What financial documents should I request when evaluating a shipping store purchase?

At minimum: three years of business tax returns, 12 to 24 months of profit and loss statements, the current lease agreement, a list of active mailbox customers with contract types and tenure, and recent carrier statements or invoices.

How are retail shipping stores typically valued?

Most independent retail shipping stores are valued using a multiple of seller discretionary earnings (SDE), which is equivalent to owner benefit. Stores with stable mailbox revenue and clean financials typically command higher multiples than stores reliant primarily on carrier shipping volume.

What are the biggest red flags when buying a shipping store?

Books that cannot be independently verified, a lease that is expiring or does not transfer cleanly, a mailbox customer base dominated by month-to-month customers, and heavy revenue concentration in a single service category or customer segment.

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