This company

Specialty distribution / Machinery equipment wholesale· Houston, TX
NAICS 423800
As of · 2 sources, 11 observations, 0 events; scored 13 days ago
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The company's name

Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.

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What matters now

  1. $50.8M to $232.1M
    probable EBITDA

    Probable EBITDA $50.8M to $232.1M on revenue of $1B to $2.3B, estimated from 2901 employees.

    Outside the $1M to $15M EBITDA range most independent sponsors state they buy.

    InferenceDFX estimate from headcount on Form 5500, 45% confidence
  2. 40
    dealability of 100

    Why it fits: operating tenure +20, 43 years since earliest plan effective date (floor on age); sector demand +10.5, specialty distribution: sponsor demand index 0.70 (anonymised market prior); benefit plans +5, 2 benefit plans on file (a professionalised employer).

    The largest contributions to its dealability score, each with the fact it rests on.

    DerivedDFX score, 13 Sep 2026
  3. 40
    data confidence of 100

    How sure the record is: 1 independent source; latest effective observation 1 Aug 2024; 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
40
elevated
Sponsor fit
27
moderate
Transition readiness
0
low
Data confidence
40
elevated
Opportunity
11
ranking only
What is it

Specialty distribution (Machinery equipment wholesale) employer in Houston, TX, with 3,929 benefit plan participants on its latest filing, and a benefit plan in place since 1983. No website description has been captured yet.

Why does it fit
  • +4
    Estimate
  • +20
    Fact
  • +5
    Fact
  • +10.5
    Inference
Why now

No dated ownership-transition signal has been observed for this company. The transition score below rests on tenure and market pull only, which is not evidence of a sale. Do not read it as one.

  • 0
    Inference
What its own filings say
  1. 1983 to 2026Long establishedmoderate weightFact
    Form 5500 · read Sep 17, 2026
  2. 2022 to 2024Workforce on the planflatcontext weightFact
    Form 5500 · read Sep 17, 2026
How large is it
Probable revenue
$1.0B to $2.3B Estimate
Probable EBITDA
$50.8M to $232M Estimate
Workforce proxy
3,929 plan participants
Estimate computed on
2,901 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
  • +15
    Fact1 independent source
  • +11.1
    Factlatest effective observation 2024-08-01
  • +13.5
    Estimate
What changed

No dated events on file.

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 Aug 1, 1983 (age floor 43 years)
Ownership
not observed
Plans on file
2
What is the evidence
FactValueClassEffectiveSourceEvidence
Active participants2,901Fact2024-08-01DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets
Ebitda band$141MEstimate2026-09-12DFX model output (scores, estimates, matches)
no URL
Hq locationHouston, TXFact2024-08-01DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets
Naics code423800Fact2024-08-01DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets
Plan count2Fact2024-08-01DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets
Plan effective date earliest1983-08-01Fact2024-08-01DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets
Plan participants3,929Fact2024-08-01DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets
Plan participants3,783Fact2023-08-01DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets
Plan participants3,544Fact2022-08-01DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets
SubsectorMachinery equipment wholesaleFact2024-08-01DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets
VerticalSpecialty distributionFact2024-08-01DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets