Q2 2009 Business Valuation Data

Business Valuations for Albuquerque, NM

Here's the latest BizBuySell.com Albuquerque, New Mexico reports on business valuations for Q2 2009.

Q2 2009 Business Valuations in Albuquerque, NM

According to the latest data compiled by BizBuySell.com, Albuquerque listings for businesses for sale in Q2 2009 had a median asking price of $338,850.

The median ask price for selling businesses was $295,000 in Q2 2008.

Albuquerque, NM Q2 2009 Revenue Multiples

In the Albuquerque, NM metro area, small businesses will on average sell for 0.82 times the selling company's revenues. That was the mean revenue multiple for Q2 2009 in this metro area.

According to the latest BizBuySell.com data, the median revenue for its listed businesses was $568,750 in Q2 2009.

To put this in perspective, the Q2 2008 revenue multiple was 0.71 and the median revenue for selling businesses was $503,250.

Q2 2009 Cash Flow Multiples In Albuquerque, NM

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

For Q2 2009, the average cash flow multiple for listed businesses in the Albuquerque, NM metro area was 4.10.

BizBuySell.com reports that the median cash flow for Albuquerque area businesses was $86,488 in Q2 2009. In Q2 2008, cash flow multiples clocked in at 3.23 and the median cash flow was $99,748.

Number of Albuquerque Businesses for Sale in the Dataset

The study data comprised 52 listings in the Albuquerque, NM metro area. As such, some of the businesses used to derive the median valuation might be outside of Albuquerque, but they are nearby and so are probably representative of Albuquerque business valuations.

Tips for Albuquerque, NM Business Valuations

Long before you want to sell a business, it's a good idea to hire a business valuation consultant to get a feel for what a business is worth. By doing this, you'll learn how to value a business and will identify many improvements you can make to improve the valuation for your business. This good valuing-a-business tip comes from Domenic Rinaldi, managing partner of Sun Acquisitions, a leading business brokerage firm.

Business Valuations for Albuquerque, NM Businesses

If you are contemplating buying a business or selling a business and would like to look at comparables in the area, we suggest you try the BizBuySell.com Business Valuation Tool. You can modify the dataset that creates business valuation estimates to meet your specific criteria. As a bonus, access to the tool is very affordable -- less than $100.

More Information on BizBuySell.com's Quarterly Reports

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Historical Data for Albuquerque, NM Business Valuations

With respect to local trends in business-for-sale asking prices, here are the median asking prices for companies in the Albuquerque, NM metro area for the last 10 quarters.

Quarter
Median Ask
Q1 2007
$215,000
Q2 2007
$262,500
Q3 2007
$259,500
Q4 2007
$297,000
Q1 2008
$298,000
Q2 2008
$295,000
Q3 2008
$298,450
Q4 2008
$323,850
Q1 2009
$350,000
Q2 2009
$338,850

The chart below shows how median revenue multiples are trending in the Albuquerque area, based on BizBuySell.com's economic data.

Quarter
Revenue Multiple
Q1 2007
0.82
Q2 2007
1.11
Q3 2007
1.01
Q4 2007
0.85
Q1 2008
0.82
Q2 2008
0.71
Q3 2008
0.58
Q4 2008
0.71
Q1 2009
0.72
Q2 2009
0.82

Here is how cash flow multiples are trending in the Albuquerque area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.

Quarter
Median Cash
Flow Multiple
Q1 2007
4.05
Q2 2007
3.99
Q3 2007
3.49
Q4 2007
3.39
Q1 2008
3.10
Q2 2008
3.23
Q3 2008
3.45
Q4 2008
3.74
Q1 2009
3.81
Q2 2009
4.10

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