The owner or owners of almost every security dealer consider selling their company at some time. Although the buying and selling process has gotten more complex in recent years, many dealers are getting strong value for their companies, according to people who buy and sell security companies.
Values of security dealers have traditionally been expressed as a multiplier of their recurring monthly revenues (RMR). Multipliers can be as low as the 20 range or as high as 50 or even more, but in general tend to cluster between the 30s and the 40s.