B72

Nova Scotia — city not named

Beauty & personal care business for sale in Nova Scotia

Listed as “Pool Sales & Service Business Nova Scotia

Price

Asking price$334,000
Multiple1.8× SDEbelow comparable listings
Comparables3.5×–4.5×median 4.3× · 10 Beauty & personal care listings

Asking prices on listings with disclosed SDE, not sale prices. Valuation calculator for Beauty & personal care

Earnings

Revenue$566,222
SDE / cash flow$183,226
EBITDANot disclosed

Business

LocationNova Scotiathe listing names only the province
Employees4
Established2013
Days listedNot disclosed

Sale

Reason for saleOther reason given
Seller financingNot disclosed
CSBFP loanMay fitasset purchases only, with at most $150K toward goodwill — confirm with a lender

Score

  • Price50unusually low multiple — check the numbers
  • Disclosure1006 of 6 key facts published
  • Financing75may fit a CSBFP loan
  • Handover70reason for sale given
  • OverallB72/ 100 — grade B

Weighted price 40, disclosure 30, financing 20, handover 10; minus 10 per red flag not already counted. A 85+ · B 70+ · C 55+. How we grade

Red flags

  • None trippedThat’s not diligence — still ask for three years of financials.

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