Industry Overview
Road transport of shipping containers through the Port of Business and warehousing
Business Description
Road transport of shipping containers through the Port of Business and warehousing. The plant and equipment includes 23 prime movers and 68 trailers (including skels, sideloaders, flat tops, tautliners and dollys) and container forklifts
Financial Summary
The business generates revenues of $19 million and earnings before interest, tax, amortisation and depreciation ("EBITDA")
Investment Rationale
• Modern Premises - the Business operates from a large modern premises with a heavy-duty hardstand, making it ideal for moving and storing heavy shipping containers. The premises are located in close proximity of the Port of Brisbane. The site is AQIS approved to fumigate containers and 77D Depot Licence for customs clearance of containers;
• Well Maintained Fleet - the Business has a well-maintained fleet of 23 prime movers, 68 trailers (including skels, sideloaders, flat tops, tautliners and dollys) and ten forklifts / lifting equipment with an estimated market value of $13.3 million.
The Business also holds the following licences / approvals:
- National Heavy Vehicle Accreditation Scheme (“NHVAS”) for Mass Management and Maintenance; Management; and
- NVHR - QLD - Mass Import Management Scheme (“MIMS”) and PBS Vehicle Approval (“PBS”);
• Established Loyal Customer Base - including a proven track record of over 20 years of providing a superior level of customer service. The Business has over 125 customers with the largest customer representing approximately 10% of revenues in FY26;
• Opportunity to Grow the Business - Further opportunity exists to continue to grow the Business including:
- Increasing the utilisation of the premises and fleet by working a second shift. The Business currently only operates a single shift five days of the week and wharf retrieval on a Saturday morning;
- If the Business was part of a large national logistics group there would also be opportunities to target work with the Business’s existing customers at ports other than the Port of Brisbane; and
• Highly profitable - The Business generates EBITDA margins of approximately 20.0%.
Customer Overview
The business has over 125 customers comprising mainly freight forwarders
Transaction Information
Seeking sale of 100% of the business with the Vendors willing to stay for an agreed transition period for the successful purchaser
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