Practice sale values fall

Practice sale values fall
The sale value of the average dental practice has dropped to 92% of turnover in the most recent quarter ending October 2012from 101% in the previous quarter according to Alan Suggett of NASDAL. The figure for the average valuation has also dropped, albeit more modestly, from 99% in the previous quarter to  97%  in the most recent quarter.

Alan Suggett, a partner in UNW LLP in Newcastle who carries out the NASDAL goodwill survey, commented: “I’m not conscious of any significant changes in the market place since the last quarterly survey, other than a gradual tightening up of bank lending criteria. The effective range of “normal” deals is, in my experience, from 60% or so for private practices at the lower end, to 200% for large profitable NHS practice sales to corporates.

Ray Goodman, Chairman of the NASDAL Lawyers Group commented: “Despite the thereat of a new  and as yet  unknown  PCT  contract, the market  for  both NHS  and Private practices remains solid  with  buyers outnumbering  sellers. The results of this quarter’s survey show a slight dip  from last  quarters  but  there is nothing  to suggests that this is the start of a trend and I would expect  to see figures in  line with the previous quarter returning in 2014”


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