Q2 2009 Business Valuation Data
Business Valuations for West Allis, WI
Here's the latest BizBuySell.com West Allis, Wisconsin business valuation statistics for Second Quarter 2009.
West Allis, WI Q2 2009 Business Valuations
Based on statistics prepared by BizBuySell.com, West Allis listings for businesses for sale in Q2 2009 had a median asking price of $330,000.
The median ask price for selling businesses was $395,000 in Q2 2008.
Q2 2009 Revenue Multiples In West Allis, WI
In the Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area, companies will usually sell for 1.00 times the selling company's revenues. The data indicates that is 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 $490,000 in Q2 2009.
To give this some context, the Q2 2008 revenue multiple was 1.11 and the median revenue for selling businesses was $530,000.
Q2 2009 Cash Flow Multiples In West Allis, WI
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 Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area was 4.28.
BizBuySell.com reports that the median cash flow for West Allis area businesses was $82,389 in Q2 2009. In Q2 2008, cash flow multiples clocked in at 4.12 and the median cash flow was $118,657.
Number of West Allis Businesses for Sale in the Dataset
The study data comprised 93 listings in the Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area. As such, some of the businesses used to derive the median valuation might be outside of West Allis, but they are in the area and so are probably representative of West Allis business valuations.
Considerations When Valuing a Business in West Allis, WI
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 West Allis, WI Businesses
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More Information on BizBuySell.com's Quarterly Reports
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Historical Data for West Allis, WI Business Valuations
With respect to local trends in business-for-sale asking prices, here are the median asking prices for businesses in the Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area for the last 10 quarters.
The chart below shows how median revenue multiples are tracking in the West Allis area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.
The table below provides data on how cash flow multiples are trending in the West Allis area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.
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