Q2 2009 Business Valuation Data

Business Valuations for Rochester, NY

Here's the latest BizBuySell.com Rochester, New York business valuation statistics for Second Quarter 2009.

Rochester, NY Q2 2009 Business Valuations

According to the latest data compiled by BizBuySell.com, Rochester listings for businesses for sale in Q2 2009 had a median asking price of $250,000.

The median ask price for selling businesses was $259,500 in Q2 2008.

Rochester, NY Q2 2009 Revenue Multiples

In the Rochester, NY metro area, businesses will on average sell for 1.20 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 $464,602 in Q2 2009.

To put this in perspective, the Q2 2008 revenue multiple was 1.24 and the median revenue for selling businesses was $373,282.

Q2 2009 Cash Flow Multiples In Rochester, NY

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 Rochester, NY metro area was 4.05.

BizBuySell.com reports that the median cash flow for Rochester area businesses was $87,956 in Q2 2009. In Q2 2008, cash flow multiples clocked in at 4.75 and the median cash flow was $72,112.

Number of Rochester Businesses for Sale in the Dataset

The study data comprised 54 listings in the Rochester, NY metro area. As such, some of the businesses used to derive the median valuation might be outside of Rochester, but they are close by and so are probably representative of Rochester business valuations.

Tips for Rochester, NY Business Valuations

Don't forget that business valuations are irrelevant if you can't get buyers interested in making an offer. Calculating a business valuation and coming up with an asking price is just one of many steps you must undertake to successfully sell a business. This helpful advice was provided by Domenic Rinaldi, managing partner of Sun Acquisitions, a leading business brokerage firm.

Business Valuations for Rochester, NY 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

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Historical Data for Rochester, NY 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 Rochester, NY metro area for the last 10 quarters.

Quarter
Median Ask
Q1 2007
$325,000
Q2 2007
$197,500
Q3 2007
$255,000
Q4 2007
$303,558
Q1 2008
$235,000
Q2 2008
$259,500
Q3 2008
$325,000
Q4 2008
$275,000
Q1 2009
$277,500
Q2 2009
$250,000

The chart below shows how median revenue multiples are tracking in the Rochester area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.

Quarter
Revenue Multiple
Q1 2007
1.73
Q2 2007
1.20
Q3 2007
0.99
Q4 2007
1.15
Q1 2008
1.00
Q2 2008
1.24
Q3 2008
1.37
Q4 2008
1.38
Q1 2009
1.18
Q2 2009
1.20

The table below provides data on how cash flow multiples are trending in the Rochester area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.

Quarter
Median Cash
Flow Multiple
Q1 2007
5.59
Q2 2007
4.02
Q3 2007
4.51
Q4 2007
4.85
Q1 2008
4.45
Q2 2008
4.75
Q3 2008
5.12
Q4 2008
4.71
Q1 2009
4.43
Q2 2009
4.05

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