Q2 2009 Business Valuation Data
Business Valuations for Santa Clara, CA
Here's the latest BizBuySell.com Santa Clara, California business valuation statistics for Second Quarter 2009.
Q2 2009 Business Valuations in Santa Clara, CA
According to the latest data compiled by BizBuySell.com, Santa Clara listings for businesses for sale in Q2 2009 had a median asking price of $295,000.
The median ask price for selling businesses was $249,500 in Q2 2008.
Q2 2009 Revenue Multiples In Santa Clara, CA
In the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area, small businesses will on average sell for 0.89 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 $416,326 in Q2 2009.
To put this in perspective, the Q2 2008 revenue multiple was 0.78 and the median revenue for selling businesses was $425,500.
Q2 2009 Cash Flow Multiples In Santa Clara, 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area was 3.52.
BizBuySell.com found that the median cash flow for Santa Clara area businesses was $103,532 in Q2 2009. In Q2 2008, cash flow multiples clocked in at 3.28 and the median cash flow was $101,000.
Number of Santa Clara Businesses for Sale in the Dataset
The study data comprised 134 listings in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area. As such, some of the businesses used to derive the median valuation might be outside of Santa Clara, but they are in the area and so are probably representative of Santa Clara business valuations.
Tips for Santa Clara, CA Business Valuations
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 Santa Clara, CA Businesses
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More Information on BizBuySell.com's Quarterly Reports
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Historical Data for Santa Clara, 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area for the last 10 quarters.
The chart below shows how median revenue multiples are trending in the Santa Clara area, based on BizBuySell.com's economic data.
The table below provides data on how cash flow multiples are trending in the Santa Clara area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.
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