Q2 2009 Business Valuation Data

Business Valuations for San Antonio, TX

Here's the latest BizBuySell.com San Antonio, Texas business valuation statistics for Second Quarter 2009.

San Antonio, TX Q2 2009 Business Valuations

Based on statistics prepared by BizBuySell.com, San Antonio listings for businesses for sale in Q2 2009 had a median asking price of $275,000.

The median ask price for selling businesses was $317,500 in Q2 2008.

Q2 2009 Revenue Multiples In San Antonio, TX

In the San Antonio, TX metro area, businesses will on average sell for 1.08 times the selling company's revenues. That was the mean revenue multiple for Q2 2009 in this part of the country.

According to the latest BizBuySell.com data, the median revenue for its listed businesses was $443,380 in Q2 2009.

To put this in perspective, the Q2 2008 revenue multiple was 1.15 and the median revenue for selling businesses was $447,500.

Q2 2009 Cash Flow Multiples In San Antonio, TX

Cash flow multiples are a common way to value a business.

For Q2 2009, the average cash flow multiple for listed businesses in the San Antonio, TX metro area was 3.96.

BizBuySell.com determined that the median cash flow for San Antonio area businesses was $88,000 in Q2 2009. In Q2 2008, cash flow multiples clocked in at 3.98 and the median cash flow was $99,406.

Number of San Antonio Businesses for Sale in the Dataset

The study data comprised 139 listings in the San Antonio, TX metro area. Many of the businesses in the dataset are outside of San Antonio, but they are in the area and so are probably representative of San Antonio business valuations.

Considerations When Valuing a Business in San Antonio, TX

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 San Antonio, TX Businesses

If you are contemplating buying a business or selling a business and would like to find out how much a business is worth, 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 San Antonio, TX Business Valuations

With respect to local trends in business-for-sale asking prices, here are the median asking prices for businesses in the San Antonio, TX metro area for the last 10 quarters.

Quarter
Median Ask
Q1 2007
$345,000
Q2 2007
$312,500
Q3 2007
$299,000
Q4 2007
$299,000
Q1 2008
$275,000
Q2 2008
$317,500
Q3 2008
$320,000
Q4 2008
$307,500
Q1 2009
$250,000
Q2 2009
$275,000

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

Quarter
Revenue Multiple
Q1 2007
1.20
Q2 2007
1.24
Q3 2007
1.07
Q4 2007
1.01
Q1 2008
1.04
Q2 2008
1.15
Q3 2008
1.15
Q4 2008
1.21
Q1 2009
1.11
Q2 2009
1.08

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

Quarter
Median Cash
Flow Multiple
Q1 2007
4.29
Q2 2007
4.45
Q3 2007
3.94
Q4 2007
3.91
Q1 2008
3.82
Q2 2008
3.98
Q3 2008
4.04
Q4 2008
4.23
Q1 2009
4.03
Q2 2009
3.96

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