Q2 2009 Business Valuation Data
Business Valuations for Bellevue, WA
Here's the latest BizBuySell.com Bellevue, Washington small company business valuation data for Second Quarter 2009.
Q2 2009 Business Valuations in Bellevue, WA
Based on statistics prepared by BizBuySell.com, Bellevue listings for businesses for sale in Q2 2009 had a median asking price of $225,000.
The median ask price for selling businesses was $244,186 in Q2 2008.
Bellevue, WA Q2 2009 Revenue Multiples
In the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area, small businesses will usually sell for 0.75 times the selling company's revenues. That 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 $450,000 in Q2 2009.
As a reference point, the Q2 2008 revenue multiple was 0.76 and the median revenue for selling businesses was $400,000.
Q2 2009 Cash Flow Multiples In Bellevue, WA
Cash flow multiples are a popular technique to value a business.
For Q2 2009, the average cash flow multiple for listed businesses in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area was 3.14.
BizBuySell.com reports that the median cash flow for Bellevue area businesses was $100,000 in Q2 2009. In Q2 2008, cash flow multiples clocked in at 3.28 and the median cash flow was $96,000.
Number of Bellevue Businesses for Sale in the Dataset
The study data comprised 300 listings in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area. As such, some of the businesses used to derive the median valuation might be outside of Bellevue, but they are in the area and so are likely representative of Bellevue business valuations.
Tips for Bellevue, WA Business Valuations
The exit sale price for small businesses are frequently based on rules of thumb that are known to buyers. While finance academics may object to this approach, it is still very prevalent because it is an easy way to value a business and buyers often are willing to pay the amounts derived from such rules of thumb. This useful tip for valuing a company comes from Domenic Rinaldi, managing partner of Sun Acquisitions, a leading business brokerage firm.
Business Valuations for Bellevue, WA Businesses
If you are contemplating buying a business or selling a business and would like to value a specific business, 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
The BizBuySell Insight Report is a nationally-recognized economic report that tracks trends in the business-for-sale marketplace. If you find these trends interesting, take a moment to visit BizBuySell.com Insights Report for more information.
Historical Data for Bellevue, WA Business Valuations
With respect to local trends in business-for-sale asking prices, here are the median asking prices for businesses in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area for the last 10 quarters.
The chart below shows how median revenue multiples are tracking in the Bellevue area, based on BizBuySell.com's economic data.
The table below provides data on how cash flow multiples are trending in the Bellevue area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.
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