Investors think Fed rate hikes are a done deal, Axios’ Matt Phillips writes. Sometimes things change. For instance, expectations about Fed rate hikes. Driving the news: Friday’s sizzling inflation report reinforced surging expectations for Fed rate hikes this year. This means traders and investors are overwhelmingly betting the central bank will hike… Read More »Interest Rates are Rising
Consumers are worried how far their paycheck is going to go with everything going up around them. Consumer sentiment hit an all-time low this month, according to the University of Michigan’s closely watched survey of consumers, Courtenay writes. What’s happening: Roughly 46% of consumers said their negative views about the… Read More »Consumer Sentiment at All Time Low
Year-over-year trends show an increase in seller financing in the Main Street market. The lower M&A market remains steady, however, there were fewer earnouts.
The average time to sell a small business shrunk slightly, varying from six to 11 months. Of that time roughly 60 to 120 days are spend in due diligence and execution, after a signed letter of intent or offer.
The average time to sell a small business shrunk slightly, varying from six to 11 months. Of that time roughly 60 to 120 days arespend in due diligence and execution, after a signed letter of intent or offer.
A seller’s market occurs when demand exceeds supply. There are more interested, active buyers than there are quality deals onthe market. In a seller’s market, buyer’s compete in order to win deals. This typically translates to increased values and morefavorable deal terms for the seller.Q1 trends shows an ongoing rebound… Read More »Seller’s Market
On average, business valuations have held relatively steady in the Main Street market, with multiples from 2.0-2.8x SDE. These multiples have remained fairly consistent over the history of the survey. Shifts are more likely in the lower middle market, however, as businesses become more attractive targets to financial and strategic… Read More »Average Selling Price as % of Asking/Benchmark Price
On average, business valuations have held relatively steady in the Main Street market, with multiples from 2.0-2.8x SDE. These multiples have remained fairly consistent over the history of the survey. Shifts are more likely in the lower middle market, however, as businesses become more attractive targets to financial and strategic… Read More »Median Multiples Increase With Company Size/Enterprise Value
The best way to receive top dollar for a business is by showing good cash flow over the years preceding placing the company on the market. That means business owners have to be good planners, smart managers and pay attention to details. They need to have ongoing marketing plans in… Read More »Tip #042 Maintaining strong cash flow can mean lots of offers!
Meanwhile most advisors (76%) believe a recession is at least somewhat likely in the next 12 months, with 25% predicting it’s either “very likely” or “extremely likely.” While these continue to be turbulent times, many fundamental drivers of dealmaking activity are still at play, Corporate balance sheets are strong, capital… Read More »Most Advisors See Recession Ahead