A company engaged in the development and production of flow and heat meters

Basic information

The subject of sale is an established company engaged in the development and production of flow and heat meters with a long history. The acquisition opportunity will be realized by acquiring a 100% share in the company. The reason for the sale is the planned retirement of the owner.

The company was founded in the nineties and is among the leading European leaders in the development and production of quality flow and heat meters. The company has a wide range of products in this segment, in addition to flow meters, the company is also strong in the production of various systems for measuring heat and cold. The company also offers calibration services in its own authorized metrology center.

The company’s current equipment and premises allow to ensure a complete process of small-scale production, which includes production, testing, calibration, as well as document verification of final products ready for distribution. The company maintains a reputation for high quality, which makes it known worldwide and exports its products within the water management, energy, food and chemical industries.

The company’s products are distributed to world markets through a diversified and stable portfolio of B2B partners. A significant competitive advantage and strength of the company is the number of research and development projects that the company has implemented during its long history. The company is intensively focused on the innovation of existing and the development of new technologies in the field of electromagnetic and ultrasonic meters. As part of these projects, the company has developed almost 20 original products, 5 of which are among the top electromagnetic flowmeters.

The company currently has a stable team of 50 professional employees with no tendency to turnover. The turnover of the company in recent years reaches the range between 23.0 – 24.5 million CZK. The negative EBITDA is a consequence of development costs, as the company plans to introduce new products, while in recent years it has invested considerable resources in development at the expense of the achieved profit. The long-term loan that the company has is of an investment nature, primarily used for the development of the company.

The current owner has successfully built the company for many years and turned the company into one of the most respected players on the market in its field. From this transaction, he expects to evaluate his long-term efforts, while the key for him is to find a suitable and sufficiently strong strategic investor who will be able to take advantage of the company’s unique position on the market and will be able to develop it further.

Unlike other acquisition opportunities, where the value of the company is primarily determined by the short-term profitability of the investment, in this opportunity the value is created mainly by own technological knowledge and know-how, which represent a great competitive advantage. Thanks to this a strategic partner or investor can quickly get into interesting segments of the world market, especially the measurement of liquid flow, volume and heat and cold energy in liquids without a long and expensive process.