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Deal Alert: Asset-Heavy Equipment Distribution Business With Real Inventory & Moat

📍 Location: Southeastern U.S.
💰 Asking Price: ~$15M
📈 Revenue: ~$7–8M
📊 Normalized EBITDA: ~$617K
📊 SDE: ~$1.15M
🚜 Market: Agriculture & construction equipment

🌟 Why This Business Is Great:

✔ Real Assets, Not a Paper Business

This is not SaaS.
This is not a roll-up pitch deck.

This is a physical, asset-backed business built on:

• Heavy equipment

• Large inventory

• Dealer relationships

• Long operating history

The value isn’t theoretical — it sits on the balance sheet and in long-standing commercial relationships.

That matters in uncertain cycles.

✔ Strong Gross Margins Where It Counts

The business primarily distributes:

• Loaders (~25% gross margin)

• Attachments (~40% gross margin)

That mix is important.

Loaders bring volume and dealer penetration.
Attachments drive profitability.

With the right focus, the margin profile can improve meaningfully without adding risk.

✔ Hard-to-Replicate Market Position

One of the most attractive elements:

The owners introduced a foreign manufacturer into the U.S. market and built distribution from scratch.

That required:

• Years of upfront investment

• Dealer education

• Trust-building

• Inventory risk

Those early, capital-heavy years are behind them.

A buyer is stepping in after the hard part is done.

✔ Inventory Is a Feature, Not a Bug

Inventory is a major component of the deal — and that’s intentional.

• ~$3.8M at cost

• Retail value is materially higher

• Supports fast fulfillment and dealer reliability

Combined with exclusive distribution rights and 30+ years of goodwill, this creates a moat that’s difficult to recreate quickly.

🚧 What a Buyer Needs to Underwrite Carefully

❌ Capital Intensity

This is not a light business.

• Inventory must be carried

• Working capital matters

• Growth requires cash discipline

A buyer must be comfortable managing capital — not just spreadsheets.

❌ Customer Concentration

The top 10 customers account for ~55% of revenue.

This isn’t unusual in distribution, but it requires:

• Relationship management

• Dealer productivity focus

• Diversification over time

It’s manageable — but it’s real.

❌ Execution Matters

This business is built to grow, not optimized.

Without strong execution:

• Margin opportunity gets wasted

• Dealer performance stagnates

• Inventory becomes a drag

This is not passive ownership.

🚀 Where the Upside Comes From

The upside here is operational, not speculative.

Clear levers include:

• Pushing higher-margin accessories and attachments

• Improving dealer productivity and sales management

• Expanding recurring parts and service revenue

• Professionalizing forecasting and inventory turns

None of this requires changing the business model — just tightening it.

🔍 My Analysis:

This is a real, asset-backed equipment distribution business where most of the hard work has already been done. The owners invested years building U.S. distribution for a foreign manufacturer, carrying inventory, and earning dealer trust, and the business is now past its heaviest investment phase with sales starting to pick up. The value here isn’t in hype or aggressive growth assumptions, but in tangible assets, exclusive distribution rights, and clear operational levers like pushing higher-margin attachments, improving dealer productivity, and building recurring parts and service revenue. It’s not a passive deal and requires strong execution, but for an experienced operator or platform buyer, this offers downside protection through real assets and a straightforward path to steady, compounding cash flow.

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