Q2 2009 Business Valuation Data
Business Valuations for Newport News, VA
Here's the latest BizBuySell.com Newport News, Virginia business valuation statistics for Second Quarter 2009.
Q2 2009 Business Valuations in Newport News, VA
Based on statistics prepared by BizBuySell.com, Newport News listings for businesses for sale in Q2 2009 had a median asking price of $250,000.
The median ask price for selling businesses was $229,500 in Q2 2008.
Newport News, VA Q2 2009 Revenue Multiples
In the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area, companies will on average sell for 0.79 times the selling company's revenues. This was the mean revenue multiple for Q2 2009 in this part of the country.
According to the latest BizBuySell.com data, the median revenue for its listed businesses was $400,000 in Q2 2009.
To put this in perspective, the Q2 2008 revenue multiple was 0.74 and the median revenue for selling businesses was $390,000.
Q2 2009 Cash Flow Multiples In Newport News, VA
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 Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area was 3.42.
BizBuySell.com determined that the median cash flow for Newport News area businesses was $90,000 in Q2 2009. In Q2 2008, cash flow multiples clocked in at 3.15 and the median cash flow was $91,208.
Number of Newport News Businesses for Sale in the Dataset
The study data comprised 204 listings in the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area. As such, some of the businesses used to derive the median valuation might be outside of Newport News, but they are close by and so are probably representative of Newport News business valuations.
Considerations When Valuing a Business in Newport News, VA
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 Newport News, VA Businesses
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More Information on BizBuySell.com's Quarterly Reports
The BizBuySell Insight Report is a nationally-recognized economic report that tracks trends in the business-for-sale marketplace. If you find these trends interesting, take a moment to visit BizBuySell.com Insights Report for more information.
Historical Data for Newport News, VA Business Valuations
With respect to local trends in business-for-sale asking prices, here are the median asking prices for businesses in the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC metro area for the last 10 quarters.
The chart below shows how median revenue multiples are trending in the Newport News area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.
The table below provides data on how cash flow multiples are trending in the Newport News area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.
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