Nineteenth Annual Study of Recent Small Business Sales in the Eastern States provides you the valuable data needed to help determine the worth of a business.

BIZCOMPS 2008 is an annual study of over 4,400 actual businesses sold totaling over $1.2 billion dollars. These sales have been subdivided into a number of different categories to provide even more useful information.

• The sold businesses are compared by:
  
• Sales price to gross sales (Also graphed and with medians)
  
• Sales price to seller's discretionary earnings (Also graphed and with
• medians)
  
• Actual down payment versus all cash
  
• Rent as a percent of gross sales
  
• The value of furniture, fixtures and equipment
  
• The value of inventory at time of sale

This study consists of data supplied by CERTIFIED BUSINESS INTERMEDIARIES on approximately 4,400 business sales.

Businesses have been sorted into groups such as-
1. More Profitable Businesses
2. All businesses sold with terms
3. All businesses sold for cash
4. All businesses that sold for under $100,000
5. All businesses that sold for over $500,000
6. Manufacturing
7. Wholesale/Distribution
8. Food Service Businesses
9. Service Businesses
10. Retail Businesses
11. Contractors
12. Printing Shops
13. Sign Manufacturers
14. Injection Molding Manufacturers
15. Travel Agencies
16. Distr-Medical Supplies
17. Distr-Industrial Supplies
18. Distr-Food Products
19. Gift & Card Stores
20. Baked Goods
21. Convenience Stores
22. Service Stations
23. Women's Clothing
24. Retail Bicycles
25. Retail Florists
26. Restaurants-Full Service
27. Restaurants-Mexican
28. Restaurants-Italian
29. Fast Food-Pizza
30. Fast Food-Hamburgers
31. Deli's-Office & Industrial
32. Liquor Stores
33. Coin Laundries
34. Dry Cleaning Plants
35. One Hour Photo Labs
36. Automotive Repair
37. Automotive Lube & Tune
38. Mail Box Rentals
39. Video Tape Rentals
40. Accounting Practices

Comparisons are also made of the Actual Sale Price to the Gross Sales, Actual Sale Price to Seller's Discretionary Earnings, Average Down Payments Made, Percent Rent Paid, Inventory and so on. Restaurants are now grouped by type.

The information presented is designed to provide insight into the businesses sold. It will be useful for Business Brokers, Business Appraisers and their clients. Each study is updated once a year, old data is purged and 15% new transactions are added.

A few interesting new businesses included are: heating and air conditioning contractors, manufacturers, distributors, silk screen printing, sign manufacturers, printers, video stores, accounting services, convenience stores, travel agencies, day care centers, check cashing, donut shops, dry cleaners, computer services, vocational schools, florists and more!