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What matters now
- $6.4M to $29Mprobable EBITDA
Probable EBITDA $6.4M to $29M on revenue of $161M to $322M, estimated from 460 employees.
Inside the $1M to $15M EBITDA range most independent sponsors state they buy.
InferenceDFX estimate from headcount on Form 5500, 45% confidence - 51dealability of 100
Why it fits: operating tenure +20, 39 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, 23 Sep 2026 - 73data confidence of 100
How sure the record is: 2 independent sources; latest effective observation 12 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
Specialty distribution (Hardware plumbing hvac wholesale) employer in Grand Rapids, MI, with 461 benefit plan participants on its latest filing, and a benefit plan in place since 1988. No website description has been captured yet.
- +15.2S•••••••••Estimate••• Locked
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- +10.5S•••••••••Inference••• Locked
- -39.7P•••••••••Possibly resolved
- 0P•••••••••Resolved negative
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- Probable revenue
- $161M to $322M Estimate
- Probable EBITDA
- $6.4M to $29.0M Estimate
- Workforce proxy
- 461 plan participants
- Estimate computed on
- 460 employees, the headcount the size estimate used
- Method
- employees x sector revenue/employee band x sector EBITDA margin band
- Confidence
- 45%
- +30S•••••••••Fact2 independent sources
- +29.6F••••••••Factlatest effective observation 2026-09-12
- +13.5S•••••••••Estimate••• Locked
- Apr 1, 2025plan year 2025Company transitionFactFinal filing, next year unpublishedconfidence 80%Final Form 5500 for 1 plan; the following plan year is not yet on the recordRule: On the 2022 and 2023 tapes, 79 to 80% of sponsors that marked a return final were absent from the RAW Form 5500 record the following plan year (any size, any industry, EIN and successor), against 1.8 to 2.1% of sponsors that did not; that is next-year absence, not a sale rateDOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets efast.dol.gov · last verified Sep 23, 2026
- Apr 1, 2024plan year 2024Company transitionFactPlan terminated, sponsor continuesconfidence 50%1 plan marked final; the sponsor filed again the following plan yearDOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets efast.dol.gov · last verified Sep 12, 2026
- Apr 1, 2023plan year 2023Company transitionFactPlan terminated, sponsor continuesconfidence 50%1 plan marked final; the sponsor filed again the following plan yearDOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets efast.dol.gov · last verified Sep 12, 2026
- Every dated event
- Apr 1, 2025Final benefit plan filingFactTransaction preparation••• LockedDOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets efast.dol.gov
- Apr 1, 2024Final benefit plan filingFactTransaction preparation••• LockedDOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets efast.dol.gov
- Apr 1, 2023Final benefit plan filingFactTransaction preparation••• LockedDOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets efast.dol.gov
No named leader on the record yet: the company's site did not list one where we read it.
- Founded
- benefit plan since Jan 1, 1988 (age floor 38 years)
- Ownership
- not observed
- Plans on file
- 2
| Fact | Value | Class | Effective | Source | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active participants | 460 | Fact | 2024-04-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Dba name | Behler-young | Fact | 2024-04-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Ebitda band | $17.7M | Estimate | 2026-09-12 | DFX model output (scores, estimates, matches) no URL | ••• Locked |
| Hq location | Grand Rapids, MI | Fact | 2024-04-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Naics code | 423700 | Fact | 2024-04-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Plan count | 2 | Fact | 2024-04-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Plan effective date earliest | 1988-01-01 | Fact | 2024-04-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Plan participants | 461 | Fact | 2025-04-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Plan participants | 434 | Fact | 2024-04-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Plan participants | 405 | Fact | 2023-04-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Plan participants | 294 | Fact | 2022-04-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Subsector | Hardware plumbing HVAC wholesale | Fact | 2024-04-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets | |
| Vertical | Specialty distribution | Fact | 2024-04-01 | DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 datasets |