Friday 28 February 2020

S-2303-8 JWT Resilient Flooring Wholesaler (US)



Business Description: A flooring industry, exceptional company with an outstanding reputation and being dominant in the Resilient Flooring market in its major/populous U.S. region.  The Company wholesales via an established brand name of flooring products – Laminate, Rigid SPC, Floornation Vinyl, and WPC Luxury Vinyl Plank.  The products are manufactured in Asia at multi-locations and are compliant with applicable U.S. certifications.
Distribution: The Company has distributors throughout the U.S. and directly wholesales to multiple flooring retail stores, primarily in a three-state area in the Western U.S. The Company performs its own Drayage from the Port of Los Angeles along with deliveries to all four of its warehouses as well as customers.
Operational Strengths: A COO and General Manager handle the day-to-day operations.  The Company designs its own well-established product line and is a one-stop shop by also providing quality underlays, trim pieces, MDF baseboards, casings, and crown moldings.  Tariffs on its waterproof flooring products (50% of revenue) were rolled back in Nov. 2019 retroactively to Sept. 18 with and resolution to take place later in 2020.  The Company is positioning to begin purchasing product from a Vietnamese based manufacturer.
The Transaction: Owner will sell 100% of the company or do a recapitalization and retain some equity. He is willing to remain involved past a normal transition period if needed by a new partner.

Financial Summary

2020 Est by Seller
 2019
2018
2017
Revenue
$37M
$36M
$40M
$37M
Adjusted EBITDA
$3.2M
$3.1M
$3.8M
$3.1M

Other Highlights
Location
Financials
Management Team in Place
Years in Business
SIC Classification
Western U.S.
Compiled
Yes
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Gottesman Company
Refer to:  S-2303-8 JWT
Tel: 718-618-5346      UK Office: +44 (0) 7906786505
                                       E-mail: dmj@gottesman-company.com