Q2 2009 Business Valuation Data
Business Valuations for St. Louis, MO
Here's the latest BizBuySell.com St. Louis, Missouri business-for-sale data on local business valuations.
Q2 2009 Business Valuations in St. Louis, MO
According to the latest data compiled by BizBuySell.com, St. Louis listings for businesses for sale in Q2 2009 had a median asking price of $249,000.
The median ask price for selling businesses was $275,000 in Q2 2008.
St. Louis, MO Q2 2009 Revenue Multiples
In the St. Louis, MO-IL metro area, businesses will usually sell for 0.83 times the selling company's revenues. The data indicates that is 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 $423,980 in Q2 2009.
As a reference point, the Q2 2008 revenue multiple was 0.84 and the median revenue for selling businesses was $475,040.
Q2 2009 Cash Flow Multiples In St. Louis, MO
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 St. Louis, MO-IL metro area was 4.28.
BizBuySell.com found that the median cash flow for St. Louis area businesses was $77,000 in Q2 2009. In Q2 2008, cash flow multiples clocked in at 3.64 and the median cash flow was $94,000.
Number of St. Louis Businesses for Sale in the Dataset
The study data comprised 187 listings in the St. Louis, MO-IL metro area. As such, some of the businesses used to derive the median valuation might be outside of St. Louis, but they are in the area and so are likely representative of St. Louis business valuations.
Considerations When Valuing a Business in St. Louis, MO
The exit sale price for small businesses are frequently based on rules of thumb that are known to buyers. While finance academics may object to this approach, it is still very prevalent because it is an easy way to value a business and buyers often are willing to pay the amounts derived from such rules of thumb. This useful tip for valuing a company comes from Domenic Rinaldi, managing partner of Sun Acquisitions, a leading business brokerage firm.
Business Valuations for St. Louis, MO Businesses
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More Information on BizBuySell.com's Quarterly Reports
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Historical Data for St. Louis, MO Business Valuations
With respect to local trends in business-for-sale asking prices, here are the median asking prices for businesses in the St. Louis, MO-IL metro area for the last 10 quarters.
The chart below shows how median revenue multiples are tracking in the St. Louis area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.
The table below provides data on how cash flow multiples are trending in the St. Louis area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.
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