What does it take to build a $20 million roofing company—and what happens when you sell it?

John Buxton built Legacy Roofing into a $20 million roofing business with 130 employees before selling to private equity.

In this episode of The Roofer Show, John joins Dave Sullivan to share what he learned about growing a roofing company, building business value, and preparing for a successful sale.

Whether you're running a $1 million roofing company or a $20 million operation, these lessons can help you build a more profitable business that doesn't depend entirely on you.

In This Episode, You'll Learn:

• Why revenue alone doesn't determine what your roofing company is worth.
• What private equity buyers look for when purchasing a roofing business.
• How EBITDA, profitability and clean financial statements affect business value.
• Why accurate job costing and strong systems matter.
• How to build a roofing company that operates without the owner.
• What contractors should understand about earnouts, equity rollovers and cash at closing.

Build your roofing business like you're going to sell it someday—even if you never do.

You'll have a more profitable company, more freedom and more options when the time comes.

SMA Support

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ProLine CRM

A roofing company becomes more valuable when it has systems that don't depend entirely on the owner.

ProLine helps roofing contractors manage leads, automate follow-up and track sales activity so opportunities don't fall through the cracks.

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ABOUT THE ROOFER SHOW

The Roofer Show helps roofing contractors make more money and have more free time.

Hosted by Dave Sullivan, a former roofing contractor who built and sold his own roofing company, the show focuses on the business end of the roofing business.

Website: https://theroofercoach.com