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Pipe Inspection Co, 95% Recurring Rev, 30% Profit Margin, SP 740K

They do mostly residential work, which is 70% pipeline inspections. They also do utility locating, odor/leak detection, pressure testing, and root removal. They use two specialized trucks for city main lines which the seller believes the new owner should increase based on its profitability.
The company has great long-term employees and a functional building with room for growth. They have 95% recurring customer base and spend less than 2% of their revenues on marketing. This combined with their strong reputation means that the business should not change post-closing because the buyer will keep using their name as a dba.
The company operates with a highly experienced team of technicians who are full-time employees along with 2 other support employees. The owner works 40 hours a week and spends 96% of his time in the office, and the rest doing the bigger estimates on site and some large job site visits. He can do most of the estimating from his office and typically doesn’t need to visit most jobs.
The owner has not put money into the website for many years, SEO, social media, etc. The new owner should ask for happy customers, real estate agents, and inspectors to submit reviews to bring up the Google rating, which should be easy to do.
They are a full-service, fully insured, professional company that can be trusted.
The buyer will get approximately 250K in current value assets and a small amount of inventory.
Growth and Expansion: There are a lot of ways to grow this company. The new owner can improve their online marketing while paying attention to their star ratings by starting to ask for reviews. The company works in the Denver metro area but knows that there are a lot of populated areas that are underserved. The company would be more profitable advertising and hiring 1099’d independent technicians in or near Loveland, Summit County, Colorado Springs, Glenwood Springs, etc who would be provided uniforms, a small wrapped van, pipe inspection equipment, be able to work out of their home, and be fed jobs by a sales person(s) who would be advertising in these markets and calling on realtors, inspectors, and contractors for referrals. The seller has ideas to expand such as soliciting municipalities to have periodic inspections and vacuum testing of city manholes, sewers, and street drains, which they already do on a small basis, find sprinkler system leaks, swimming pool leaks, and under-slab drain leaks. Chimney inspections, hydrostatic testing of fire line pipes, sewer lines, storm lines, and under-slab drain lines. Add air duct inspections, water testing, and mold testing. All of which they already have equipment and vehicles.
Location: Greater Denver Metro Area
The sales price is 740K, which includes all assets debt-free. The sale of the business will also be contingent on the purchase of the building that he also owns.
Details:
Building and Property for Sale: Their building is 4,350 square feet on a 9,525 lot. The building is only being 65% utilized. It was built in 1968, is zoned commercial, and has an alley in back with a large garage door which opens to a large area which can hold 5 vehicles and a large “shop” with tools and secure storage. It has parking in the front, the back, and the south side of the building. He has ordered an appraisal which will determine the sales price. In the meantime, the most recent comps indicate a sales price of 1.15M which will be adjusted when we get the appraisal back in late March.
Ad#:2481854
Listed By: Omar Kettani
Background information
Reference:
2481854
Year established:
1999
Reason selling:
Retiring
Finance
Sales:
$912,000
EBITDA:
$273,000
Operations
Employees:
7 Full-time
Equipment:
$250,000Included in asking price
Premises
Facility:
Their building is 4,350 square feet on a 9,525 lot. The building is only being 65% utilized. It was built in 1968, is zoned commercial, and has an alley in back with a large garage and a large shop. It has parking in the front, the back, and the south side of the building. He has ordered an appraisal which will determine the sales price. In the meantime, the most recent comps indicate a sales price of 1.15M which will be adjusted when we get the appraisal back in late March.
Opportunities
Growth:
The company could advertise in or near Loveland, Summit County, Colorado Springs, Glenwood Springs, etc. The owners other ideas also include soliciting municipalities to have periodic inspections and vacuum testing of city manholes, sewers, and street drains, find sprinkler system leaks, swimming pool leaks, and under-slab drain leaks, chimney inspections, hydrostatic testing of fire line pipes, sewer lines, storm lines, and under-slab drain lines. Add air duct inspections, water testing, and mold testing.
Price and terms
Price:
$740,000
Financing:
Seller financing available
Training:
Will help as long as needed
