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Company
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Long Beach, CA·Specialty distribution / Hardware plumbing hvac wholesale·NAICS 423700
Last verified Sep 13, 2026
4 sources · 29 observations · 1 event
Scored yesterday
What matters now
- $1.3M to $5.7Mprobable EBITDA
Probable EBITDA $1.3M to $5.7M on revenue of $31.5M to $63M, estimated from 90 employees.
Inside the $1M to $15M EBITDA range most independent sponsors state they buy.
InferenceDFX estimate from headcount on Form 5500, 45% confidence - 59dealability of 100
Why it fits: operating tenure +20, 32 years since earliest plan effective date (floor on age); ownership +10, founder owned (from research); sector demand +10.5, specialty distribution: sponsor demand index 0.70 (anonymised market prior).
The largest contributions to its dealability score, each with the fact it rests on.
DerivedDFX score, 23 Sep 2026 - 93data confidence of 100
How sure the record is: 4 independent sources; latest effective observation 13 Sep 2026; size estimate at 45% confidence.
How much of this page rests on independent sources rather than on our estimates.
Measuredcount of sources and dates on the record
Dealability
59
elevated
Sponsor fit
47
elevated
Transition readiness
0
low
Urgency
0
low
Data confidence
93
high
Opportunity
20
ranking only
What is it
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Why does it fit
- +40S•••••••••Estimate••• Locked
- +20O•••••••••Fact••• Locked
- +3.5W•••••••••Inference••• Locked
- +10.5S•••••••••Inference••• Locked
- -25A•••••••••Inference••• Locked
- +10O•••••••••Factfounder owned (from research)
Why now
- 0R•••••••••Transaction preparation
- 0M•••••••••M•••••••••Inference••• Locked
How large is it
- Probable revenue
- $31.5M to $63.0M Estimate
- Probable EBITDA
- $1.3M to $5.7M Estimate
- Workforce proxy
- 112 plan participants
- Estimate computed on
- 90 employees, the headcount the size estimate used
- Method
- employees x sector revenue/employee band x sector EBITDA margin band
- Confidence
- 45%
How certain are we
- +40S•••••••••Fact4 independent sources
- +29.6F••••••••Factlatest effective observation 2026-09-13
- +13.5S•••••••••Estimate••• Locked
What changed
Ownership and transition activity
How the four classes are defined- Jan 1, 2005plan year 2005Confirmed transactionFactR•••••••••confidence 90%withheld-1DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) s•••.com · last verified Sep 11, 2026
- Every dated event
- Jan 1, 2005RecapitalizationFactTransaction preparation••• LockedDFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) s•••.com
Decision makers
No named leader on the record yet: the company's site did not list one where we read it.
Profile
- Founded
- benefit plan since Jul 1, 1994 (age floor 32 years)
- Ownership
- Founder owned
- Plans on file
- 1
What is the evidenceAbout the evidenceEvery observation on the tape for this company. Facts come from a named source; inferences and estimates are DFX's and say so.
| Fact | Value | Class | Effective | Source | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active participants | 90 | Fact | 2024-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Description | ••• Locked | Fact | 2026-09-13 | Company websites (about, team, news pages) | ••• Locked |
| Description | ••• Locked | Fact | 2026-09-11 | DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) | ••• Locked |
| Ebitda band | $3.5M | Estimate | 2026-09-12 | DFX model output (scores, estimates, matches) no URL | ••• Locked |
| Ebitda band | $3.5M | Estimate | 2026-09-11 | DFX model output (scores, estimates, matches) no URL | ••• Locked |
| Hq location | Long Beach, CA | Fact | 2024-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Location count | 1 | Fact | 2026-09-13 | Company websites (about, team, news pages) | Chicago, IL |
| Naics code | 423700 | Fact | 2024-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Ownership type | Employee owned | Fact | 2026-09-13 | Company websites (about, team, news pages) | ••• Locked |
| Ownership type | Founder owned | Fact | 2026-09-13 | Company websites (about, team, news pages) | ••• Locked |
| Ownership type | Employee owned | Fact | 2026-09-11 | DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) | ••• Locked |
| Plan assets eoy usd | $6.4M | Fact | 2025-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Plan assets eoy usd | $4.9M | Fact | 2024-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Plan assets eoy usd | $5.5M | Fact | 2023-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Plan assets eoy usd | $4.7M | Fact | 2022-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Plan count | 1 | Fact | 2024-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Plan effective date earliest | 1994-07-01 | Fact | 2024-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Plan participants | 112 | Fact | 2025-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Plan participants | 101 | Fact | 2024-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Plan participants | 97 | Fact | 2023-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Plan participants | 104 | Fact | 2023-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Plan participants | 86 | Fact | 2022-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Plan participants | 107 | Fact | 2022-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Sponsor signed by | Barry Stein | Fact | 2024-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Subsector | Hardware plumbing HVAC wholesale | Fact | 2024-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Succession language | retirement | Fact | 2026-09-13 | Company websites (about, team, news pages) | ••• Locked |
| Vertical | Specialty distribution | Fact | 2024-01-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Website | ••• Locked | Fact | 2026-09-11 | DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) | ••• Locked |
| Years in business claim | 35 | Fact | 2026-09-13 | Company websites (about, team, news pages) | ••• Locked |