You want to sell your greenhouse horticulture business? Then it is good to know what the takeover market in the field of greenhouse horticulture companies looks like. The market is under pressure, due to lack of energy efficiency and the need to reduce CO2 emissions.
Although the number of acquisitions shows peaks and valleys over the years, but is generally quite stable. Innovation is essential to the survival of greenhouse horticulture.
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 agri & food sector, to which a greenhouse horticulture company belongs, an indicative range of the EBITDA multiple of 5.4 to 6.1 is currently used, according to the Brookz Takeover Barometer. The average EBITDA multiple across all SME sectors is 4.90.
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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Do you want to buy a business or sell a business in the Agri & Food 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 the Agri & Food. Because in every buying or selling process, thorough preparation gives peace of mind, overview and structure.
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Many small-scale organizations are visible in this sector, which have developed their own specialty. As a result, the number of businesses with one person working is relatively low.
In figures, the number of greenhouse horticulture companies in 2024 looked as follows(CBS):
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A number of trends and developments will inevitably cause changes in the coming years, but also offer greenhouse horticulture companies many growth and acquisition opportunities:
As growers and traders and consumers increasingly know how to find each other directly, trade via auction is declining, according to ABN Amro. Consumers have been moving toward a conscious lifestyle for several years, increasing focus on slow living, enjoying natural foods and natural decoration, including flowers and plants.
Sustainability is also an important topic in horticulture. Horticulturalists are making more use of geothermal energy, which reduces the amount of natural gas and CO2 used. That sustainability has the attention is also visible by the number of labels in the industry. Think of 'Sustainable Florist' and 'On the Way to Planetproof.'
