Q2 2009 Business Valuation Data
Business Valuations for Wilmington, DE
BizBuySell.com has published its latest business valuation data, including Wilmington, Delaware business-for-sale data on local business valuations.
Wilmington, DE Q2 2009 Business Valuations
According to the latest data compiled by BizBuySell.com, Wilmington listings for businesses for sale in Q2 2009 had a median asking price of $289,000.
The median ask price for selling businesses was $260,000 in Q2 2008.
Wilmington, DE Q2 2009 Revenue Multiples
In the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area, companies will on average sell for 0.89 times the selling company's revenues. That was the mean revenue multiple for Q2 2009 in this part of the country.
According to the latest BizBuySell.com data, the median revenue for its listed businesses was $438,415 in Q2 2009.
In terms of trending year over year, the Q2 2008 revenue multiple was 0.91 and the median revenue for selling businesses was $392,000.
Q2 2009 Cash Flow Multiples In Wilmington, DE
Cash flow multiples are a common way to value a business.
For Q2 2009, the average cash flow multiple for listed businesses in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area was 3.35.
BizBuySell.com determined that the median cash flow for Wilmington area businesses was $110,000 in Q2 2009. In Q2 2008, cash flow multiples clocked in at 3.41 and the median cash flow was $103,221.
Number of Wilmington Businesses for Sale in the Dataset
The study data comprised 861 listings in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area. As such, some of the businesses used to derive the median valuation might be outside of Wilmington, but they are nearby and so are probably representative of Wilmington business valuations.
Tips for Wilmington, DE Business Valuations
Some of the most popular business valuation methods are based on the market price for similar companies that are selling in the same timeframe. However, if it is warranted, the unique characteristics of a business may lead a valuation expert to calculate a company valuation that is radically different from peer company valuations. This good advice comes from Domenic Rinaldi, managing partner of Sun Acquisitions, a leading business brokerage firm.
Business Valuations for Wilmington, DE Businesses
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Historical Data for Wilmington, DE Business Valuations
With respect to local trends in business-for-sale asking prices, here are the median asking prices for businesses in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area for the last 10 quarters.
The chart below shows how median revenue multiples are moving in the Wilmington area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.
The table below provides data on how cash flow multiples are trending in the Wilmington area, based on BizBuySell.com's quarterly reports.
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