Q2 2009 Business Valuation Data

Business Valuations for Beaverton, OR

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

Q2 2009 Business Valuations in Beaverton, OR

Based on statistics prepared by BizBuySell.com, Beaverton listings for businesses for sale in Q2 2009 had a median asking price of $295,000.

The median ask price for selling businesses was $275,000 in Q2 2008.

Q2 2009 Revenue Multiples In Beaverton, OR

In the Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA metro area, businesses will on average sell for 0.85 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 $403,000 in Q2 2009.

In terms of trending year over year, the Q2 2008 revenue multiple was 0.92 and the median revenue for selling businesses was $414,845.

Q2 2009 Cash Flow Multiples In Beaverton, OR

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

For Q2 2009, the average cash flow multiple for listed businesses in the Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA metro area was 3.41.

BizBuySell.com found that the median cash flow for Beaverton area businesses was $103,401 in Q2 2009. In Q2 2008, cash flow multiples clocked in at 3.99 and the median cash flow was $94,823.

Number of Beaverton Businesses for Sale in the Dataset

The study data comprised 139 listings in the Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA metro area. As such, some of the businesses used to derive the median valuation might be outside of Beaverton, but they are in the area and so are likely representative of Beaverton business valuations.

Considerations When Valuing a Business in Beaverton, OR

At the end of the day, the value of a business is what a buyer is willing to pay for it. When people get business appraisals, they need to keep that in mind. You should never lock in on a business sale price, because ultimately the market has the final word on what companies sell for. This advice on how to determine the worth of a business comes from Domenic Rinaldi, managing partner of Sun Acquisitions, a leading business brokerage firm.

Business Valuations for Beaverton, OR Businesses

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More Information on BizBuySell.com's Quarterly Reports

The BizBuySell Insight Report is published every quarter. If you find these trends interesting, take a moment to visit BizBuySell.com Insights Report for additional information.

Historical Data for Beaverton, OR Business Valuations

With respect to local trends in business-for-sale asking prices, here are the median asking prices for businesses in the Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA metro area for the last 10 quarters.

Quarter
Median Ask
Q1 2007
$189,500
Q2 2007
$202,500
Q3 2007
$299,000
Q4 2007
$315,000
Q1 2008
$290,000
Q2 2008
$275,000
Q3 2008
$275,000
Q4 2008
$289,500
Q1 2009
$295,000
Q2 2009
$295,000

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

Quarter
Revenue Multiple
Q1 2007
0.68
Q2 2007
0.76
Q3 2007
0.88
Q4 2007
0.83
Q1 2008
0.82
Q2 2008
0.92
Q3 2008
0.96
Q4 2008
0.83
Q1 2009
0.86
Q2 2009
0.85

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

Quarter
Median Cash
Flow Multiple
Q1 2007
3.30
Q2 2007
3.42
Q3 2007
3.74
Q4 2007
3.91
Q1 2008
3.65
Q2 2008
3.99
Q3 2008
3.84
Q4 2008
3.47
Q1 2009
3.41
Q2 2009
3.41

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