Q2 2009 Business Valuation Data
Business Valuations for Cleveland, OH
Here's the latest BizBuySell.com Cleveland, Ohio business valuation statistics for Second Quarter 2009.
Q2 2009 Business Valuations in Cleveland, OH
According to the latest data compiled by BizBuySell.com, Cleveland listings for businesses for sale in Q2 2009 had a median asking price of $168,772.
The median ask price for selling businesses was $199,000 in Q2 2008.
Cleveland, OH Q2 2009 Revenue Multiples
In the Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH metro area, businesses will on average sell for 0.73 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 $302,537 in Q2 2009.
To put this in perspective, the Q2 2008 revenue multiple was 0.74 and the median revenue for selling businesses was $380,894.
Q2 2009 Cash Flow Multiples In Cleveland, OH
Cash flow multiples are a popular technique to value a business.
For Q2 2009, the average cash flow multiple for businesses listed in the Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH metro area was 3.06.
BizBuySell.com found that the median cash flow for Cleveland area businesses was $65,698 in Q2 2009. In Q2 2008, cash flow multiples clocked in at 3.44 and the median cash flow was $70,000.
Number of Cleveland Businesses for Sale in the Dataset
The study data comprised 98 listings in the Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH metro area. Many of the businesses in the dataset are outside of Cleveland, but they are in the area and so are likely representative of Cleveland business valuations.
Considerations When Valuing a Business in Cleveland, OH
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 Cleveland, OH Businesses
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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 Cleveland, OH Business Valuations
With respect to local trends in business-for-sale asking prices, here are the median asking prices for businesses for sale in the Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH metro area for the last 10 quarters.
The chart below shows how median revenue multiples are trending in the Cleveland area, based on BizBuySell.com's economic data.
The table below provides data on how cash flow multiples are trending in the Cleveland area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.
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