You want to sell your yacht building company? Then it is good to know what the acquisition market in the field of yacht building companies looks like. Sustainability, resource shortages and sky-high consumer demands: the yacht building business is under high pressure.
The number of mergers and acquisitions in the yacht building industry is low and has been stable for 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 industry & manufacturing - the sector to which yacht building companies belong - an indicative EBITDA multiple range of 4.6 to 5.5 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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Want to buy a business or sell a business in the Industry & Manufacturing 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 Industry & Manufacturing sector. Because in any buying or selling process, thorough preparation gives peace of mind, overview and structure.
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The Netherlands has an incredibly good reputation when it comes to yacht building. Worldwide, there is no shipyard in the world that can match the Dutch craftsmanship.
In figures, the number of yacht building 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 yacht building companies many growth and acquisition opportunities:
CO2 emissions from maritime shipping must be reduced by at least 70% by 2050 compared to 2008. And that means that even the maritime sector cannot escape a major sustainability drive. For pleasure craft, the pressure is not as high as for commercial shipping, but consumers are increasingly choosing more sustainable vessels. And that offers opportunities for yacht builders.
Although pre-covid the popularity of a pleasure boating seemed to decline, corona caused a reversal of this trend. More boats have been sold in recent years and more people are spending their time on the water. The safety of home surroundings and restrictions on vacations abroad caused this surge in recreational boating.
According to Jachtbouw.nl, consumers are placing increasingly higher demands on their yacht. It must be hotel chic and "all gadgets included. These technological developments are happening at lightning speed, but the current market is causing stagnation because chips are unavailable or unaffordable. A very big challenge for the yacht builder.
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