Q2 2009 Business Valuation Data
Business Valuations for Vancouver, WA
Here's the latest BizBuySell.com Vancouver, Washington business valuation statistics for Second Quarter 2009.
Q2 2009 Business Valuations in Vancouver, WA
According to the latest data compiled by BizBuySell.com, Vancouver listings for businesses for sale in Q2 2009 had a median asking price of $295,000.
The median ask price for selling businesses was $275,000 in Q2 2008.
Vancouver, WA Q2 2009 Revenue Multiples
In the Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA metro area, small businesses will on average sell for 0.85 times the selling company's revenues. This 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 $403,000 in Q2 2009.
As a reference point, the Q2 2008 revenue multiple was 0.92 and the median revenue for selling businesses was $414,845.
Q2 2009 Cash Flow Multiples In Vancouver, WA
Cash flow multiples are a common way to value a business.
For Q2 2009, the average cash flow multiple for listed businesses in the Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA metro area was 3.41.
BizBuySell.com reports that the median cash flow for Vancouver area businesses was $103,401 in Q2 2009. In Q2 2008, cash flow multiples clocked in at 3.99 and the median cash flow was $94,823.
Number of Vancouver Businesses for Sale in the Dataset
The study data comprised 139 listings in the Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA metro area. As such, some of the businesses used to derive the median valuation might be outside of Vancouver, but they are in the area and so are probably representative of Vancouver business valuations.
Tips for Vancouver, WA Business Valuations
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 Vancouver, WA Businesses
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More Information on BizBuySell.com's Quarterly Reports
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Historical Data for Vancouver, WA Business Valuations
With respect to local trends in business-for-sale asking prices, here are the median asking prices for businesses in the Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA metro area for the last 10 quarters.
The chart below shows how median revenue multiples are moving in the Vancouver area, based on BizBuySell.com's economic data.
The table below provides data on how cash flow multiples are trending in the Vancouver area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.
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