Q2 2009 Business Valuation Data
Business Valuations for Bridgeport, CT
Here's the latest BizBuySell.com Bridgeport, Connecticut business valuation statistics for Second Quarter 2009.
Q2 2009 Business Valuations in Bridgeport, CT
Based on statistics prepared by BizBuySell.com, Bridgeport listings for businesses for sale in Q2 2009 had a median asking price of $265,000.
The median ask price for selling businesses was $239,500 in Q2 2008.
Q2 2009 Revenue Multiples In Bridgeport, CT
In the Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT metro area, businesses will usually sell for 0.84 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 $375,000 in Q2 2009.
To put this in perspective, the Q2 2008 revenue multiple was 0.71 and the median revenue for selling businesses was $400,720.
Q2 2009 Cash Flow Multiples In Bridgeport, CT
Cash flow multiples are a common way to value a business.
For Q2 2009, the average cash flow multiple for listed businesses in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT metro area was 3.12.
BizBuySell.com reports that the median cash flow for Bridgeport area businesses was $99,348 in Q2 2009. In Q2 2008, cash flow multiples clocked in at 2.80 and the median cash flow was $90,000.
Number of Bridgeport Businesses for Sale in the Dataset
The study data comprised 143 listings in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT metro area. Many of the businesses in the dataset are outside of Bridgeport, but they are in the area and so are probably representative of Bridgeport business valuations.
Considerations When Valuing a Business in Bridgeport, CT
The things that business buyers value most is growing and predictable cash flow. If you've got predictable and growing cash flow, the odds are you are going to be happy with the business valuation you get. This helpful tip comes from Domenic Rinaldi, managing partner of Sun Acquisitions, a leading business brokerage firm.
Business Valuations for Bridgeport, CT Businesses
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More Information on BizBuySell.com's Quarterly Reports
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Historical Data for Bridgeport, CT Business Valuations
With respect to local trends in business-for-sale asking prices, here are the median asking prices for businesses in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT metro area for the last 10 quarters.
The chart below shows how median revenue multiples are trending in the Bridgeport area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.
Here is how cash flow multiples are trending in the Bridgeport area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.
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