal crew (W2 or 1099) significantly de-risks the deal for a buyer and supports a higher price.
- Inventory & work-in-progress (WIP): how sellable stock and showroom samples are valued, and why accurate WIP reporting keeps deals from falling apart in due diligence.
- Selling confidentially: how blind profiles and NDAs protect you from spooking general contractors and installers while the business is on the market.
