Business Opportunities - Businesses For Sale
Quick Valuation Guidelines

Quick Valuation Guidelines

A multiple of eight to ten times current profits

2. An established business with a good market position, with some competitive pressures and some swings in earnings, requiring continual management attention.

A multiple of five to seven times current profits

3. An established business with no significant competitive advantages, stiff competition, few hard assets, and heavily dependent upon management’s skills for success.

A multiple of two to four times current profits

4. A small personal service business where the new owner will be the only, or one of the only, professional service providers.

A multiple of one times current profits.