Warning Signs To Know Of When Purchasing Your Audiology Practice

By Rosella Campbell


It is only natural for people to consider buying a business. Buying a Long Island audiology practice is the easiest way of having a company of your own. It is not as difficult to push through as when you are starting from scratch. As long as you have enough money for that, you should be able to go ahead with the business start up.

This option might be easier than starting the business from scratch but it is still a bit difficult. After all, you have to prepare yourself for the things you will have to do and face during the purchase of the said business. The selling process is really intimidating if you do not come prepared. If you are unaware of what you are doing, this will definitely make you lose out.

When you go ahead with the purchase, you should pay attention to some elements for your business. If you want to make a good choice, you have to investigate every nook and cranny of the business that you are thinking of buying before you make the choice. You have to know if there are factors that will make you back out of the deal.

Since you are inspecting the said business, it is highly recommended for you to watch out for a few warning signs for it. There are definitely those signs that will make you think twice about making a positive decision regarding the purchase of a certain company. Here are the warning signs you have to avoid.

First, it is only natural for you to scrutinize and compare the financial statements thoroughly. It is only natural for you to look at the balance sheets, tax returns, and income statements offered by your seller. You have to make sure that they are aligned with themselves. The document should cover a three year period before the sale.

You also have to watch out when there is an abnormal or inexplicable fluctuations in its sales. While it is true that the sales will definitely fluctuate on a yearly basis because of the changes in the economy, third party payers, or any other events, there should always be an explanation for that. If it is random, then back out of the negotiations.

If there is a hyper-growth in the business sales, you have to scrutinize it quite carefully. Most people panic when there is a declining sale and become overjoyed when there is a spike in the sales. However, it is actually worrisome too to find a random rapid spike in the business sales. You have to consider this as a red flag too.

When the company always rely on a third party to generate sales, then back out of your negotiations. If the said company heavily relies on a third party just to get profit, then you can just wonder what would happen if that third party crashes. The sales should not have a high concentration of clients from third-party sources.

The KPI should be checked too. The KPI means key performance indicator. If the key performance is actually poor, then you better look for other purchase. When it comes to the key performance indicator, the long list include binaural rate, cost of goods sold as percentage of sales, average selling price, and hearing aid return rate.




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