Q2 2009 Business Valuation Data
Business Valuations for Carlsbad, CA
Here's the latest BizBuySell.com Carlsbad, California small company business valuation data for Second Quarter 2009.
Carlsbad, CA Q2 2009 Business Valuations
According to the latest data compiled by BizBuySell.com, Carlsbad listings for businesses for sale in Q2 2009 had a median asking price of $195,000.
The median ask price for selling businesses was $239,550 in Q2 2008.
Carlsbad, CA Q2 2009 Revenue Multiples
In the San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA metro area, companies will usually sell for 0.61 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 $384,000 in Q2 2009.
To put this in perspective, the Q2 2008 revenue multiple was 0.78 and the median revenue for selling businesses was $361,000.
Q2 2009 Cash Flow Multiples In Carlsbad, CA
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 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA metro area was 2.70.
BizBuySell.com reports that the median cash flow for Carlsbad area businesses was $85,000 in Q2 2009. In Q2 2008, cash flow multiples clocked in at 3.14 and the median cash flow was $90,000.
Number of Carlsbad Businesses for Sale in the Dataset
The study data comprised 343 listings in the San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA metro area. Many of the businesses in the dataset are outside of Carlsbad, but they are in the area and so are probably representative of Carlsbad business valuations.
Tips for Carlsbad, CA Business Valuations
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 Carlsbad, CA Businesses
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More Information on BizBuySell.com's Quarterly Reports
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Historical Data for Carlsbad, CA Business Valuations
With respect to local trends in business-for-sale asking prices, here are the median asking prices for businesses in the San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA metro area for the last 10 quarters.
The chart below shows how median revenue multiples are trending in the Carlsbad area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.
The table below provides data on how cash flow multiples are trending in the Carlsbad area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.
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