You want to sell your sailing school? Then it's good to know what the takeover market in the field of sailing schools looks like. Boating, but sailing in particular, is an increasingly popular activity. Sailing is a growing sport among young people in wetlands.
There are not many sailing schools in our country, but in the wetlands you will find them side by side. The number of consolidations has increased tremendously in the last few years.
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 hospitality, tourism and recreation sector, which includes a sailing school, an indicative range of EBITDA multiple of 2.9 to 4.0 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 Hospitality, Tourism & Recreation 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 Hospitality, Tourism & Recreation sector. Because in any buying or selling process, thorough preparation provides peace of mind, overview and structure.
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In figures, the number of sailing schools 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 sailing schools many growth and acquisition opportunities:
Sailing is quite a spirited sport, as you are up against the elements. Equipping boats with a sun deck more often combines the challenging with the pleasant.
In addition to electronics, smartphones are increasingly used while sailing or sailing. Not only to guide navigation, but also to make being on the water just a little more enjoyable. Just like at home, according to the popular Boat Magazine.
Thanks to innovative designs, staying on the boat, while sailing, is on its way to becoming more sustainable. By filtering drinking water and microplastics, there are opportunities for entrepreneurs in the sailing sports industry.
