Food, Retail & Hospitality · Seller readiness
Selling a Gas Station business
Published · Reviewed by The Diligence Standard Team · Updated
Owners should prepare fuel-volume history, margin, supplier agreements, environmental records, store economics and equipment/site documentation.
How the business works
Fuel volume and margin, inside-store profitability, site control, environmental exposure and equipment condition drive value.
Issues to resolve
- Environmental records are incomplete
- Fuel margin is overstated using peak periods
- Store cash controls are weak
- Supplier assignment is unresolved
- Equipment maintenance is deferred
Evidence to request and reconcile
- Fuel gallon and margin reports
- Inside POS/category sales
- Supplier/branded agreements
- Environmental and tank records
- Equipment maintenance
- Lease/property documents
Decision questions
- What is normalized cents-per-gallon margin?
- Are underground tanks and environmental files clean?
- How profitable is the store independent of fuel?
- Can supply agreements transfer?
- What equipment or canopy/pump investment is coming?