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Where are acquisition values holding?

In the LBM sector, the 10% Adjusted EBITDA margin is fairly common for companies that have a relatively small proportion of commodity lumber in their product mix.
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Are you paying yourself FMV rent?

Most companies in the LBM sector have a separate LLC that owns the real estate where they have located their businesses.
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Adjustments to EBITDA revisited

Readers of this column know that adjustments to EBITDA are one of my favorite topics.
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Watch the spread between GPMs and OPEX %

OPEX % is a key performance indicator, and every buyer analyzes it closely.
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‘10 and 10’ companies hold value in any market

Selling your business in an inflationary period doesn’t necessarily mean selling it at a discount.
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Selling into an inflationary market

As always happens, we will cycle out of a down market and use the lessons learned to grow even more valuable companies in the future.
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Parsing out deal elements as a percent of TEV

Buyers of LBM businesses are overwhelmingly private equity groups, and they think of deal elements (like senior debt, subordinate debt, seller’s notes, earn-outs, and escrows) as a percent of the total they pay for your company.
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Congrats are in order! Your GPMs held steady!

A curious question has come up among some buyers we deal with who are acquiring LBM businesses.
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Anatomy of a deal

There can be as many as four deal elements that make up an offer to acquire your company.
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Five types of EBITDA

EBITDA is a term with a time-worn, clinical definition. It stands for Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization.

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