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LAUNDROMAT · Q1 2026 · 2.0×–4.0× SDE band held quarter-over-quarter (n=78, BizBuySell trailing-12-month closed deals)LAUNDROMAT · WDF/PUD revenue presented at gross margin without loaded labor in 71% of deals · Largest post-LOI repricing sourceLAUNDROMAT · Equipment over 10 years in 34% of deals · Utility share above 30% in 38% · Aged-fleet correlationLAUNDROMAT · #1 SBA fall-through: lease term under 10 years · Ahead of cash-revenue verification and DSCR failureLAUNDROMAT · 12% of sites flagged for PERC contamination from prior dry-cleaning · Phase I non-negotiableLAUNDROMAT · Industry size $5.5B (IBISWorld 2024) · ~3% CAGR 2020–2025LAUNDROMAT · BLS 51-6011 median wage ~$30K (May 2024) · WDF labor cost is the dominant Earnings Quality findingLAUNDROMAT · CSC ServiceWorks (Star Capital) · WASH Multifamily (Pamlico) · PE-led route consolidation continuesLAUNDROMAT · Speed Queen / Alliance / Dexter / Continental Girbau lead OEM share · Equipment finance terms tighteningLAUNDROMAT · Card-system penetration (PayRange, CCI, Speed Queen Insights) is the dominant revenue verification toolJAPAN · コインランドリー unattended-format growth · 1.5×–2.8× EBITDA band typical · Higher card/IC payment penetrationMETHODOLOGY · Acquidex v1.0 · Sample window 2025-04 → 2026-03 · Trailing 12 months · n=78 SMB transactionsLAUNDROMAT · Q1 2026 · 2.0×–4.0× SDE band held quarter-over-quarter (n=78, BizBuySell trailing-12-month closed deals)LAUNDROMAT · WDF/PUD revenue presented at gross margin without loaded labor in 71% of deals · Largest post-LOI repricing sourceLAUNDROMAT · Equipment over 10 years in 34% of deals · Utility share above 30% in 38% · Aged-fleet correlationLAUNDROMAT · #1 SBA fall-through: lease term under 10 years · Ahead of cash-revenue verification and DSCR failureLAUNDROMAT · 12% of sites flagged for PERC contamination from prior dry-cleaning · Phase I non-negotiableLAUNDROMAT · Industry size $5.5B (IBISWorld 2024) · ~3% CAGR 2020–2025LAUNDROMAT · BLS 51-6011 median wage ~$30K (May 2024) · WDF labor cost is the dominant Earnings Quality findingLAUNDROMAT · CSC ServiceWorks (Star Capital) · WASH Multifamily (Pamlico) · PE-led route consolidation continuesLAUNDROMAT · Speed Queen / Alliance / Dexter / Continental Girbau lead OEM share · Equipment finance terms tighteningLAUNDROMAT · Card-system penetration (PayRange, CCI, Speed Queen Insights) is the dominant revenue verification toolJAPAN · コインランドリー unattended-format growth · 1.5×–2.8× EBITDA band typical · Higher card/IC payment penetrationMETHODOLOGY · Acquidex v1.0 · Sample window 2025-04 → 2026-03 · Trailing 12 months · n=78 SMB transactions
Scored Listings · Index·Laundromat·Q1 2026·Updated 2026-04-30

Scored laundromat listings.

Anonymized observations from real laundromat acquisitions evaluated against the four-pillar framework. Each entry reports what was observed and what happened. Neutral evaluation; no recommendations.

See where any listing sits against the framework. Same neutral evaluation each party at the table reads.

3 scored listings

Q1 2026

  1. 01 · Mid-band

    24-machine store, secondary metro

    Observed: Card-system data reconciled to deposits within 2%. Machines 6 years average age. Lease 14 years remaining. Utility share 24% of revenue.

    Outcome: Buyer signed LOI at 2.8× SDE. QoE confirmed earnings quality on the broker-presented number. Deal closed at original price with standard SBA terms.

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  2. 02 · Lower band

    18-machine store, tertiary market

    Observed: Cash-heavy store, no card system. Machines 11 years average age. Utility share 33% of revenue. Lease 6 years remaining.

    Outcome: Buyer signed LOI at 3.1× SDE. SBA lender required additional verification. Unverifiable revenue did not clear underwriting. Financing fell through; deal terminated.

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  3. 03 · Upper band

    32-machine store with WDF and PUD, primary metro

    Observed: Card system reconciled. WDF and PUD presented at $180K combined SDE. Independent fully-loaded WDF P&L showed labor brought line to break-even.

    Outcome: Buyer renegotiated to 3.3× on adjusted SDE base. Closed at revised price. Initial broker-presentation 4.1× collapsed to 3.3× on lender-grade SDE — consistent with structural condition envelope (top-of-band on three pillars but Earnings Quality compressed by labor-load adjustment).

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What each scored listing reports.

  • Band placement

    Where in the multiples band the deal sat — upper, mid, or lower third. Tied to the structural conditions in the Atlas.

  • Observed

    The specific structural conditions documented in diligence — the four pillars applied to the specific deal.

  • Outcome

    What happened — closed, repriced, financing fell through, walked. We report. We do not claim the score "told you to" do anything.

Methodology · Acquidex v1.0, §3.4 (Earnings Quality), §3.3 (Transferability), §5.1 (Add-Back Stripping per SBA SOP 50 10 8). Methodology paper forthcoming Q3 2026.

Sources · BizBuySell closed-deal data, IBBA Market Pulse Q3–4 2025 and Q1 2026, Pratt's Stats SMB transaction database, Acquidex direct deal observations.

Refresh · Quarterly. Last update: 2026-04-30.

Author · Avery Hastings, CPA. Tokyo-based; SMB and lower-middle-market acquisitions in the US and Japan.

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