Healthcare, Education & Personal Services · Buyer guide
Buying a Pet Boarding & Daycare business
Published · Reviewed by The Diligence Standard Team · Updated
a Pet Boarding & Daycare 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
Occupancy, daily rate, labor, capacity, licensing, property/lease and repeat customers drive value.
Risks to test
- Facility CapEx
- Licensing/zoning
- Labor
- Seasonality/holiday concentration
- Liability/incidents
- Owner reputation
Evidence to request and reconcile
- Booking/occupancy
- Rate history
- Payroll
- Facility/lease
- Licenses/inspections
- Incident records
Decision questions
- What is normalized occupancy outside holidays?
- What facility CapEx is due?
- What incidents/claims exist?
- Can staffing support capacity?
- Do zoning/licenses transfer?