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Auto Body / Collision Repair Shops

The 3 anchors. Don't leave the meeting without them.

1THE PRICE
2.0x–3.0x (independent single shop); 2.5x–3.5x (DRP-certified, multi-bay)
Typical deal: $700K
2THE LEVER
Direct Repair Program
Push this up, multiple goes up
3THE LANDMINE
DRP relationships that are personal to the owner and non-tran…
Surface this in the first 15 min
SDE multiple
2.0x–3.0x (independent single shop); 2.5x–3.5x (DRP-certified, multi-bay)
EBITDA multiple
3.0x–5.0x (single location $1–5M revenue); 5.0x–8.0x (platform/MSO-level with DRPs and OEM certs)
Deal size range
$200K – $5M+ (multi-location MSOs; PE-backed platforms pay 6–10x EBITDA)
OPEN

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Three things to nail in the first 10 minutes.

  1. 1

    Independent single shops trade at 2.0x–3.0x SDE; DRP-certified multi-bay operations get 2.5x–3.5x.

  2. 2

    EBITDA multiples jump to 5.0x–8.0x when you have DRP relationships and OEM certifications — that's PE territory.

  3. 3

    Revenue multiples of 0.21x–0.55x for independent; DRP-heavy multi-location operators can approach 0.60x–1.0x.

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