Q2 2009 Business Valuation Data

Business Valuations for San Marcos, CA

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

San Marcos, CA Q2 2009 Business Valuations

According to the latest data compiled by BizBuySell.com, San Marcos listings for businesses for sale in Q2 2009 had a median asking price of $195,000.

The median ask price for selling businesses was $239,550 in Q2 2008.

Q2 2009 Revenue Multiples In San Marcos, CA

In the San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA metro area, businesses will usually sell for 0.61 times the selling company's revenues. This 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 $384,000 in Q2 2009.

As a reference point, the Q2 2008 revenue multiple was 0.78 and the median revenue for selling businesses was $361,000.

Q2 2009 Cash Flow Multiples In San Marcos, 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 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA metro area was 2.70.

BizBuySell.com reports that the median cash flow for San Marcos area businesses was $85,000 in Q2 2009. In Q2 2008, cash flow multiples clocked in at 3.14 and the median cash flow was $90,000.

Number of San Marcos Businesses for Sale in the Dataset

The study data comprised 343 listings in the San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA metro area. As such, some of the businesses used to derive the median valuation might be outside of San Marcos, but they are nearby and so are probably representative of San Marcos business valuations.

Considerations When Valuing a Business in San Marcos, CA

Some of the most popular business valuation methods are based on the market price for similar companies that are selling in the same timeframe. However, if it is warranted, the unique characteristics of a business may lead a valuation expert to calculate a company valuation that is radically different from peer company valuations. This good advice comes from Domenic Rinaldi, managing partner of Sun Acquisitions, a leading business brokerage firm.

Business Valuations for San Marcos, CA Businesses

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More Information on BizBuySell.com's Quarterly Reports

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Historical Data for San Marcos, CA Business Valuations

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

Quarter
Median Ask
Q1 2007
$200,000
Q2 2007
$195,000
Q3 2007
$195,000
Q4 2007
$195,000
Q1 2008
$220,000
Q2 2008
$239,550
Q3 2008
$220,000
Q4 2008
$199,750
Q1 2009
$199,000
Q2 2009
$195,000

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

Quarter
Revenue Multiple
Q1 2007
0.83
Q2 2007
0.73
Q3 2007
0.83
Q4 2007
0.76
Q1 2008
0.76
Q2 2008
0.78
Q3 2008
0.73
Q4 2008
0.69
Q1 2009
0.64
Q2 2009
0.61

Here is how cash flow multiples are trending in the San Marcos area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.

Quarter
Median Cash
Flow Multiple
Q1 2007
3.14
Q2 2007
3.15
Q3 2007
3.35
Q4 2007
3.13
Q1 2008
3.08
Q2 2008
3.14
Q3 2008
2.94
Q4 2008
2.77
Q1 2009
2.69
Q2 2009
2.70

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