Q2 2009 Business Valuation Data
Business Valuations for Seattle, WA
BizBuySell.com has published its latest business valuation data, including Seattle, Washington reports on business valuations for Q2 2009.
Q2 2009 Business Valuations in Seattle, WA
According to the latest data compiled by BizBuySell.com, Seattle listings for businesses for sale in Q2 2009 had a median asking price of $225,000.
The median ask price for selling businesses was $244,186 in Q2 2008.
Q2 2009 Revenue Multiples In Seattle, WA
In the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area, businesses will on average sell for 0.75 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 $450,000 in Q2 2009.
To give this some context, the Q2 2008 revenue multiple was 0.76 and the median revenue for selling businesses was $400,000.
Q2 2009 Cash Flow Multiples In Seattle, WA
Cash flow multiples are a popular technique to value a business.
For Q2 2009, the average cash flow multiple for listed businesses in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area was 3.14.
BizBuySell.com reports that the median cash flow for Seattle area businesses was $100,000 in Q2 2009. In Q2 2008, cash flow multiples clocked in at 3.28 and the median cash flow was $96,000.
Number of Seattle Businesses for Sale in the Dataset
The study data comprised 300 listings in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area. Many of the businesses in the dataset are outside of Seattle, but they are in the area and so are probably representative of Seattle business valuations.
Considerations When Valuing a Business in Seattle, WA
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 Seattle, WA Businesses
If you are contemplating buying a business or selling a business and would like to value a specific business, 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 published every quarter. If you find these trends interesting, take a moment to visit BizBuySell.com Insights Report for more information.
Historical Data for Seattle, WA Business Valuations
With respect to local trends in business-for-sale asking prices, here are the median asking prices for businesses in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area for the last 10 quarters.
The chart below shows how median revenue multiples are trending in the Seattle area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.
Here is how cash flow multiples are trending in the Seattle area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.
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