Q2 2009 Business Valuation Data
Business Valuations for Buffalo, NY
BizBuySell.com has published its latest business valuation data, including Buffalo, New York business-for-sale data on local business valuations.
Q2 2009 Business Valuations in Buffalo, NY
Based on statistics prepared by BizBuySell.com, Buffalo listings for businesses for sale in Q2 2009 had a median asking price of $355,000.
The median ask price for selling businesses was $250,000 in Q2 2008.
Q2 2009 Revenue Multiples In Buffalo, NY
In the Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY metro area, small businesses will on average sell for 0.93 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 $376,500 in Q2 2009.
To put this in perspective, the Q2 2008 revenue multiple was 1.02 and the median revenue for selling businesses was $500,000.
Q2 2009 Cash Flow Multiples In Buffalo, NY
Cash flow multiples are a useful metric that is used to value a business.
For Q2 2009, the average cash flow multiple for listed businesses in the Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY metro area was 2.80.
BizBuySell.com reports that the median cash flow for Buffalo area businesses was $116,000 in Q2 2009. In Q2 2008, cash flow multiples clocked in at 3.84 and the median cash flow was $88,500.
Number of Buffalo Businesses for Sale in the Dataset
The study data comprised 26 listings in the Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY metro area. As such, some of the businesses used to derive the median valuation might be outside of Buffalo, but they are in the area and so are likely representative of Buffalo business valuations.
Considerations When Valuing a Business in Buffalo, NY
Long before you want to sell a business, it's a good idea to hire a business valuation consultant to get a feel for what a business is worth. By doing this, you'll learn how to value a business and will identify many improvements you can make to improve the valuation for your business. This good valuing-a-business tip comes from Domenic Rinaldi, managing partner of Sun Acquisitions, a leading business brokerage firm.
Business Valuations for Buffalo, NY Businesses
If you are contemplating buying a business or selling a business and would like to get an estimated business valuation, 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 more information.
Historical Data for Buffalo, NY 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 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY metro area for the last 10 quarters.
The chart below shows how median revenue multiples are trending in the Buffalo area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.
The table below provides data on how cash flow multiples are trending in the Buffalo area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.
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