BizBuySell Local Quarterly Insight ReportMinneapolis-St.
Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIQ2 2015
DATA SET 1: BizBuySell Active Listings - Business for Sale
Data
Business Type NMedian Asking Sale
Price Median RevenueAvg. Multiple of
Revenue Median Cash FlowAvg. Multiple of
Cash FlowRetail - Restaurant 48 175,000$ 540,356$ 0.56 79,543$
2.72 Retail - Other 117 189,000$ 547,760$ 0.62 75,000$ 3.62 Service
189 250,000$ 395,478$ 0.90 101,668$ 3.13 Manufacturing 26 570,000$
496,765$ 1.12 156,187$ 3.68 Other 44 327,500$ 760,407$ 0.73
148,075$ 3.03 Total 424 239,500$ 453,740$ 0.78 92,830$ 3.24
Breakdown of Active Listings by Asking PricePrice Number % of
Total
$0 - $50,000 21 5%$50,001 - $100,000 51 12%$100,001 - $200,000
122 29%$200,001 - $300,000 54 13%$300,001 - $500,000 59 14%$500,001
- $1,000,000 61 14%$1,000,001+ 56 13%
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SET 2: Recently Closed Transactions Examples*
Business Type Business Subtype County Ad HeadlineTotal Closed
Transactions Sale Price Asking Price Sale/Ask Ratio Revenue Revenue
Multiple Cash Flow
Cash Flow Multiple
Summary data for all closed transactions 16 337,000$ 399,000$
0.95 760,476$ 0.51 168,065$ 3.25
Retail - Restaurant Restaurants Wright Mexican Dine-In /
Take-Out & Drive-Thru 59,000$ 65,000$ 0.91 400,000$ 0.15
50,000$ 1.18 Retail - Other Liquor Stores Dakota Off Sale Liquor
Store South Metro 1,300,000$ 1,600,000$ 0.81 3,101,451$ 0.42
322,000$ 4.04 Retail - Other Liquor Stores Dakota Liquor store
2,000,000$ 2,200,000$ 0.91 4,000,000$ 0.50 442,000$ 4.52 Service
Auto Repair, Parts & Services Hennepin Neighborhood Auto Repair
Shop - West Suburbs 299,000$ 299,000$ 1.00 241,840$ 1.24 42,269$
7.07 Retail - Restaurant Restaurants Dakota Very Profitable
Burnsville Sports Bar 375,000$ 499,000$ 0.75 1,500,000$ 0.25
190,000$ 1.97 Service Auto Repair, Parts & Services Ramsey
Franchised Auto Repair Shop - Absentee Owner 85,000$ 85,000$ 1.00
606,865$ 0.14 113,422$ 0.75
*Closed transactions are self-reported to BizBuySell by the
representing brokers. Not all closed transactions are reported to
BizBuySell and BizBuySell does not collect data from
for-sale-by-owner transactions. Some transactions are excluded from
example transactions due to confidentiality.
Counties included: Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin,
Isanti, Pierce, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Saint Croix, Washington,
Wright
Summary - Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, Q2 2015 The
median asking price for businesses for sale in this market on
BizBuySell was $239,500. These businesses had a median revenue of
$453,739 and a median cash flow of $92,829. Owners asked for, on
average, a revenue multiple of 0.78 and a cash flow multiple of
3.24.
BizBuySell analyzed 16 closed transactions in this market in Q2
2015. Businesses sold for a median sale price of $337,000. On
average, this is 0.95 of the ask price. These businesses had a
median revenue of $760,476 and a median cash flow of $168,065.
Business buyers paid on average 0.51 times revenue and 3.25 times
cash flow.
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