For Sale: Lumber Wholesaler - High Revenue - Orange County Area

Current Status: Active     Posting #: 265012     Last Refreshed: 10/29/20    
On a search to discover more about the shipping pallet industry, the Seller discovered an opportunity to serve as a broker between mills, who make lumber but are not are not involved with direct sales and those who need large quantities of lumber. Being able to facilitate faster, more efficient transactions between these two parties has proven to be quite lucrative, even in just the short time that the seller has seeking new lumber-buying accounts.

In September alone, the Business brought in more than $1 million in sales, and is well-positioned to hit $7 million by the end of the calendar year. With little overhead, the company's profit and loss statement is showing a healthy net, proving the business model, and the seller's instincts, to be quite accurate.

With a coveted and rare new wholesaler account, the Seller has sought after other mills wholesalers that do not have inventory or volume needed for buyers needing lumber, specifically those who build pallets or supply pallet builders.

Although the Seller used a Factor to finance the first mill orders, several smooth transactions have led to the mill's offering of the standard 10-day terms.

The primary supplier operates 14 sawmills and three remanufacturing centers where annual production exceeds 4.72 Million cubic meters or 2 Billion board feet.

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Detailed Information

Facilities: The operation is run exclusively out of executive suite offices in Newport Beach.

Competition: Lumber is a competitive market, but serving pallet builders is more of a niche opportunity as it does not rely on construction, but shipping and transportation of goods.

Growth & Expansion: The Seller sees great opportunity for expansion and vertical review streams including the purchase of a lot, holding inventory and hiring a sales staff.

Financing: If the price and deal structure is right.

Support & Training: As much as needed, including the potential to have him stay onboard in a sales management capacity as the company grows. If terms and conditions can be negotiated.

Reason for Selling: Additional capitalization is needed for great success, potential opportunity to purchase a large scale mill with the right buyer to corner the market and gain even greater margin.
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