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Buying a Martial Arts Studio business
Published · Reviewed by The Diligence Standard Team · Updated
a Martial Arts Studio can look attractive on a summary P&L while the operating details underneath it change the cash flow, transferability and capital a buyer will actually own. Diligence should connect the reported earnings to the business-specific drivers that create them.
How the business works
Membership retention, instructor dependence, class capacity, lead conversion and lease economics drive value.
Risks to test
- Owner/head-instructor dependence
- Member churn after transfer
- Lease
- Instructor retention
- Prepaid memberships
- Marketing dependence
Evidence to request and reconcile
- Membership cohorts
- Billing data
- Instructor payroll
- Lead funnel
- Lease
- Prepaid/deferred revenue
Decision questions
- How many members follow head instructor?
- What prepaid obligations exist?
- What churn is normal?
- Can classes run without owner?
- How much growth is paid marketing?