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Insights and guides for Amazon FBA sellers looking to understand their business value

Amazon Account Transfer Due Diligence

What to Watch Out For When Buying an Amazon Business

Buying an established Amazon business is an appealing investment opportunity. Acquiring an existing Amazon FBA or Amazon FBM business can provide you with a head start when comparing to starting your ...

Bryan O'Neil
May 9, 2023
Accounting Business Valuations

Accrual or Cash Accounting When Selling Your Amazon Business?

If you’re looking to sell your Amazon business, the financial statements you provide are typically the most critical information that potential buyers will consider. These statements reveal how your...

Bryan O'Neil
April 25, 2023
Business Valuations Selling an Amazon Business

17 Things Buyers Look For in an Amazon FBA Business in 2023

We’ve talked a lot about valuation metrics that determine the value of your FBA business when the time comes to sel...

Bryan O'Neil
May 18, 2020
Selling an Amazon Business

What NOT To Do Before Selling Your (Amazon) Business

A lot has been written on tips and things to do before selling your business. By myself and multiple other M&A professionals. Clean up your books, scribble down your SOPs, find the right broker and so...

Bryan O'Neil
February 7, 2020
Business Valuations Growth

What Makes a Valuable Amazon FBA Business – The 4 Pillars of a Valuation

There are hundreds of metrics that are in play when it comes to business valuations. But all of them belong to one of 4 distinct categories, making up the 4 Pillars of Business Valuation, a concep...

Bryan O'Neil
December 9, 2019
Business Valuations Selling an Amazon Business

8 Tips for Selling Your Amazon FBA Business in 2023

Selling a business is often compared to selling a house. Many people believe it’s mostly the market that drives the prices up and down, and little to nothing can be done to increase the value of a b...

Bryan O'Neil
June 12, 2019
Business Valuations Selling an Amazon Business

The 27 FBA Business Metrics that Actually Matter

It’s 4am on the west coast. You get a phone call … “Please hold for Mr Bezos”.

Justin Gilchrist
May 9, 2019
Accounting Business Valuations

How to Calculate Amazon Business's Gross Profit Margin

You don’t have to be in the eCommerce game for long to hear terms like margin, gross margin and profit margin thrown around.

Bryan O'Neil
February 7, 2019
Business Valuations Selling an Amazon Business

How Can an Online Business Valuation Tool Be Accurate?

You’ve probably heard some people claim that no online platform can ever accurately value a business. Heck, I’ve said it myself (and ...

Bryan O'Neil
February 7, 2019
Business Valuations Growth

4 Ways to Immediately Raise the Value of Your Amazon FBA Business

If you’ve given selling your FBA business any thought, you probably know that most of the value of an online business comes from how much money it makes.

Bryan O'Neil
February 7, 2019
Accounting Business Valuations

The Most Important Metric to Understand: SDE

Seller’s Discretionary Earnings, Discretionary Cashflow, Seller’s Discretionary Income – call it what you will, this is the most important figure when it comes to the valuation and sale of a...

Bryan O'Neil
February 7, 2019
Business Valuations Selling an Amazon Business

Why 68% of Amazon Businesses are Undervalued

What if I told you that there’s a 68% chance I can show you how to significantly increase the value of your Amazon business virtually overnight?

Bryan O'Neil
February 7, 2019
Selling an Amazon Business

FBA Business Metrics that Actually Matter – The Infographic Version

Wondering what metrics buyers are looking at when buying a business? This nifty little infographic lists all the points you should look out for when preparing for a sale.

Bryan O'Neil
February 3, 2019