Q2 2009 Business Valuation Data
Business Valuations for East Hartford, CT
Recently, BizBuySell.com released its latest East Hartford, Connecticut business-for-sale data on local business valuations.
Q2 2009 Business Valuations in East Hartford, CT
Based on statistics prepared by BizBuySell.com, East Hartford listings for businesses for sale in Q2 2009 had a median asking price of $200,000.
The median ask price for selling businesses was $179,000 in Q2 2008.
Q2 2009 Revenue Multiples In East Hartford, CT
In the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area, businesses will on average sell for 0.59 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 $422,707 in Q2 2009.
To put this in perspective, the Q2 2008 revenue multiple was 0.66 and the median revenue for selling businesses was $360,000.
Q2 2009 Cash Flow Multiples In East Hartford, 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 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area was 2.80.
BizBuySell.com determined that the median cash flow for East Hartford area businesses was $100,000 in Q2 2009. In Q2 2008, cash flow multiples clocked in at 2.93 and the median cash flow was $90,968.
Number of East Hartford Businesses for Sale in the Dataset
The study data comprised 177 listings in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area. Many of the businesses in the dataset are outside of East Hartford, but they are in the area and so are probably representative of East Hartford business valuations.
Considerations When Valuing a Business in East Hartford, 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 East Hartford, CT Businesses
If you are contemplating buying a business or selling a business and would like to look at comparables in the area, 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 East Hartford, CT Business Valuations
With respect to local trends in business-for-sale asking prices, here are the median asking prices for companies in the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area for the last 10 quarters.
The chart below shows how median revenue multiples are trending in the East Hartford area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.
The table below provides data on how cash flow multiples are trending in the East Hartford area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.
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