Q2 2009 Business Valuation Data
Business Valuations for Alameda, CA
Here's the latest BizBuySell.com Alameda, California business-for-sale data on local business valuations.
Q2 2009 Business Valuations in Alameda, CA
According to the latest data compiled by BizBuySell.com, Alameda listings for businesses for sale in Q2 2009 had a median asking price of $225,000.
The median ask price for selling businesses was $250,000 in Q2 2008.
Q2 2009 Revenue Multiples In Alameda, CA
In the Contra Costa-Alameda-Solano, CA metro area, companies will usually sell for 0.58 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 $561,000 in Q2 2009.
To put this in perspective, the Q2 2008 revenue multiple was 0.74 and the median revenue for selling businesses was $446,870.
Q2 2009 Cash Flow Multiples In Alameda, CA
Cash flow multiples are a common way to value a business.
For Q2 2009, the average cash flow multiple for businesses listed in the Contra Costa-Alameda-Solano, CA metro area was 3.17.
BizBuySell.com reports that the median cash flow for Alameda area businesses was $101,886 in Q2 2009. In Q2 2008, cash flow multiples clocked in at 3.47 and the median cash flow was $100,290.
Number of Alameda Businesses for Sale in the Dataset
The study data comprised 159 listings in the Contra Costa-Alameda-Solano, CA metro area. As such, some of the businesses used to derive the median valuation might be outside of Alameda, but they are in the area and so are likely representative of Alameda business valuations.
Considerations When Valuing a Business in Alameda, CA
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 Alameda, CA Businesses
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More Information on BizBuySell.com's Quarterly Reports
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Historical Data for Alameda, CA Business Valuations
With respect to local trends in business-for-sale asking prices, here are the median asking prices for businesses for sale in the Contra Costa-Alameda-Solano, CA metro area for the last 10 quarters.
The chart below shows how median revenue multiples are trending in the Alameda area, based on BizBuySell.com's economic data.
Here is how cash flow multiples are trending in the Alameda area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.
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