You want to sell your wholesale textile business? Then it's good to know what the takeover market in the field of wholesale textiles looks like.
The number of mergers and acquisitions in wholesale textile is strongly linked to economic growth and recession.
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).
For a wholesale textile business, an indicative range of EBITDA multiple of 5.0 to 6.0 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).
Do the calculationWant to buy a business or sell a business in the wholesale 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 wholesale sector. Because in every buying or selling process, thorough preparation gives peace of mind, overview and structure.
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There are many self-employed people in this sector, and therefore the number of businesses with one person working is relatively high.
In figures, the number of wholesalers 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 wholesalers in textiles many growth and acquisition opportunities:
Besides food and transportation, textile production has a huge impact on our environment. And that is why the European Union is imposing restrictions on the way textiles should be produced. Less fast fashion, more sustainable production methods and materials and more re-use and repair possibilities must make this sector sustainable.
From offline to online shopping. The corona crisis accelerated online shopping for individuals, but now wholesalers cannot escape it either. A major international study shows that customers who use 4 or more channels to research certain products spend on average 9% more in offline stores.
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