This E-Commerce Dental Business Might Be Dead Thanks to Tariffs
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Aug 26, 2025
The hosts explore a potentially doomed high-margin dental supply e-commerce business jeopardized by new U.S. tariffs. They analyze its scalability within a niche market and the challenges of evaluating financial performance in carve-out deals. Insights into the valuation of struggling businesses highlight the importance of due diligence, especially in franchising. The conversation also takes a light-hearted turn as they discuss electric vehicles, sharing personal rental car stories and navigating the often frustrating car buying process.
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insights INSIGHT
Carve-Outs Hide True Economics
The listing describes a high-margin B2B dental Shopify store with $800K revenue and 2,500 customers but provides no formal P&L or cash flow.
Carve-outs like this require reconstructing costs because many expenses are shared with the parent company.
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Tariff Change Destroyed The Moat
The hosts identify that the business likely relied on the de minimis tariff exemption to remain profitable when sourcing from China.
Recent tariff changes removed that loophole and likely erased the business's margin advantage.
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Require Reconstructed Financials Before Bidding
Avoid buying carve-outs without detailed reconstructed financials and clarity on shared costs.
Expect to estimate new insurance, HR, and overhead costs when separating from the parent company.
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In this episode, the hosts dissect a high-margin dental supply e-commerce carve-out deal and uncover how a recent legislative change may have obliterated its business model.
Business Listing - https://www.bizbuysell.com/business-opportunity/high-margin-b2b-e-commerce-dental-supply-business-with-2-500-customers/2382931/
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This episode dives into a high-margin, B2B dental supply e-commerce business based in San Bernardino County, California. The business boasts $800K in revenue, over 2,500 customers, and sells fewer than 100 SKUs from a potential 3,000+. It's operated via Shopify with a purchasing coordinator in China and minimal owner involvement, and it’s being sold as a carve-out for $1.2M—including $200K in inventory.
Key Highlights: - Asking Price: $1.2M on $800K in revenue (no cash flow disclosed) - 2,500 repeat dental customers and 60% returning customer rate - Operated through Shopify with Chinese sourcing - Major risk: loss of “de minimis” tariff exemption likely killed the margin - Sold as a carve-out with no formal P&L or financials
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