Q2 2009 Business Valuation Data
Business Valuations for Clearwater, FL
Here's the latest BizBuySell.com Clearwater, Florida small company business valuation data for Second Quarter 2009.
Q2 2009 Business Valuations in Clearwater, FL
Based on statistics prepared by BizBuySell.com, Clearwater listings for businesses for sale in Q2 2009 had a median asking price of $195,000.
The median ask price for selling businesses was $225,000 in Q2 2008.
Q2 2009 Revenue Multiples In Clearwater, FL
In the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area, businesses will usually sell for 0.96 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 $339,295 in Q2 2009.
To give this some context, the Q2 2008 revenue multiple was 0.96 and the median revenue for selling businesses was $345,656.
Q2 2009 Cash Flow Multiples In Clearwater, FL
Cash flow multiples are a popular technique to value a business.
For Q2 2009, the average cash flow multiple for listed businesses in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area was 3.50.
BizBuySell.com determined that the median cash flow for Clearwater area businesses was $80,000 in Q2 2009. In Q2 2008, cash flow multiples clocked in at 3.39 and the median cash flow was $85,000.
Number of Clearwater Businesses for Sale in the Dataset
The study data comprised 853 listings in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area. As such, some of the businesses used to derive the median valuation might be outside of Clearwater, but they are close by and so are likely representative of Clearwater business valuations.
Considerations When Valuing a Business in Clearwater, FL
When working with a business valuation consulting firm, be prepared. The valuation company will need detailed information on business assets, historial earnings and projected future earnings. This helpful tip on business valuations comes from Domenic Rinaldi, managing partner of Sun Acquisitions, a leading business brokerage firm.
Business Valuations for Clearwater, FL Businesses
If you are contemplating buying a business or selling a business and would like to look at comparables in the area, 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
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Historical Data for Clearwater, FL Business Valuations
With respect to local trends in business-for-sale asking prices, here are the median asking prices for companies in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area for the last 10 quarters.
The chart below shows how median revenue multiples are trending in the Clearwater area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.
Here is how cash flow multiples are trending in the Clearwater area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.
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