Courier & logistics for sale
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Operator licence, fleet condition and customer concentration. One contract representing most of the revenue is the single most common reason a logistics deal is repriced.
No courier & logistics listed right now
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Buying or selling a logistics business
- How much does it cost to buy a logistics business in the UK?
- Courier & logistics are usually priced on a multiple of adjusted profit, and businesses in the motor & transport group typically change hands at 2 to 3.5 times that figure, on the basis of adjusted profit. Where a freehold is included, the property value is added on top rather than multiplied. The range within a sector is wide, because the multiple reflects how much of the business depends on the current owner rather than what the business does.
- How many courier & logistics are for sale on Attainer?
- There are no businesses listed in this sector at the moment. The count on this page is live rather than a claim, so it will show stock as soon as any is published. You can set an email alert on this page and be told when one appears.
- Why can I not see the name of a logistics business that is for sale?
- Most owner-managed businesses are sold confidentially, because staff, customers and suppliers who learn about a sale before it completes can damage the business being sold. Listings are published as anonymised teasers, and the name and detailed financial information are released once you have signed a non-disclosure agreement. It is a normal part of the process rather than a sign that something is being withheld.
- What should I check before buying a logistics business?
- The areas that most often produce a genuine problem are the lease and its unexpired term, customer concentration, whether the management accounts reconcile to the filed accounts, and how much of the trade depends on the current owner personally. Verify the adjusted profit line by line with the evidence behind each adjustment, because that figure is what the price is a multiple of.
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