The Deal Sheet
2026-11-05
The Small Business Acquisition Newsletter
The Small Business Acquisition Newsletter
Weekly Deal Roundup
3 Deals We're Watching
Week of Week of November 5, 2026
01 — Deal of the Week
The Standout Listing
Established Restoration Business in Rapid Growth Market ↗
Iron County, UT
$2,541,410
Revenue
$591,887
Cash Flow
$1,200,000
Asking Price
This 15-year-old Southern Utah restoration company is asking about 2.0x its $592K in cash flow, with a 23% SDE margin on $2.54M in revenue. That is a lower multiple than most of the established service businesses on this week's board. A buyer putting 10% down on an SBA loan (about $120K) would face roughly $175K a year in debt service, assuming around 10.5% over 10 years, which leaves about $400K before paying an operator. The work comes from TPA programs, insurance referrals, repeat customers and local relationships, and it covers mitigation, contents and reconstruction, so the company keeps the full job value from water damage through rebuild. In diligence, confirm how much revenue depends on any single TPA or carrier, and check whether the trailing numbers were inflated by a one-off storm or freeze event, since restoration revenue is naturally lumpy.
Verdict: Strong Buy: rare 2x multiple on nearly $600K SDE. Pressure-test TPA concentration and storm-year skew.
Verdict: Strong Buy: rare 2x multiple on nearly $600K SDE. Pressure-test TPA concentration and storm-year skew.
◉ DEAL OF THE WEEK
02 — Also Worth Watching
Runner-Up Deals
East US Mfgr Plastic Mold/Tool CNC 3dprint Assy Med/Aero/Robot/Defense ↗
Kentucky
$2,000,000
Revenue
$500,000
Cash Flow
$1,499,999
Asking Price
Our take: A 30+ year injection molder with in-house tooling, CNC and 18 presses serving medical, aerospace and defense customers, priced at 3.0x SDE with a 25% margin. That is a strong combination of durability and profitability for a 12-person shop, though buyers should check press ages and how much revenue the top few customers account for.
Verdict: Buy: defensible niche manufacturing at a fair multiple. Verify equipment condition and customer concentration.
Verdict: Buy: defensible niche manufacturing at a fair multiple. Verify equipment condition and customer concentration.
Established Landscaping Firm in a Rapidly Expanding Region ↗
Fauquier County, VA
$2,027,000
Revenue
$356,900
Cash Flow
$905,000
Asking Price
Our take: At 2.5x SDE, this DC-exurb operator pairs recurring commercial and HOA maintenance contracts with higher-ticket construction projects on $2M in revenue. The 17.6% margin is solid for the category, and the contract base should help smooth out seasonality.
Verdict: Buy: recurring HOA revenue at a reasonable price. Get contract terms and renewal dates up front.
Verdict: Buy: recurring HOA revenue at a reasonable price. Get contract terms and renewal dates up front.
03 — Market Pulse
What We're Tracking
- • Treat the sub-$100K dryer vent listings with caution. The Fort Worth and Greenville listings share nearly identical copy and claim $208K to $255K in SDE on a $99K ask (about 0.4x), and the Fort Worth listing appears twice under two different categories. Verify tax returns before getting excited.
- • Young pest control businesses are pricing at about 1.0 to 1.2x SDE. Charlotte claims $1.05M in revenue only about two years after its 2024 founding, so buyers need to confirm the recurring service agreements are real and transferable.
- • Long-established precision manufacturers serving aerospace, defense and medical are trading around 3.0 to 3.4x SDE (Kentucky molding, California laser cutting). Meanwhile, larger HVAC deals like the $6.2M Oklahoma City listing exceed the SBA 7(a) cap and will need seller financing or equity.
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