East Livingston Unbranded Gas Station - Columbus, OH C-Store

$4.2M

Revenue

$550K

SDE

2.9x

Multiple

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$1,600,000 Plus Inventory for the Ohio, Columbus, East Livingston Area Gas Station Business Only. Business and property can be purchased for $4,000,000 plus inventory. $180,000 average merchandise... Businesses Franchises Brokers a6301374279843840.cdn.optimizely.com a6301374279843840.cdn.optimizely.com is blocked This page has been blocked by an extension Try disabling your extensions. ERR_BLOCKED_BY_CLIENT Reload This page has been blocked by an extension Loading... SG 11664 Ohio Columbus East Livingston Unbranded Gas Station Franklin County, OH Asking Price:$1,600,000 Cash Flow (SDE):$550,000 EBITDA:Not Disclosed Gross Revenue:$4,200,000 Established:Not Disclosed SG 11664 Ohio Columbus East Livingston Unbranded Gas Station Business Description $1,600,000 Plus Inventory for the Ohio, Columbus, East Livingston Area Gas Station Business Only. Business and property can be purchased for $4,000,000 plus inventory. $180,000 average merchandise sales per month at higher margins of profit. 50,000-60,000 gallon gas sales per month with much higher margins. Food service and deli are needed. Located in a heavily populated area on a major road. No supply fuel agreement. Additional Income from the lottery, ATM, Cigarettes, and other rebates and commissions. Newer equipment, signage, and shelving, as well as new LED lighting throughout the store. Great opportunity for the right owner-operator or a family. Motivated seller willing to make a deal with the right down payment. Please “do not disturb employees” and call The Saleh Group (Remax Preferred Group) for more information and showings, or visit us online. Ad#:2517460 Detailed Information Inventory: $150,000Not included in asking price Facilities: 3,000 sq. ft. Stand-Alone Building on 1 Acres. Support & Training: 2 weeks at no cost to t Reason for Selling: Seller Downsizing for other businesses Business Location Location: Franklin County, OH Real Estate: Leased Building SF: 3,000 Rent: $15,000.00 Demographic Information for Franklin County Area Household Income Population Age Population Trend Population by Race/Ethnicity BizBuySell EDGE Financial Benchmarks for Ohio Gas Stations Gross Revenue Benchmarks Cash Flow (SDE) Benchmarks EBITDA Benchmarks BizBuySell EDGE Listing Statistics Saved This Listing Listing Last Updated Appeared in Search Listing Detail Views BizBuySell EDGE Know the True Market Value Before You Make an Offer Get valuation data to negotiate with confidence. Get a Valuation Report Business Listed By: Nidal Saleh The Saleh Group RE/MAX Preferred Group View My Listings Phone Number 380-208-1891 Voice only (no SMS) Ad#:2517460 The information in this listing has been provided by the business seller or representative stated above. 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Why we like it

Earnings quality is solid for the asset class, with $550K SDE on $4.2M revenue and multiple stacked income streams (fuel, merchandise, lottery, ATM, cigarettes, rebates) that diversify the cash flow. The high-margin inside sales at $180K/month are the real engine here, not the gallons pumped.
The unbranded status with no supply fuel agreement is a genuine moat. The operator is not locked into a major oil company's pricing or volume commitments, which means full control over fuel sourcing and margin. In a thin-margin business, that flexibility is worth more than a brand sign.
Gas and convenience are about as recession-resistant as retail gets. People buy fuel, cigarettes, lottery tickets, and snacks in good times and bad, and a high-traffic location on a major road in a populated metro provides durable, repeat foot traffic that does not depend on discretionary spending.
The seller flat-out names the upside: food service and deli are needed but not yet built. That is a clear, high-margin expansion lane an incoming operator can capture without reinventing the business, plus the equipment and store buildout are already modernized.

How to improve it

Build out the deli and hot food program the seller flagged as missing. Prepared food carries 50%+ margins and drives repeat daypart traffic, and at this volume even modest food attach rates could add six figures of contribution. This is the single highest-ROI move in the first 90 days.
Audit and renegotiate fuel sourcing aggressively. As an unbranded station with no supply agreement, you can shop spot and rack pricing across suppliers; even a one-to-two cent per gallon improvement on 50K to 60K gallons monthly compounds into real annual dollars.
Optimize the inside-store mix toward high-margin categories. Tighten planogram around cigarettes, lottery, beverages, and impulse buys, kill slow-moving SKUs, and use scan data to push the items that actually move. Small margin gains across $2.16M in annual merchandise are material.
Add or upgrade food and beverage cold cases and a coffee/fountain program. These are low-capex, high-frequency drivers that pull customers in beyond the fuel transaction and lift average ticket. Pair with a basic loyalty or punch-card to build repeat behavior.
Evaluate the lease versus buy decision seriously. With rent at $15,000/month ($180K/year), the operations-only price of $1.6M carries a heavy fixed cost; the $4.0M package including real estate may pencil better on a per-dollar-of-cash-flow basis once you net out rent and capture the property appreciation.
Install or upgrade pay-at-pump and modern POS if not already in place to reduce labor friction and shrink. Faster transactions increase throughput at peak hours, and integrated systems give you the category-level data needed to run the store like an operator rather than a clerk.
Tighten labor scheduling and shrink controls. C-store margins die from theft, cash skim, and over-staffing slow shifts; install camera coverage tied to POS, run cash variance reports daily, and match staffing to verified traffic patterns by daypart.

Diligence notes

Scrutinize the $550K SDE buildout line by line, especially how much depends on lottery, ATM, and rebate commissions versus core fuel and merchandise margin. Confirm whether the SDE figure is calculated net of the $180K annual rent, since the operations-only price assumes a lease.
Verify fuel margins and volume with actual rack invoices and pump sales logs for at least 24 months. Unbranded margin is a selling point but also volatile; understand how fuel margin has swung with crude prices and whether the stated 'much higher margins' hold up across cycles.
Examine the lease terms in detail given the operations-only structure. Confirm remaining term, renewal options, escalation clauses, and whether the $15,000/month rent is to the same seller who owns the real estate, which creates a related-party conflict on the buy-versus-lease analysis.
Confirm the condition, ownership, and environmental status of the underground storage tanks. UST compliance, age, and any contamination liability are the single biggest hidden cost in gas station deals; pull Phase I/Phase II environmental reports and Ohio BUSTR records before closing.
Validate the merchandise and fuel sales claims against POS and bank deposits, and confirm cigarette and lottery volumes against vendor and state records. Cash-heavy retail invites unreported income claims; insist on tax returns reconciled to deposits rather than seller-prepared P&Ls.
Clarify the inventory mechanics, since $150,000 in inventory is excluded from the asking price and merchandise turns fast. Pin down how inventory will be counted and valued at closing and whether the $180K/month merchandise figure is gross sales or includes the lower-margin fuel pass-through.

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