Gulf Coast · Texas
Cuero business brokers and M&A advisors
MDR & Associates helps DeWitt County owners sell a business in Cuero to buyers who have already shown they can pay. Cuero sits near the mouth of Sandies Creek on the Guadalupe River, where U.S. Routes 87, 77 Alternate and 183 meet, 28 miles from Victoria, and we come to you there.
Hides, the Chisholm Trail and turkey ranching
Gustav Schleicher laid out the town as a way station in 1872, and it was officially founded in 1873. The name is the Spanish word for hide, a nod to the leather trade that briefly flourished here. Cuero was a stop on the Chisholm Trail for cattle headed to Kansas, and it grew in the 1870s and 1880s when families left Indianola after hurricanes destroyed that coastal town. Turkey ranching carried the local economy through much of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Agriculture remains the primary industry, and the area is one of the top cattle producers and shippers in Texas. Cuero is the DeWitt County seat, and the 2020 census counted 8,128 people. Yoakum is 16 miles away and Gonzales 32.
Cuero at a glance
- CountyDeWitt County (county seat)
- Metro areaNone stated; 28 miles from Victoria
- Companies we sell$3M–$100M
- Typical transaction3–9 months
- Fee if we do not closeNone
Selling a company that serves farms and ranches
Feed and supply dealers, livestock haulers, equipment sellers and repair shops in cattle country share one feature buyers notice: revenue follows the seasons and the cattle market. That is not a problem when three years of records show the pattern repeating. It becomes one when the books are mixed with personal ranch expenses, so the recast, which rebuilds earnings as a new owner would see them, is where we spend time first. Buyers of supply businesses value inventory turns and supplier terms; our distribution page explains how.
Buyers for these companies range from larger regional dealers adding a location to individuals who want to own a business in a county seat, and some will ask to use SBA financing, which we can arrange. Most sales run three to nine months from signing an engagement letter to money wired, though the quickest has taken eight days and the longest eighteen months. The pace depends mostly on how ready the records are.
Meeting a Cuero owner
An advisor drives to Cuero and meets you at the business or somewhere quiet. Our sale process and the South Texas page explain the rest.
What we sell in and around Cuero
Industry decides the buyer, the multiple and the diligence. These are the four sectors we work in most.
Manufacturing
Equipment, real estate, backlog and customer concentration decide what a manufacturer is worth.
How buyers value itHome Services
Plumbing, HVAC, roofing, landscaping and other home service companies — where repeat customers, crews and technicians decide the price.
How buyers value itDistribution & Wholesale
Inventory, working capital and supplier agreements decide what a distributor is worth.
How buyers value itBusiness Services
Recurring revenue and owner dependence separate a two-times business from a six-times business.
How buyers value itStraight answers
Questions Cuero owners ask before they sell
Answered in full by the advisors who run the sales. Every Houston answer.
The process
How a Cuero sale runs
Ten steps in four stages, typically three to nine months. Click any step to see it in full.
- Prepare
- Go to market
- Negotiate
- Close
We also work with owners near Cuero
Questions owners in Cuero ask
I run my Cuero company and my ranch together. Can the business be sold on its own?
Usually, yes. We separate the company's income and costs from the ranch's so a buyer sees what the business earns by itself. Shared land, equipment or buildings can be leased to the buyer or sold separately, and your CPA and attorney help you choose between them.
Do buyers worry that a DeWitt County company depends on the cattle market?
They ask about it. What reassures them is a record of steady earnings through good and poor years, a customer base spread across many operations, and products or services that ranchers need regardless of prices. We show those points plainly in the marketing package.
Talk to an advisor about your Cuero company
Four fields, a reply the same business day, and nothing shared with anyone. If you would rather talk, call (855) 637-2776.