Q2 2009 Business Valuation Data

Business Valuations for Waukesha, WI

Here's the latest BizBuySell.com Waukesha, Wisconsin business valuation statistics for Second Quarter 2009.

Q2 2009 Business Valuations in Waukesha, WI

According to the latest data compiled by BizBuySell.com, Waukesha listings for businesses for sale in Q2 2009 had a median asking price of $330,000.

The median ask price for selling businesses was $395,000 in Q2 2008.

Q2 2009 Revenue Multiples In Waukesha, WI

In the Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area, businesses will on average sell for 1.00 times the selling company's revenues. This was the mean revenue multiple for Q2 2009 in this area of the country.

According to the latest BizBuySell.com data, the median revenue for its listed businesses was $490,000 in Q2 2009.

To put this in perspective, the Q2 2008 revenue multiple was 1.11 and the median revenue for selling businesses was $530,000.

Q2 2009 Cash Flow Multiples In Waukesha, WI

Cash flow multiples are a common way to value a business.

For Q2 2009, the average cash flow multiple for listed businesses in the Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area was 4.28.

BizBuySell.com found that the median cash flow for Waukesha area businesses was $82,389 in Q2 2009. In Q2 2008, cash flow multiples clocked in at 4.12 and the median cash flow was $118,657.

Number of Waukesha Businesses for Sale in the Dataset

The study data comprised 93 listings in the Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area. As such, some of the businesses used to derive the median valuation might be outside of Waukesha, but they are close by and so are probably representative of Waukesha business valuations.

Considerations When Valuing a Business in Waukesha, WI

Some of the most popular business valuation methods are based on the market price for similar companies that are selling in the same timeframe. However, if it is warranted, the unique characteristics of a business may lead a valuation expert to calculate a company valuation that is radically different from peer company valuations. This good advice comes from Domenic Rinaldi, managing partner of Sun Acquisitions, a leading business brokerage firm.

Business Valuations for Waukesha, WI Businesses

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More Information on BizBuySell.com's Quarterly Reports

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Historical Data for Waukesha, WI Business Valuations

With respect to local trends in business-for-sale asking prices, here are the median asking prices for businesses in the Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area for the last 10 quarters.

Quarter
Median Ask
Q1 2007
$362,500
Q2 2007
$220,000
Q3 2007
$332,500
Q4 2007
$335,000
Q1 2008
$392,500
Q2 2008
$395,000
Q3 2008
$374,950
Q4 2008
$367,450
Q1 2009
$300,000
Q2 2009
$330,000

The chart below shows how median revenue multiples are tracking in the Waukesha area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.

Quarter
Revenue Multiple
Q1 2007
1.01
Q2 2007
1.02
Q3 2007
1.13
Q4 2007
0.97
Q1 2008
1.04
Q2 2008
1.11
Q3 2008
1.04
Q4 2008
1.02
Q1 2009
1.04
Q2 2009
1.00

The table below provides data on how cash flow multiples are trending in the Waukesha area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.

Quarter
Median Cash
Flow Multiple
Q1 2007
3.92
Q2 2007
3.65
Q3 2007
3.77
Q4 2007
3.56
Q1 2008
3.74
Q2 2008
4.12
Q3 2008
4.32
Q4 2008
4.42
Q1 2009
4.49
Q2 2009
4.28

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