This dumpster rental business looks simple on the surface — but simple doesn’t always mean easy.
It’s listed at $849K, with $245K in cash flow and about $1.1 million in revenue.
When we run it through the BizHub calculator with standard SBA terms, you’re left with around $121K a year after debt payments.
That’s solid cash flow for under $90K down.
This business reportedly does 99% repeat business, with most new customers coming from referrals.
That’s a huge advantage in a local service business like this.
You’re also paying about a 3.5x cash flow multiple, which is slightly above industry averages, but not outrageous for a route-based operation with recurring contractor relationships.
DSCR comes in around 2.0, so there’s decent cushion on the debt.
And you recover your down payment in under a year.
But here’s the part I’d pay attention to.
They’re doing over a million dollars in revenue with basically a two-person team.
That usually means one of two things:
And in a business like dumpster rentals, losing even one key driver or truck can immediately impact operations.
The listing makes it sound passive because the owner is mostly managerial, but operational businesses like this are rarely truly passive.
The BizHub score lands around a 6.8 out of 10.
Strong recurring demand, sticky contractor relationships, and simple operations.
But the small team concentration risk keeps this from being a top-tier deal.
Good business… but probably less passive than the listing makes it sound.
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