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SOR-117105 · Business Intelligence Profile

Meridian Motors

Vancouver, WA · NAICS 441110 New Car Dealers

Revenue
$67.55M
Employees
96
Entity type
Sole Proprietorship
Years in business
11
Sorren office
Vancouver, WA
Advisor
Eric Kowalski
EIN
**-***2281
High confidence · 90% coverage|Tax ReturnP&LBalance SheetPayrollEmployee DataIndustry Classification· 5 prior years
Compared against64 businessesNAICS 441110 — New Car DealersWARevenue $33.8M–$108.1M48–135 employees

Outlier flags

2 for review

Payroll % Revenue

ReviewBottom 25%
Client
8.2%
Peer median
7.0%
Peer 25th–75th
6.4% – 7.7%
Off median
+18%

Total labor cost absorbs more revenue than peers; staffing model and mix are worth reviewing.

Inventory Turns

ReviewBottom 25%
Client
4.40
Peer median
5.29
Peer 25th–75th
4.76 – 6.05
Off median
-17%

Inventory Turns sits below the peer median and is worth a professional review before the client conversation.

Debt / EBITDA

WatchLower middle
Client
23095910.00
Peer median
15745614.00
Peer 25th–75th
10.03 – 22730391.75
Off median
+47%

Debt / EBITDA sits above the peer median and is worth a professional review before the client conversation.

Working Capital

StrengthTop 25%
Client
$17.47M
Peer median
$11.02M
Peer 25th–75th
$8.73M – $13.40M
Off median
+59%

Working Capital sits above the peer median and is worth a professional review before the client conversation.

Debt / Equity

StrengthTop 25%
Client
1.37
Peer median
2.87
Peer 25th–75th
1.60 – 4.30
Off median
-52%

Debt / Equity sits below the peer median and is worth a professional review before the client conversation.

Current Ratio

StrengthTop 25%
Client
4.65
Peer median
3.73
Peer 25th–75th
3.39 – 4.04
Off median
+25%

Current Ratio sits above the peer median and is worth a professional review before the client conversation.

Flags are internal professional-review signals based on medians and quartiles, not automated recommendations or tax advice. Differences from the peer median are Benchmark Variance.

Performance against peer benchmark

Tax year 2026
Revenue Growth
0.8%below median
Company
3.6%
Peer median
3.6%
Top quartile
6.5%
Gross Margin
25.3%below median
Company
7.0%
Peer median
9.4%
Top quartile
21.0%
EBITDA Margin
55.3%below median
Company
-10.2%
Peer median
-6.5%
Top quartile
4.0%
Net Margin
34.7%below median
Company
-13.5%
Peer median
-10.0%
Top quartile
0.3%
Revenue / Employee
11.3%below median
Company
$704K
Peer median
$793K
Top quartile
$903K
Payroll % Revenue
17.7%above median
Company
8.2%
Peer median
7.0%
Top quartile
6.4%
Current Ratio
24.8%above median
Company
4.65
Peer median
3.73
Top quartile
4.04
Effective Tax Rate
at median
Company
0.0%
Peer median
0.0%
Top quartile
0.0%

Benchmark scorecard

Growth
48th
Profitability
40th
Labor Efficiency
33rd
Operating Efficiency
32nd
Liquidity
77th
Leverage
58th
Tax Efficiency
73rd
Asset Efficiency
37th

Financial opportunity map

$11.61M
Revenue$8.60M
Gross Margin$1.61M
Labor$832K
Operating Expenses$560K
Capital Structure$0

Benchmark variance only — the mathematical difference between current performance and the selected peer median. Not a projection of guaranteed savings.