Profitable Sawmill – Niche Lumber Production

Price: $295,000

Location: Portland, Maine

Industry: Building and Construction

Listing ID: CM42323

Asking Price: $200,000 (Subject to Commercial Appraisal)
Real Estate: May Be Available, Incidental to Sale
Seller Financing: Not Available
Financials: Seller-provided, not audited by Inbar Group, Inc.
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Business Description
This is a successful, small-scale sawmill specializing in the production of cedar boards, ranging from 1” furring strips to 8” x 8” lumber. With the capacity to produce 3,000–4,000 board feet per day, the mill is efficient and profitable.
Operations are straightforward: logs are stored in the yard, transported into the mill, and processed one at a time. A laser-guided system ensures precision cutting, with lumber sorted by size and all scraps and sawdust collected for resale. Nothing goes to waste!
The business operates 7 months per year and closes during the winter. Employees typically find seasonal work such as snow plowing before returning in the spring.
Customers include home builders, log cabin companies, and retail cedar buyers, ensuring steady demand for the mill’s products.
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Investment Highlights
• Production capacity: 3,000–4,000 board feet/day.
• Specialty in cedar lumber, strong demand market.
• Diversified customer base: builders, log cabin companies, retail buyers.
• Value-add from byproducts: scraps and sawdust also sold.
• Real estate may be available in addition to the business.
• Seller estimates value at $200,000, subject to appraisal.
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Important Notes
• This is an owner-operated business and not suited for absentee ownership.
• No seller financing available.

Gross Revenue: $327,000

Cash Flow: $128,000

Seller Financing: Yes

FFE: $500,000 (Included in price)

Real Estate $200,000

Terms & Conditions:

Real estate might be available. Incidental to the sale of the business. Seller estimates the value at $200,000. Subject to commercial appraisal.

Reason for Sale:

Retirement

Training & Support:

Seller will assist.

Year Established: 1943

Year of Last Acquisition: 1980

Days & Hours of Operation: Monday-Friday 7.5 months a year

Owner Hours Per Week: 20

Non-Owner Payroll: $42,369

Employees: 3