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What is a Painting Business Actually Worth?

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In this episode, I break down real listings, completed sales, and SBA-funded acquisitions by revenue band, and why two companies with the same revenue can sell for wildly different prices.

I also analyzed real painting business asking prices, completed transactions, and SBA-funded ownership changes to answer the questions every owner eventually asks:

What do painting businesses actually go for, what multiple are buyers paying, and what makes one company worth significantly more than another?

I'm Daniel Honan, CPA and former painting business owner. Since 2016, my firm, Profitable Painter CPA, has helped 529+ painting contractors with bookkeeping, taxes, payroll, automations, and financial strategy.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
- What painting businesses in each revenue band actually sold for, not just what sellers asked
- How seller discretionary earnings (SDE) is calculated, and why it (not revenue) sets your price
- Why a business with the same revenue as yours could sell for double the price
- Which revenue band saw the strongest sold multiple in the data (it's not the biggest one)
- The margin trend that quietly works against larger businesses at sale time
- Whether buyers pay a premium for commercial and industrial companies and how much
- Franchise vs. independent: which one buyers are actually paying more for
- How much SBA acquisition capital has entered the painting industry since 2019, and what that means for your exit

🎯 Thinking about selling your painting business in the next few years or want it worth more whether you sell or not?

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WHO I AM
My name is Daniel Honan. I'm a CPA, a former painting business owner, and the founder of Profitable Painter CPA - an accounting firm that works exclusively with painting contractors. I make these podcasts to help painters keep more of what they earn and build more profitable businesses.

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This episode was originally recorded as a video for YouTube.

If you hear me say things like “in this video” or reference visuals, don’t worry —
the content still works perfectly in audio form.

And if you ever want to watch the video version, you can find it on the
Profitable Painter YouTube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/@BookkeepingForPainters