New Deals: An auto body shop, custom welding and machining shop, and 3 other finds

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1/ Auto Body Shop

📍 Location: California
💰 Asking Price: $4,650,000
💼 EBITDA: $1,083,168
📊 Revenue: $4,995,805
📅 Established: 2014

💭 My 2 Cents: If there’s one thing that LA has, it’s a lot of cars. That makes it a great location for an auto body shop. This business has two separate repair facilities that collectively process over 100 vehicles per month, with this steady, recurring workflow reflecting their longstanding DRP (Direct Repair Program) contracts with major insurers. Both sites are fully staffed, have $550K in high-end equipment that meets OEM certification standards, and function as turnkey operations requiring minimal day-to-day oversight. Additionally, this business is part of a nationally recognized franchise, so all marketing and customer acquisition is handled through franchisor-level advertising. As always, when dealing with a franchise, it’s critical to understand everything involved in the franchise agreement to include the marketing/royalty fee and any conditions on operations or exit. I’d also need to look into the relative performance of the two sites, how secure the DRP contracts are (Are they long-term? Can they be transferred? What % of revenue comes from each insurer? What are the termination clauses?), if margins are sustainable or eroding due to DRP pricing pressure, what labor and parts margins look like, and if the key employees are projected to stay post-sale. Ultimately, this business’s strong cash flow, margins, and minimal owner involvement make this an attractive opportunity.

2/ Custom Welding and Machining Shop

📍 Location: Utah
💰 Asking Price: $5,000,000
💼 EBITDA: $1,168,233
📊 Revenue: $5,080,545
📅 Established: 1980

💭 My 2 Cents: With the current emphasis on reshoring and producing things domestically, manufacturing is becoming a hot sector. This welding and machining shop, in operation for over 40 years, is known for its ability to handle high-quality customized jobs for both government and aerospace clients—relationships built on trust, high switching costs, and strict compliance requirements that create real barriers to entry. I like their Utah location, with its strong labor pool and access to western logistics routes, while their highly skilled workforce and two sizable industrial buildings (capable of supporting everything from prototyping to large-scale production runs) further reinforce their competitive moat. I’d want to check whether they have any long-term contracts or if work is awarded project-by-project, what their current pipeline looks like, and if there’s any exposure to material inflation, pricing pressure, or rising labor costs. I’d also want to know if any certifications are tied to specific employees or expiring soon, the value and condition of any FF&E included in the sale (and whether near-term replacements will be needed), and if they have excess capacity to support future growth. The owner, who is retiring, is open to seller financing and to providing training during a transition.

3/ Tax & Accounting Firm

📍 Location: Oregon
💰 Asking Price: $1,675,000
💼 EBITDA: $564,180
📊 Revenue: $1,148,986
📅 Established: 1962

💭 My 2 Cents: This tax and accounting firm has operated successfully for over six decades, now impressively supporting some 1,315 active clients. They generate 90% of their revenue from tax work and the remaining 10% from payroll, consulting, and other support services. Though tax-heavy firms often experience seasonal cash flow fluctuations, they benefit from predictable, recurring income tied to annual filing deadlines. Plus, given its longevity, this firm likely has deep community ties and a reputation that provides competitive insulation. I like their team of 14 professionals, but I’d want to understand their specific roles, how many are CPAs vs admin staff, their average tenure, and compensation structure. I’d also need to get a handle on their client retention rate, if there is any client concentration risk (more than 5% of revenue), how they price their services and if there’s any opportunity to raise rates, and what their tech stack looks like (and if they can support remote or outsourced work). A key consideration is how many clients the owner personally manages, as this poses a transition risk. Assuming that number is low (given the size of the client base), this looks like a proven cash producer with meaningful growth potential, particularly in ancillary advisory services.

4/ Printing Business

📍 Location: Indiana
💰 Asking Price: $5,550,000
💼 EBITDA: $1,323,722
📊 Revenue: $3,825,752
📅 Established: 1980

💭 My 2 Cents: This printing company has an unusually focused operation, as 80% of its work is for a specialized niche market. I like their strong margins (especially in an industry where many players operate on thin margins), which point to both operational efficiency and pricing power, and how 80% of their revenue comes from repeat customers—a sign of a stable, loyal client base and the higher switching costs that come with deeper expertise. According to the owner, there is more demand than they can keep up with, so a second shift could be added to capture business that is currently being left on the table. Ultimately, this opportunity hinges on understanding the niche they primarily serve, so I’d absolutely need to learn more about who these customers are, what services they provide them, and how defensible their position is in this market going forward. I’d also need to explore any possible client concentration, how jobs are priced (including gross margin by product or service type), the condition of the equipment included in the sale and any near-term replacement needs, the state of their facility (which is also included in the purchase price), and whether the skilled technicians are expected to stay. Assuming the niche holds up, this business looks like a steady earner with some low-hanging growth upside.

5/ Staffing Firm

📍 Location: Texas
💰 Asking Price: $12,000,000
💼 EBITDA: $2,800,000
📊 Revenue: $32,000,000
📅 Established: 2017

💭 My 2 Cents: This rapidly scaling staffing company has grown into a cash-flowing machine with a multi-state footprint since its founding in 2017. I like that they specialize in high-volume, long-term temporary placements, as this reduces churn risk and ensures ongoing, predictable revenue compared to short-term staffing gigs. I also like their focus on the light industrial sector (e.g., warehousing, logistics, manufacturing), as these are essential industries that tend to remain active even during economic slowdowns. The big risk here is client concentration, as the two largest clients contribute just over 50% of their revenue, so the deal may require creative structuring (such as contingent seller notes or earnouts) to help mitigate that exposure. That said, the remaining 50% is distributed among eight additional clients, offering some downside protection. I’d need more info on their top two clients, including their contract terms, length, and termination clauses. I’d also want to know the details of their innovative profit-sharing model for their temporary employees, how they find workers, if there a proprietary database or pipeline, what their fill rate looks like, and if they are having trouble keeping up with demand. What’s exciting is with $32M+ in revenue, they’re on track to rank in the top 1% of staffing firms nationwide by year's end.