Q2 2009 Business Valuation Data
Business Valuations for Contra Costa, CA
Recently, BizBuySell.com released its latest Contra Costa, California business-for-sale data on local business valuations.
Q2 2009 Business Valuations in Contra Costa, CA
According to the latest data compiled by BizBuySell.com, Contra Costa listings for businesses for sale in Q2 2009 had a median asking price of $225,000.
The median ask price for selling businesses was $250,000 in Q2 2008.
Contra Costa, CA Q2 2009 Revenue Multiples
In the Contra Costa-Alameda-Solano, CA metro area, companies will on average sell for 0.58 times the selling company's revenues. The data indicates that is 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 $561,000 in Q2 2009.
To put this in perspective, the Q2 2008 revenue multiple was 0.74 and the median revenue for selling businesses was $446,870.
Q2 2009 Cash Flow Multiples In Contra Costa, CA
Cash flow multiples are a common way to value a business.
For Q2 2009, the average cash flow multiple for listed businesses in the Contra Costa-Alameda-Solano, CA metro area was 3.17.
BizBuySell.com reports that the median cash flow for Contra Costa area businesses was $101,886 in Q2 2009. In Q2 2008, cash flow multiples clocked in at 3.47 and the median cash flow was $100,290.
Number of Contra Costa Businesses for Sale in the Dataset
The study data comprised 159 listings in the Contra Costa-Alameda-Solano, CA metro area. Many of the businesses in the dataset are outside of Contra Costa, but they are nearby and so are probably representative of Contra Costa business valuations.
Considerations When Valuing a Business in Contra Costa, CA
When working with a business valuation consulting firm, be prepared. The valuation company will need detailed information on business assets, historial earnings and projected future earnings. This helpful tip on business valuations comes from Domenic Rinaldi, managing partner of Sun Acquisitions, a leading business brokerage firm.
Business Valuations for Contra Costa, CA 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 Contra Costa, CA Business Valuations
With respect to local trends in business-for-sale asking prices, here are the median asking prices for businesses in the Contra Costa-Alameda-Solano, CA metro area for the last 10 quarters.
The chart below shows how median revenue multiples are changing in the Contra Costa area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.
Here is how cash flow multiples are trending in the Contra Costa area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.
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