Q2 2009 Business Valuation Data
Business Valuations for Nashville, TN
Here's the latest BizBuySell.com Nashville, Tennessee business valuation statistics for Second Quarter 2009.
Nashville, TN Q2 2009 Business Valuations
According to the latest data compiled by BizBuySell.com, Nashville listings for businesses for sale in Q2 2009 had a median asking price of $350,000.
The median ask price for selling businesses was $299,950 in Q2 2008.
Nashville, TN Q2 2009 Revenue Multiples
In the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN metro area, businesses will usually sell for 1.01 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 $500,000 in Q2 2009.
As a reference point, the Q2 2008 revenue multiple was 0.95 and the median revenue for selling businesses was $497,675.
Q2 2009 Cash Flow Multiples In Nashville, TN
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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN metro area was 4.03.
BizBuySell.com reports that the median cash flow for Nashville area businesses was $114,000 in Q2 2009. In Q2 2008, cash flow multiples clocked in at 4.05 and the median cash flow was $107,500.
Number of Nashville Businesses for Sale in the Dataset
The study data comprised 227 listings in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN metro area. Many of the businesses in the dataset are outside of Nashville, but they are in the area and so are probably representative of Nashville business valuations.
Considerations When Valuing a Business in Nashville, TN
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 Nashville, TN Businesses
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More Information on BizBuySell.com's Quarterly Reports
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Historical Data for Nashville, TN 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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro, TN metro area for the last 10 quarters.
The chart below shows how median revenue multiples are trending in the Nashville area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.
The table below provides data on how cash flow multiples are trending in the Nashville area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.
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