Q2 2009 Business Valuation Data
Business Valuations for San Bernardino, CA
BizBuySell.com has published its latest business valuation data, including San Bernardino, California reports on business valuations for Q2 2009.
Q2 2009 Business Valuations in San Bernardino, CA
According to the latest data compiled by BizBuySell.com, San Bernardino listings for businesses for sale in Q2 2009 had a median asking price of $225,000.
The median ask price for selling businesses was $275,000 in Q2 2008.
San Bernardino, CA Q2 2009 Revenue Multiples
In the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area, small businesses will usually sell for 0.86 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 $420,000 in Q2 2009.
To put this in perspective, the Q2 2008 revenue multiple was 0.87 and the median revenue for selling businesses was $480,000.
Q2 2009 Cash Flow Multiples In San Bernardino, CA
Cash flow multiples are a useful metric that is used to value a business.
For Q2 2009, the average cash flow multiple for businesses listed in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area was 3.14.
BizBuySell.com found that the median cash flow for San Bernardino area businesses was $96,570 in Q2 2009. In Q2 2008, cash flow multiples clocked in at 3.32 and the median cash flow was $102,996.
Number of San Bernardino Businesses for Sale in the Dataset
The study data comprised 571 listings in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area. As such, some of the businesses used to derive the median valuation might be outside of San Bernardino, but they are in the area and so are probably representative of San Bernardino business valuations.
Considerations When Valuing a Business in San Bernardino, CA
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 San Bernardino, CA 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 additional information.
Historical Data for San Bernardino, CA Business Valuations
With respect to local trends in business-for-sale asking prices, here are the median asking prices for businesses in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area for the last 10 quarters.
The chart below shows how median revenue multiples are changing in the San Bernardino area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.
The table below provides data on how cash flow multiples are trending in the San Bernardino area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.
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