Q2 2009 Business Valuation Data
Business Valuations for Alexandria, VA
BizBuySell.com has published its latest business valuation data, including Alexandria, Virginia business valuation statistics for Second Quarter 2009.
Q2 2009 Business Valuations in Alexandria, VA
Based on statistics prepared by BizBuySell.com, Alexandria listings for businesses for sale in Q2 2009 had a median asking price of $250,000.
The median ask price for selling businesses was $250,000 in Q2 2008.
Alexandria, VA Q2 2009 Revenue Multiples
In the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, small businesses will usually sell for 0.74 times the selling company's revenues. That was the mean revenue multiple for Q2 2009 in this area of the country.
According to the latest BizBuySell.com data, the median revenue for its listed businesses was $440,000 in Q2 2009.
To put this in perspective, the Q2 2008 revenue multiple was 0.70 and the median revenue for selling businesses was $436,500.
Q2 2009 Cash Flow Multiples In Alexandria, VA
Cash flow multiples are a common way to value a business.
For Q2 2009, the average cash flow multiple for listed businesses in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area was 2.95.
BizBuySell.com reports that the median cash flow for Alexandria area businesses was $100,000 in Q2 2009. In Q2 2008, cash flow multiples clocked in at 3.02 and the median cash flow was $100,000.
Number of Alexandria Businesses for Sale in the Dataset
The study data comprised 727 listings in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area. Many of the businesses in the dataset are outside of Alexandria, but they are close by and so are probably representative of Alexandria business valuations.
Considerations When Valuing a Business in Alexandria, VA
Remember that once you sell the business, your role as a revenue and profit generator will disappear. If a business is overly reliant on the talents of the current owner, buyers will value the business at a lower price, knowing that cash flow will be adversely impacted by the absence of the current owner. This useful business valuation advice comes from Domenic Rinaldi, managing partner of Sun Acquisitions, a leading business brokerage firm.
Business Valuations for Alexandria, VA Businesses
If you are contemplating buying a business or selling a business and would like to find out how much a business is worth, 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 published every quarter. If you find these trends interesting, take a moment to visit BizBuySell.com Insights Report for more information.
Historical Data for Alexandria, VA Business Valuations
With respect to local trends in business-for-sale asking prices, here are the median asking prices for businesses in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area for the last 10 quarters.
The chart below shows how median revenue multiples are trending in the Alexandria area, based on BizBuySell.com's data.
The table below provides data on how cash flow multiples are trending in the Alexandria area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.
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