Q2 2009 Business Valuation Data
Business Valuations for Albany, NY
Here's the latest BizBuySell.com Albany, New York reports on business valuations for Q2 2009.
Q2 2009 Business Valuations in Albany, NY
According to the latest data compiled by BizBuySell.com, Albany listings for businesses for sale in Q2 2009 had a median asking price of $379,000.
The median ask price for selling businesses was $499,000 in Q2 2008.
Q2 2009 Revenue Multiples In Albany, NY
In the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area, companies will usually sell for 1.74 times the selling company's revenues. This 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 $461,000 in Q2 2009.
In terms of trending year over year, the Q2 2008 revenue multiple was 1.85 and the median revenue for selling businesses was $430,000.
Q2 2009 Cash Flow Multiples In Albany, NY
Cash flow multiples are a useful metric that is used to value a business.
For Q2 2009, the average cash flow multiple for businesses listed in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area was 4.59.
BizBuySell.com found that the median cash flow for Albany area businesses was $130,000 in Q2 2009. In Q2 2008, cash flow multiples clocked in at 4.34 and the median cash flow was $140,614.
Number of Albany Businesses for Sale in the Dataset
The study data comprised 75 listings in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area. Many of the businesses in the dataset are outside of Albany, but they are close by and so are probably representative of Albany business valuations.
Tips for Albany, NY Business Valuations
When using comparables to value a company, care should be taken to not simply use comparable companies in the same line of business. Selected comparables should also be similar in terms of size, financial condition, and earnings outlook. This helpful tip comes from Domenic Rinaldi, managing partner of Sun Acquisitions, a leading business brokerage firm.
Business Valuations for Albany, NY Businesses
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Historical Data for Albany, NY Business Valuations
With respect to local trends in business-for-sale asking prices, here are the median asking prices for businesses in the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY metro area for the last 10 quarters.
The chart below shows how median revenue multiples are changing in the Albany area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.
The table below provides data on how cash flow multiples are trending in the Albany area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.
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