Q2 2009 Business Valuation Data
Business Valuations for Fort Lauderdale, FL
BizBuySell.com has published its latest business valuation data, including Fort Lauderdale, Florida reports on business valuations for Q2 2009.
Q2 2009 Business Valuations in Fort Lauderdale, FL
According to the latest data compiled by BizBuySell.com, Fort Lauderdale listings for businesses for sale in Q2 2009 had a median asking price of $260,000.
The median ask price for selling businesses was $295,000 in Q2 2008.
Q2 2009 Revenue Multiples In Fort Lauderdale, FL
In the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL metro area, small businesses will usually sell for 0.90 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 $433,000 in Q2 2009.
To give this some context, the Q2 2008 revenue multiple was 0.98 and the median revenue for selling businesses was $449,212.
Q2 2009 Cash Flow Multiples In Fort Lauderdale, FL
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 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL metro area was 3.20.
BizBuySell.com determined that the median cash flow for Fort Lauderdale area businesses was $110,560 in Q2 2009. In Q2 2008, cash flow multiples clocked in at 3.32 and the median cash flow was $111,000.
Number of Fort Lauderdale Businesses for Sale in the Dataset
The study data comprised 1771 listings in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL metro area. Many of the businesses in the dataset are outside of Fort Lauderdale, but they are close by and so are probably representative of Fort Lauderdale business valuations.
Tips for Fort Lauderdale, FL Business Valuations
Knowing a company's value is relevant to many business decisions beyond defining a business exit asking price. It can influence things like estate planning strategies and how much you can borrow from creditors. This helpful tip comes from Domenic Rinaldi, managing partner of Sun Acquisitions, a leading business brokerage firm.
Business Valuations for Fort Lauderdale, FL Businesses
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More Information on BizBuySell.com's Quarterly Reports
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Historical Data for Fort Lauderdale, FL 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 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL metro area for the last 10 quarters.
The chart below shows how median revenue multiples are changing in the Fort Lauderdale area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.
The table below provides data on how cash flow multiples are trending in the Fort Lauderdale area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.
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