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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 Listing·Laundromat·Updated 2026-04-30
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32-machine store with WDF and PUD, primary metro

§ 01 · Observed

What was documented in diligence.

Card system reconciled to deposits. Machines averaged 4 years of age. Lease 12 years remaining. Utility share 22% of revenue. WDF and PUD revenue presented at $180K combined SDE — gross margin without fully-loaded labor. Independent labor analysis (wage + employer taxes + benefits + supervision allocation) brought combined WDF+PUD line to roughly break-even, reducing defensible SDE by approximately $120K.

§ 02 · Outcome

What happened.

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).

§ 03 · Structural Pattern

How this deal fits the four-pillar framework.

Upper-band conditions on Pricing/Fundability/Transferability. Earnings Quality compressed by WDF labor-load adjustment. Score band reflects the lender-adjusted SDE base, not the broker-presented one. Renegotiation pattern matches the most common Q1 2026 repricing trigger (WDF treatment).

This is an anonymized composite drawn from observable structural patterns in the sample window. It is not a specific deal. The structural pattern, band placement, and outcome reflect commonly observed combinations; a future consented case study will replace this entry.

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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.

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

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