Q2 2009 Business Valuation Data
Business Valuations for Elyria, OH
Here's the latest BizBuySell.com Elyria, Ohio business valuation statistics for Second Quarter 2009.
Q2 2009 Business Valuations in Elyria, OH
According to the latest data compiled by BizBuySell.com, Elyria listings for businesses for sale in Q2 2009 had a median asking price of $168,772.
The median ask price for selling businesses was $199,000 in Q2 2008.
Q2 2009 Revenue Multiples In Elyria, OH
In the Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH metro area, companies will on average sell for 0.73 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 $302,537 in Q2 2009.
To put this in perspective, the Q2 2008 revenue multiple was 0.74 and the median revenue for selling businesses was $380,894.
Q2 2009 Cash Flow Multiples In Elyria, OH
Cash flow multiples are a popular technique to value a business.
For Q2 2009, the average cash flow multiple for listed businesses in the Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH metro area was 3.06.
BizBuySell.com reports that the median cash flow for Elyria area businesses was $65,698 in Q2 2009. In Q2 2008, cash flow multiples clocked in at 3.44 and the median cash flow was $70,000.
Number of Elyria Businesses for Sale in the Dataset
The study data comprised 98 listings in the Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH metro area. As such, some of the businesses used to derive the median valuation might be outside of Elyria, but they are in the area and so are probably representative of Elyria business valuations.
Considerations When Valuing a Business in Elyria, OH
The valuation you get for a business when selling will often depend on the type of buyer. For example, a strategic buyer will tend to pay much more than a competitor. This helpful business valuation tip comes from Domenic Rinaldi, managing partner of Sun Acquisitions, a leading business brokerage firm.
Business Valuations for Elyria, OH Businesses
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More Information on BizBuySell.com's Quarterly Reports
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Historical Data for Elyria, OH Business Valuations
With respect to local trends in business-for-sale asking prices, here are the median asking prices for companies in the Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH metro area for the last 10 quarters.
The chart below shows how median revenue multiples are trending in the Elyria area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.
The table below provides data on how cash flow multiples are trending in the Elyria area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.
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