Q2 2009 Business Valuation Data

Business Valuations for Tulsa, OK

Here's the latest BizBuySell.com Tulsa, Oklahoma small company business valuation data for Second Quarter 2009.

Q2 2009 Business Valuations in Tulsa, OK

According to the latest data compiled by BizBuySell.com, Tulsa listings for businesses for sale in Q2 2009 had a median asking price of $302,500.

The median ask price for selling businesses was $400,000 in Q2 2008.

Tulsa, OK Q2 2009 Revenue Multiples

In the Tulsa, OK metro area, companies will usually sell for 0.94 times the selling company's revenues. The data indicates that is 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 $462,077 in Q2 2009.

To put this in perspective, the Q2 2008 revenue multiple was 0.89 and the median revenue for selling businesses was $476,635.

Q2 2009 Cash Flow Multiples In Tulsa, OK

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

For Q2 2009, the average cash flow multiple for listed businesses in the Tulsa, OK metro area was 3.71.

BizBuySell.com determined that the median cash flow for Tulsa area businesses was $101,823 in Q2 2009. In Q2 2008, cash flow multiples clocked in at 4.23 and the median cash flow was $100,000.

Number of Tulsa Businesses for Sale in the Dataset

The study data comprised 34 listings in the Tulsa, OK metro area. Many of the businesses in the dataset are outside of Tulsa, but they are in the area and so are probably representative of Tulsa business valuations.

Considerations When Valuing a Business in Tulsa, OK

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 Tulsa, OK Businesses

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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 more information.

Historical Data for Tulsa, OK Business Valuations

With respect to local trends in business-for-sale asking prices, here are the median asking prices for companies in the Tulsa, OK metro area for the last 10 quarters.

Quarter
Median Ask
Q1 2007
$380,000
Q2 2007
$625,000
Q3 2007
$612,500
Q4 2007
$600,000
Q1 2008
$472,000
Q2 2008
$400,000
Q3 2008
$325,000
Q4 2008
$410,000
Q1 2009
$375,000
Q2 2009
$302,500

The chart below shows how median revenue multiples are changing in the Tulsa area, based on BizBuySell.com's economic data.

Quarter
Revenue Multiple
Q1 2007
0.89
Q2 2007
0.85
Q3 2007
1.00
Q4 2007
0.97
Q1 2008
0.87
Q2 2008
0.89
Q3 2008
0.87
Q4 2008
0.85
Q1 2009
0.78
Q2 2009
0.94

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

Quarter
Median Cash
Flow Multiple
Q1 2007
5.46
Q2 2007
3.48
Q3 2007
3.88
Q4 2007
4.04
Q1 2008
4.13
Q2 2008
4.23
Q3 2008
4.03
Q4 2008
4.09
Q1 2009
3.76
Q2 2009
3.71

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