Q2 2009 Business Valuation Data
Business Valuations for Towson, MD
Here's the latest BizBuySell.com Towson, Maryland business valuation statistics for Second Quarter 2009.
Q2 2009 Business Valuations in Towson, MD
According to the latest data compiled by BizBuySell.com, Towson listings for businesses for sale in Q2 2009 had a median asking price of $249,000.
The median ask price for selling businesses was $265,000 in Q2 2008.
Q2 2009 Revenue Multiples In Towson, MD
In the Baltimore-Towson, MD metro area, small businesses will usually sell for 0.72 times the selling company's revenues. This 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 $458,000 in Q2 2009.
To put this in perspective, the Q2 2008 revenue multiple was 0.81 and the median revenue for selling businesses was $430,163.
Q2 2009 Cash Flow Multiples In Towson, MD
Cash flow multiples are a common way to value a business.
For Q2 2009, the average cash flow multiple for listed businesses in the Baltimore-Towson, MD metro area was 3.06.
BizBuySell.com reports that the median cash flow for Towson area businesses was $100,000 in Q2 2009. In Q2 2008, cash flow multiples clocked in at 3.31 and the median cash flow was $95,000.
Number of Towson Businesses for Sale in the Dataset
The study data comprised 239 listings in the Baltimore-Towson, MD metro area. As such, some of the businesses used to derive the median valuation might be outside of Towson, but they are nearby and so are likely representative of Towson business valuations.
Considerations When Valuing a Business in Towson, MD
At the end of the day, the value of a business is what a buyer is willing to pay for it. When people get business appraisals, they need to keep that in mind. You should never lock in on a business sale price, because ultimately the market has the final word on what companies sell for. This advice on how to determine the worth of a business comes from Domenic Rinaldi, managing partner of Sun Acquisitions, a leading business brokerage firm.
Business Valuations for Towson, MD Businesses
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More Information on BizBuySell.com's Quarterly Reports
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Historical Data for Towson, MD Business Valuations
With respect to local trends in business-for-sale asking prices, here are the median asking prices for businesses in the Baltimore-Towson, MD metro area for the last 10 quarters.
The chart below shows how median revenue multiples are trending in the Towson area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.
Here is how cash flow multiples are trending in the Towson area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.
Flow Multiple
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