Listing ID: 83242
Business Overview
This is a listing for several publications ranging from one to groups of three, they are all close enough to be managed by one person or owner, and the synergies from not replacing the owners is about $400k.
The group would have 3 presses, 11 newspapers, 4 shoppers, websites, and many special section publications.
Financial
- Asking Price: N/A
- Cash Flow: $1,094,702
- Gross Revenue: $3,491,817
- EBITDA: N/A
- FF&E: N/A
- Inventory: N/A
- Inventory Included: N/A
- Established: 1928
Detailed Information
- Property Owned or Leased:N/A
- Property Included:N/A
- Building Square Footage:N/A
- Lot Size:N/A
- Total Number of Employees:30
- Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment:N/A
some offices are rented, most are owned and can be purchased or leased
sellers will offer training as agreed to in a purchase agreement
retiring
these publications cover an area of AL and MS, most are less than an hour apart and owning all of them will put you as a major influencer in the markets. very little competition in print, some radio, TV from major markets, but most advertising in the markets are in these publications
several opportunities from combining classified sections, especially on the web sites and charging a second paywall for access to the full classified of all the publications, and another is using your websites to broadcast live sports and other events paid for by sponsors.
Additional Info
The venture was started in 1928, making the business 94 years old.
Why is the Current Owner Selling The Business?
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Existing Debts and Future Obligations
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Understanding the Customer Base, Competition and Area Demographics
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