Q2 2009 Business Valuation Data
Business Valuations for New Bedford, MA
Here's the latest BizBuySell.com New Bedford, Massachusetts business-for-sale data on local business valuations.
Q2 2009 Business Valuations in New Bedford, MA
Based on statistics prepared by BizBuySell.com, New Bedford listings for businesses for sale in Q2 2009 had a median asking price of $160,000.
The median ask price for selling businesses was $185,000 in Q2 2008.
Q2 2009 Revenue Multiples In New Bedford, MA
In the Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA metro area, businesses will usually sell for 0.70 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 $343,518 in Q2 2009.
To give this some context, the Q2 2008 revenue multiple was 0.76 and the median revenue for selling businesses was $350,000.
Q2 2009 Cash Flow Multiples In New Bedford, MA
Cash flow multiples are a useful metric that is used to value a business.
For Q2 2009, the average cash flow multiple for listed businesses in the Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA metro area was 3.14.
BizBuySell.com determined that the median cash flow for New Bedford area businesses was $77,269 in Q2 2009. In Q2 2008, cash flow multiples clocked in at 3.15 and the median cash flow was $79,974.
Number of New Bedford Businesses for Sale in the Dataset
The study data comprised 206 listings in the Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA metro area. As such, some of the businesses used to derive the median valuation might be outside of New Bedford, but they are in the area and so are likely representative of New Bedford business valuations.
Considerations When Valuing a Business in New Bedford, MA
Long before you want to sell a business, it's a good idea to hire a business valuation consultant to get a feel for what a business is worth. By doing this, you'll learn how to value a business and will identify many improvements you can make to improve the valuation for your business. This good valuing-a-business tip comes from Domenic Rinaldi, managing partner of Sun Acquisitions, a leading business brokerage firm.
Business Valuations for New Bedford, MA 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 additional information.
Historical Data for New Bedford, MA Business Valuations
With respect to local trends in business-for-sale asking prices, here are the median asking prices for companies in the Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA metro area for the last 10 quarters.
The chart below shows how median revenue multiples are trending in the New Bedford area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.
The table below provides data on how cash flow multiples are trending in the New Bedford area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.
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