48-Year Independent Auto Repair Center + Real Estate
Business Description
Rare opportunity to acquire a highly established, full-service independent automotive repair center with approximately 48 years of continuous operating history in the same Minnesota community.
The business generated approximately $1.83 million in revenue and $435,754 in Seller's Discretionary Earnings, representing an attractive 23.9% owner-benefit margin.
The operation is already structured for a buyer who does not want to personally run the front counter or turn wrenches every day. The current owner primarily works in an oversight capacity, while an experienced salaried service manager handles approximately 90% of front-end operations and manages the shop from open to close five days per week.
The company completes approximately 3,800+ repair orders annually, with revenue spread across a broad customer base and no material customer concentration.
The commercial real estate occupied by the business is also included in the offering, providing the buyer with control of the operating facility and a meaningful tangible asset as part of the acquisition.
Investment Highlights
Approximately 48 years of continuous operation
$1.83M annual revenue
$435,754 SDE
Approximately 24% SDE margin
Commercial real estate included
Semi-absentee ownership structure
Experienced service manager already in place
Approximately 3,800+ annual repair orders
No meaningful customer concentration
Near-zero working capital requirements
Payroll and administrative functions largely outsourced
Essential, non-discretionary automotive service demand
Long-standing customer base and community presence
The business generated approximately $1.83 million in revenue and $435,754 in Seller's Discretionary Earnings, representing an attractive 23.9% owner-benefit margin.
The operation is already structured for a buyer who does not want to personally run the front counter or turn wrenches every day. The current owner primarily works in an oversight capacity, while an experienced salaried service manager handles approximately 90% of front-end operations and manages the shop from open to close five days per week.
The company completes approximately 3,800+ repair orders annually, with revenue spread across a broad customer base and no material customer concentration.
The commercial real estate occupied by the business is also included in the offering, providing the buyer with control of the operating facility and a meaningful tangible asset as part of the acquisition.
Investment Highlights
Approximately 48 years of continuous operation
$1.83M annual revenue
$435,754 SDE
Approximately 24% SDE margin
Commercial real estate included
Semi-absentee ownership structure
Experienced service manager already in place
Approximately 3,800+ annual repair orders
No meaningful customer concentration
Near-zero working capital requirements
Payroll and administrative functions largely outsourced
Essential, non-discretionary automotive service demand
Long-standing customer base and community presence
About the Business
- Years in Operation
- 48
- Facilities & Assets
- The business operates from its own commercial automotive facility.
The real estate is included in the $2,150,000 asking price and is estimated at approximately $800,000.
Owning the facility provides the buyer with long-term control of the operating location while adding a substantial tangible asset to the transaction.
Additional property and facility information will be provided to qualified buyers. - Opportunities for Growth
- The business appears to have several identifiable opportunities for a new owner to increase revenue and profitability without materially changing the existing operating model.
One of the most significant opportunities is pricing.
The company's effective labor rate was approximately $113.95 per hour, compared with a published Minnesota average of approximately $137 per hour.
Based on current billed-hour volume, each additional $10 per hour in effective labor rate could represent approximately $71,000 of incremental annual revenue, with the technicians and existing labor capacity already largely in place.
Importantly, the business has already increased its effective labor rate by more than $13 per hour over the past two years without losing repair-order volume.
Additional upside may also be available by increasing technician or bay capacity and recovering previously utilized billed-hour volume.
Real Estate
- Owned or Leased
- Owned
- Included in asking price
About the Sale
- Transition Support
- Seller committed to a smooth transition.
- Financing Options
- Financing Available For Qualified Buyers
Listing Info
- ID
- 2544881
- Listing Views
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