Oklahoma businesses likely to sell

6 businesses in security services show several signs that an owner may be getting ready to sell: decades in business, the founder still running it, no family successor, or a shrinking workforce. Signals, not certainties: a good list to start conversations from.

Business	Est. revenue	Est. value	Score
COMTEC ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS, INC Choctaw · Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) · Owner: Zeke Lay In business 40 years (since 1986) Founder still runs it after 40 years No family successor named on its website	$4.4M	$1.4M	60
SECURITY ALARMS COMPANY, INC Muskogee · Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) · Owner: Lon Turney In business 53 years (since 1973) Founder still runs it after 53 years No family successor named on its website	$4.2M	$1.3M	60
U. S. Alert Security LLC Ada · Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) · Owner: Jeremy Young In business 27 years (since 1999) Founder still runs it after 27 years No family successor named on its website	$2.0M	$758K	52
JARVIS INC. Tulsa · Security Guards and Patrol Services · Owner: Ray Jarvis In business 43 years (since 1983) Founder still runs it after 43 years	$3.2M	$1.1M	50
Boyd Security Systems Norman · Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) · Owner: Sergeant Mark Boyd In business 44 years (since 1982) Founder still runs it after 44 years	$2.0M	$758K	50
SOONER LOCK & KEY INC Tulsa · Locksmiths · Owner: Dennis Spyres In business 46 years (since 1980) No family successor named on its website	$1.5M	$429K	40

How the score works

Points for years in business (15, 25 and 40+ years), a founder still in charge after 20 years, no family member on the team after 25 years, and a headcount down 20% or more on recent retirement-plan filings. Points come off for family already in the business and for a recent sale or investment. Businesses scoring 40+ are listed. Founding years come from public records and the company's own website; see the methodology.