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Sports Facility Investment Opportunity in Pondicherry, India

India's largest scuba diving company with a nationwide 35% market share and 20%+ profits.
This Business is on a Premium Plan
Established 10-20 year(s)
Employees 10 - 50
Legal Entity Private Limited Company
Reported Sales USD 1 million
Run Rate Sales USD 1.1 million
EBITDA Margin 22 %
Industries Sports Facilities
Locations  Pondicherry
Local Time 7:26 PM Asia / Kolkata
Listed By Business Owner / Director
Status Active
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Partial Stake Sale
USD 270 thousand for 33.0% stake (Native Currency: INR 22,500,000)
Reason: Firming up plans to grow and expand inline with our current profitability of 20-30% per Annum.
Includes physical assets worth USD 300 thousand
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Business Overview

- 4.8 rating and above on all booking sites, Facebook, Instagram, reviews sites, Google, and more.

- Footfall of 600+ customers per month for scuba diving, kayaking, boat rides, and other sports and activities offered.

- Provide international dive certifications to 1,200 divers, 6,000 experience dives, and 1,000 fun dives in a year.

- Our team is highly trained and has expertise in their domain, covering all Indian and most global languages.

- Forecasted for record-breaking growth over the next 5 years. Scope, maps, forecasts, plans, and P+L are available.

- The business is debt-free, and monthly profit ranges from 15%-25%, depending on your re-investment and maintenance choices.

- For the last 3 years, the business has grown by 40% annually, including downtimes over lockdowns, and in the tourism sector. The next 3 years should be another 20-30% annual growth at least, thus brining monthly profit to 30-35 lakhs.

- Current lead management and long-term staff can stay on with the new owners permanently or for handover. New contracts can be signed if required.

- For the last 10 years: Authorised dealership of Scubapro International - USA. Pure Air certification from Bauer Kompressoren - Germany. 5 Star IDC and Technical PADI facility USA.

Products & Services Overview

Business provides water sports activities to their customers like scuba diving, kayaking, swimming, and boat rides. Filling cylinders, servicing equipment, sales of retail goods, and more.

Multiple micro revenue streams, which provide contingency support and comfort to the overall business.

Assets Overview

Physical assets include:

- 4x boats.

- 40x sets of equipment.

- 3 compressor and membrane nitrox system + 140 high pressure cylinders.

- 5x vehicles (Scorpios, trucks, cars)

Intangible assets include:

- All boat registrations.

- All govt and operational licenses.

- All diving and ocean permits.

- 50% annual growth rate, continuing.

- 20,000 pax database,

- High SEO-ranked website,

- 50-100 customer calls daily.

- Highest social media presence of the scuba industry in India.

- Repeating annual government contracts.

- Operating business with 15 years of proven history.

- Current and future bookings from day zero.

- All SOP and business processes in place for a hassle-free handover.

Facilities Overview

1. 3x facilities across Pondicherry. a) First-time divers in the city area b) Training and instructor courses in suburban area c) Infrastructure and equipment in harbor land area.

2. Retail space in central Pondicherry consumer and tourism area.

3. Harbour and ocean access land under a long-term lease.

4. Unrestricted access to pool and local lake/quarry training areas for students. 3x pools we own and use ourselves.

Capitalization Overview

Profitable, ongoing business. No loans, no debts, no financiers. Nothing major to spend for 3-5 years apart from normal maintenance, or expansion scope.

Shareholding between 4 pax, all in agreement to sell a share for the correct value.

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