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A $3mm profit a year water delivery business! - Acquisitions Anonymous episode 155

Acquisitions Anonymous - #1 for business buying, selling and operating

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What's the Difference Between Growth Capex and Maintenance Capex?

The SDE numbers or the EBITDA numbers that get presented on businesses like this usually grossly overlook the fact that there is maintenance capex required to continue to operate this business, not just growth capex. The deal won't work once you get down to the real cash flow. And so the SDE number and the multiple that they're trying to get at six times is going to be probably very, very far fetched. It just won't pencil.

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