LiteQoE Valuation Screen
Lone Star Pool Service, LLC
Austin, TX · NAICS 561790
Business snapshot
Residential pool cleaning and repair, 14 years operating, 9 employees, ~620 recurring weekly accounts. TTM revenue $1,480,000. Owner works ~45 hrs/week in sales and scheduling.
Reported net income
$212,000
Normalized SDE
$398,000
Normalized EBITDA
$318,000
Industry multiple range
2.6x – 3.4x SDE
Based on NAICS 561790 comparables at $1M–$2M revenue.
Estimated value range
$1,035,000 – $1,353,000
Midpoint about $1,190,000.
Where this business sits in the range, and why
Middle. Recurring weekly routes and low churn (about 6% a year) push it up. Holding it back: the owner handles all sales and scheduling, and two service trucks are past 200,000 miles.
Three ways to increase the multiple
- Hand off scheduling. Promote the lead tech to route manager, and move scheduling into the routing software for 6 months before listing.
- Put routes under contract. Convert weekly accounts to 12-month service agreements with autopay, starting with the top 200.
- Clean up the books. Move personal vehicle and phone costs off the business, and close each month within 15 days so buyers can see clean monthly P&Ls.