Review: business for sale – up to $250 000 | Sale of business

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The indicated price range — up to 250 thousand dollars — engulfs nowadays all enterprises of small and lower price category of the medium-size business and is more numerous in most sub-groups. So, the range of the sale proposals is widest here .

It should be noticed, that we shall speak only about the operating business prices, well-grounded by the preliminary researches and calculations, and thus - the real indeed. Such prices could be stated only by the high-skilled financial consultants during the careful pre-sale preparations .

In this and in the subsequent materials of cycle, wrap-round all the Ukrainianbusiness for sale prices spectrum, it should be spoken exceptionally about the real costs of the concrete operating enterprises, which preselling preparation had been made by the specialists of InterCredit company.

The first place among the companies with up to $250 prices to $250 belongs to the small factories with the wide producing assortment — 33%. It is needed to notice, that this segment occupies fully coincide with a general picture position, folded at the market in the all price categories, whereas the production companies lead also, true with a little bit modest result.

The majority inside the group consist of the building (concrete, brick, macadam etc.) and concomitant industries (carpentry, metal&plastic windows production), and food stuffs as well (small stock-raising complexes, fish industries, groats, flour production, etc.)

The prices for the operating food business waved in the wide range: from $25 000 (the buckwheat processing workshop) up to $100 000 - $200 000 (pork complex and fish industry farm accordingly). What about the non-food producing companies, their prices are notedly close-settled and mainly – near the top level: from $200 000 (the glass packages production workshop) up to $250 000 (mini-brickwork, granite processing enterprise, carpentry workshop).

The service sphere companies occupate the second place for sale proposals up to $250 000 — 26,5%. Notably, that this type of business occupied a fourth place only in general price rating by the end of summer-2009 — after the production companies, trade and car business. Obviously, the sale proposals proceeding displacement in the low prices area testifies, that this business segment is yet distant from the crisis bottom and investors feel it, continuing to wait yet more advantageous prices.

The most numerous inside this group are different companies related to the beauty industry (beauty salons, spa, solariums, etc.), and the tourist agencies, which assumed the first crisis shots on the eve of new 2009 year and continue to remain one and main victims of crisis.

Prices in this operating business segment were distributed as follows: from $15-30 000 (studio and beauty salon), up to $40-45 000 (advertizing firm and tourist agency accordingly) and further — from $70 000 (city communications service, sporting-health center) and even up to $250 000 (the beauty salon is in one of central districts of Kiev).

The third place, as well as in general price test, have been occupied by the autobusiness enterprises — 14,5% all the sale propositions. Thus refuelling and transportation companies lead in this price group, while general picture of the market is a little bit other: (car-care centers — up to 41%, transportation — about 30%, specialized point-of-sale grounds and car salons — up to 13%, refuelling stations (both alone and networks) — up to 12%).

That isn`t surprising, because of starting prices of the car-care centers, specialized point-of-sale grounds and car salons, remaining at the market today, go out far higher than $250 000. Prices in this group wave in rather narrow range: from $20-32 000. (refuelling) to $30-105 000.(car washing) and from $65 -80 000 (car service and transport enterprises). However, all this types of car business companies are widely presented in the more expensive price categories.

High-tech business is atforth place in the up to $250 000 price group — 12,0% of all sale proposals. Prices: from $20-25 000 (pay- terminals network and web-portal), up to $60-70 000 (mobile communication salon and a subject of space(!) activity). Among intermediate at price, but prominent in fact companies of this segment it is needed to mark the currency exchange (via internet) enterprise ($30-40 000 ).

Trade (8,0%) and entertainment/recreation sphere enterprises (cafe, bars etc. - up to 6% all sale proposals) complete the lower price range list. The obvious displacement their sale propositions in a high price category, testifies, that at least the first wave of crisis has already passed trow these «eternal» business activity segments. So, the potential investors have to hurry up, if they intend to inlay money in these kinds of perspective business with a benefit.

The price range of these «outsiders» is: from $15 000 (the pharmacy booth), up to $200 000 (the wide assortment shop) and from $11 000 (baking booth), up to $17 000. (shaurma sale network).

It remains to notice, that our next operating business market review will be devoted to Ukrainian enterprises with the real starting price up to $1 000 000.

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