Q2 2009 Business Valuation Data
Business Valuations for Sugar Land, TX
Here's the latest BizBuySell.com Sugar Land, Texas reports on business valuations for Q2 2009.
Q2 2009 Business Valuations in Sugar Land, TX
Based on statistics prepared by BizBuySell.com, Sugar Land listings for businesses for sale in Q2 2009 had a median asking price of $295,000.
The median ask price for selling businesses was $250,000 in Q2 2008.
Q2 2009 Revenue Multiples In Sugar Land, TX
In the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX metro area, businesses will usually sell for 1.06 times the selling company's revenues. That was the mean revenue multiple for Q2 2009 in this metro area.
According to the latest BizBuySell.com data, the median revenue for its listed businesses was $465,220 in Q2 2009.
To put this in perspective, the Q2 2008 revenue multiple was 1.08 and the median revenue for selling businesses was $356,000.
Q2 2009 Cash Flow Multiples In Sugar Land, 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 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX metro area was 3.65.
BizBuySell.com reports that the median cash flow for Sugar Land area businesses was $113,180 in Q2 2009. In Q2 2008, cash flow multiples clocked in at 3.66 and the median cash flow was $95,328.
Number of Sugar Land Businesses for Sale in the Dataset
The study data comprised 500 listings in the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX metro area. Many of the businesses in the dataset are outside of Sugar Land, but they are in the area and so are probably representative of Sugar Land business valuations.
Considerations When Valuing a Business in Sugar Land, TX
The valuation you get for a business when selling will often depend on the type of buyer. For example, a strategic buyer will tend to pay much more than a competitor. This helpful business valuation tip comes from Domenic Rinaldi, managing partner of Sun Acquisitions, a leading business brokerage firm.
Business Valuations for Sugar Land, TX Businesses
If you are contemplating buying a business or selling a business and would like to look at comparables in the area, 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 additional information.
Historical Data for Sugar Land, TX Business Valuations
With respect to local trends in business-for-sale asking prices, here are the median asking prices for businesses in the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX metro area for the last 10 quarters.
The chart below shows how median revenue multiples are trending in the Sugar Land area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.
Here is how cash flow multiples are trending in the Sugar Land area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.
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