Selling drugstore?

You want to sell your drugstore? Then it's good to know what the acquisition market in the drugstore field looks like.

Drugstore on Brookz

Independent drugstore/perfumery

€ 600,000 revenue
- 2-5 FTE
- Central Netherlands

Number of drugstore acquisitions

The number of drugstore mergers and acquisitions fluctuates, and last year the number of acquisitions was relatively high.

["105", "145", "95", "90", "115", "105", "120", "140", "75", "65"]

["‘15", "‘16", "‘17", "‘18", "‘19", "‘20", "‘21", "'22", "'23", "'24"]

Number of mergers and acquisitions stores in other items

["6,05", "6,05", "6,05", "6,15", "6,25", "6,30", "6,30", "6,15", "6,10", "6,30"]

["‘15", "‘16", "‘17", "‘18", "‘19", "‘20", "‘21","22", "'23", "'24"]

["6,90", "5,90"]

Average EBITDA-multiple Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

What is a drugstore worth?

There are many ways to value a business. A common method of expressing the value of a business is "a factor x gross annual profit." This factor is also called multiple and another designation for gross annual profit is EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation and Amortization).

In the retail sector, which includes a drugstore, an indicative range of EBITDA multiple of 5.9 to 6.9 is currently used, according to the Brookz Takeover Barometer. The average EBITDA multiple across all SME sectors is 4.90.

Business valuation

The valuation of a business is often the starting point for negotiations between buyer and seller. The outcome of these negotiations is the final sales price. So valuation and price are two different quantities. Besides valuation, the price is also determined by possible scarcity in the market, bargaining power of the parties, the strategic value of the business for the buyer and possible synergy effects for the buyer (cost savings, purchasing advantages).

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Sector Monitor

Want to buy a business or sell a business in the healthcare & pharmaceuticals sector? With this Brookz Sector Monitor, we want to present buyers and sellers with facts, figures and an outlook that provide insight into the number of transactions, the value development of businesses and the latest trends and developments in healthcare & pharmaceuticals. Because in every buying or selling process, thorough preparation gives peace of mind, overview and structure.

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Facts and figures about drugstores

The numbers show a nice distribution of small and large drugstores. The number of drugstores with 3 to 5 employees is relatively high.

In figures, the number of drugstores in 2024 looked as follows(CBS):

690

Drugstores, of which:

195 with 1 person working
115 with 2 persons employed
170 with 3 - 5 employees
140 with 5 - 10 employees
40 with 10 - 20 employees
20 with 20 - 50 employees
0 with 50 - 100 employees

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Trends and developments for drugstores

A number of trends and developments will inevitably cause changes over the next few years, but also offer drugstores many growth and acquisition opportunities:

1

Digitization

Digitalization affects all industries. Drugstores are no exception in this, as consumers today find their way online for all personal care products. Drugstores cannot be left behind in this.
2

Natural beauty

What are the short- and long-term effects of beauty products? This question is playing an increasing role for many consumers. This includes not only the ingredients, but also the sustainability of packaging.

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