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

BIZCOMPS® 2008 is an annual study of over 4,080 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 4,080 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. Computer Sales
24. Retail Bicycles
25. Retail Florists
26. Restaurants-Full Service
27. Restaurants-Mexican
28. Restaurants-Italian
29. Fast Food-PizzaSeller's
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 & TuneShops
38. Internet Service Businesses
39. Video Tape Rentals
40. Accounting Practices

The study includes a brief discussion of the conclusions one could make by studying the various groupings above.

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 Accountants, Business Appraisers, Business Brokers, and their clients.

A few interesting new categories are Auto Repair Shops, Cocktail Lounges, Coin Laundries, Computer Services, Dry Cleaners, Retail Florists, Gift & Card Stores, Janitorial Services, Lube & Tune Shops, Italian & Mexican Restaurants, Movie Theaters, One Hour Photo Labs, Printing Shops, Travel Agencies, Video Rental Stores, Internet Service Businesses and many different types of Manufacturers and Distributors.