D22

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Retail business for sale in Canada

Listed as “Thriving Building Supply Store

Price

Asking price$2,131,530
Multiple16.8× SDEwell above comparable listings
Comparables2.3×–4.0×median 3.0× · 29 Retail listings

Asking prices on listings with disclosed SDE, not sale prices. Valuation calculator for Retail

Earnings

Revenue$1,000,000
SDE / cash flow$127,000
EBITDANot disclosed

Business

LocationNot disclosed
EmployeesNot disclosed
EstablishedNot disclosed
Days listedNot disclosed

Sale

Reason for saleNot stated
Seller financingNot disclosed
CSBFP loanPart of it at mostasset purchases only, with at most $150K toward goodwill — confirm with a lender

Score

  • Price35well above comparable listings
  • Disclosure503 of 6 key facts published
  • Financing45over the CSBFP’s $1.15M loan cap
  • Handover40reason for sale not stated
  • Red flags202 red flags
  • OverallD22/ 100 — grade D

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

  • Priced well above comparable listings16.8× SDE against a 3.0× median for retail.
  • The published numbers don’t add upEarnings, revenue or price look inconsistent. Get the real statements.

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