Q2 2009 Business Valuation Data

Business Valuations for St. Paul, MN

Here's the latest BizBuySell.com St. Paul, Minnesota small company business valuation data for Second Quarter 2009.

St. Paul, MN Q2 2009 Business Valuations

According to the latest data compiled by BizBuySell.com, St. Paul listings for businesses for sale in Q2 2009 had a median asking price of $258,999.

The median ask price for selling businesses was $250,000 in Q2 2008.

Q2 2009 Revenue Multiples In St. Paul, MN

In the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area, businesses will on average sell for 0.86 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 $400,000 in Q2 2009.

To put this in perspective, the Q2 2008 revenue multiple was 0.88 and the median revenue for selling businesses was $388,684.

Q2 2009 Cash Flow Multiples In St. Paul, MN

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

For Q2 2009, the average cash flow multiple for businesses listed in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area was 4.10.

BizBuySell.com found that the median cash flow for St. Paul area businesses was $79,402 in Q2 2009. In Q2 2008, cash flow multiples clocked in at 4.20 and the median cash flow was $78,166.

Number of St. Paul Businesses for Sale in the Dataset

The study data comprised 317 listings in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area. As such, some of the businesses used to derive the median valuation might be outside of St. Paul, but they are nearby and so are likely representative of St. Paul business valuations.

Considerations When Valuing a Business in St. Paul, MN

When calculating a company valuation, three very important factors are the nature of the business, the risk involved, and the growth, stability or irregularity of earnings and cash flows. This useful tip comes from Domenic Rinaldi, managing partner of Sun Acquisitions, a leading business brokerage firm.

Business Valuations for St. Paul, MN Businesses

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More Information on BizBuySell.com's Quarterly Reports

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Historical Data for St. Paul, MN Business Valuations

With respect to local trends in business-for-sale asking prices, here are the median asking prices for businesses in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area for the last 10 quarters.

Quarter
Median Ask
Q1 2007
$250,000
Q2 2007
$259,000
Q3 2007
$300,000
Q4 2007
$299,000
Q1 2008
$265,000
Q2 2008
$250,000
Q3 2008
$265,000
Q4 2008
$300,000
Q1 2009
$275,000
Q2 2009
$258,999

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

Quarter
Revenue Multiple
Q1 2007
0.76
Q2 2007
0.88
Q3 2007
0.83
Q4 2007
0.87
Q1 2008
0.85
Q2 2008
0.88
Q3 2008
0.91
Q4 2008
0.91
Q1 2009
0.94
Q2 2009
0.86

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

Quarter
Median Cash
Flow Multiple
Q1 2007
3.93
Q2 2007
3.76
Q3 2007
3.91
Q4 2007
4.02
Q1 2008
3.99
Q2 2008
4.20
Q3 2008
4.19
Q4 2008
4.37
Q1 2009
4.28
Q2 2009
4.10

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