- October 2, 2024
- Posted by: Business Brokers & Consultants
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Arborist- Landscaping & Tree Work Business for Sale
This Arbor Care and Landscaping Business has been in business for over 35-years. The Company specializes in tree care, grading, and has an extensive track record with hardscape, as well as planting knowledge. Its customer base includes cities, private residences, public gardens and municipal buildings.
It once employed dozens of technicians and was one of the largest landscaping operations in the region, with the name recognition to match. But in recent years, the owner has scaled back in anticipation of retirement. The Company is still operating and generating over $35K in Net Profit, but that doesn't even come close to its potential. Gross sales and profits were much higher at the height of its operations. The real value of this Company is currently in its hard assets. Market Value of the Company assets today is approximated at ~$170K, with a Cost basis of over $350K. Extremely well maintained equipment, including a fleet of super-duty trucks, bucket truck, Tractors, Front-end Loaders, Stump Grinders, Trailers , Grading equipment and so forth- are being offered as one lot in this asset sale. The buyer will also receive the Company Name, customer lists, website and phone numbers which should not be undervalued.
The Seller may have slowed down, but demand for services has NOT! The Seller is currently working the business by himself with the assistance of subcontractors as needed. "Overflow," i.e. jobs that he cannot take on are referred out to subcontractors and the business profits off the referral fees. This leaves the business with about $36K in net profit each year. So, it's a great opportunity for another Landscaping Company to expand its service offerings, and boost revenue by simply leveraging name recognition. It's also a terrific opportunity for an up-and-coming Arborist or Landscaper to enter the market with a "roar"- Asset ready and benefiting from established renown.
Seller is willing to finance part of the purchase price & the Deal is pre-approved by lenders based on the Asset Value. This is a financially sound and easy way to grow an existing business. It is also a much smarter financial move than trying to start a Landscaping or Arborist business from scratch.
Seller is willing to finance part of the purchase price & the Deal is pre-approved by lenders based on the Asset Value. This is a financially sound and easy way to grow an existing business. It is also a much smarter financial move than trying to start a Landscaping or Arborist business from scratch.
Retirement
The Seller is a certified and very experienced Arborist. Seller is willing to stay on and train the new owner for a minimum of 2 weeks as part of the purchase price. Seller is open to extending the training period via separate agreement thereafter.
The property currently housing all the business equipment is leased from a closely related party. It includes Over one acre of land, a shop building for secure storage of equipment with offices. The Seller owns the property and does not wish to lease it, therefore the business will need to be moved from the existing location. Broker has already identified several suitable options for relocation. The business offices can be home-based.
Oldham, Shelby and Jefferson County in Kentucky are growing exponentially. These are affluent Kentucky counties with consistent need to landscaping and arbor care. Kentucky's weather and storm patterns make arbor care a year round business.