Q2 2009 Business Valuation Data
Business Valuations for Baltimore, MD
BizBuySell.com has published its latest business valuation data, including Baltimore, Maryland reports on business valuations for Q2 2009.
Q2 2009 Business Valuations in Baltimore, MD
Based on statistics prepared by BizBuySell.com, Baltimore listings for businesses for sale in Q2 2009 had a median asking price of $249,000.
The median ask price for selling businesses was $265,000 in Q2 2008.
Q2 2009 Revenue Multiples In Baltimore, MD
In the Baltimore-Towson, MD metro area, businesses will on average sell for 0.72 times the selling company's revenues. That was the mean revenue multiple for Q2 2009 in this part of the country.
According to the latest BizBuySell.com data, the median revenue for its listed businesses was $458,000 in Q2 2009.
As a reference point, the Q2 2008 revenue multiple was 0.81 and the median revenue for selling businesses was $430,163.
Q2 2009 Cash Flow Multiples In Baltimore, MD
Cash flow multiples are a common way to value a business.
For Q2 2009, the average cash flow multiple for listed businesses in the Baltimore-Towson, MD metro area was 3.06.
BizBuySell.com found that the median cash flow for Baltimore area businesses was $100,000 in Q2 2009. In Q2 2008, cash flow multiples clocked in at 3.31 and the median cash flow was $95,000.
Number of Baltimore Businesses for Sale in the Dataset
The study data comprised 239 listings in the Baltimore-Towson, MD metro area. As such, some of the businesses used to derive the median valuation might be outside of Baltimore, but they are nearby and so are probably representative of Baltimore business valuations.
Considerations When Valuing a Business in Baltimore, MD
When calculating a company valuation, three very important factors are the nature of the business, the risk involved, and the growth, stability or irregularity of earnings and cash flows. This useful tip comes from Domenic Rinaldi, managing partner of Sun Acquisitions, a leading business brokerage firm.
Business Valuations for Baltimore, MD Businesses
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More Information on BizBuySell.com's Quarterly Reports
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Historical Data for Baltimore, MD Business Valuations
With respect to local trends in business-for-sale asking prices, here are the median asking prices for businesses for sale in the Baltimore-Towson, MD metro area for the last 10 quarters.
The chart below shows how median revenue multiples are tracking in the Baltimore area, based on BizBuySell.com's economic data.
The table below provides data on how cash flow multiples are trending in the Baltimore area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.
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