LES VIGNERONS DE LA SAINTE BAUME EN PCE : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, LES VIGNERONS DE LA SAINTE BAUME EN PCE achieves revenue of 3.2 M€. Over the period 2016-2024, the company shows strong growth with a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of +8.1%. Slight decline of -5% vs 2023. After deducting consumption (2.0 M€), gross margin stands at 1.2 M€, i.e. a rate of 37%. This ratio measures the ability to generate value from commercial activity. EBITDA (= Gross margin - Personnel expenses - Taxes) reaches 71 k€, representing 2.2% of revenue. Warning negative scissor effect: despite revenue change (-5%), EBITDA varies by -61%, reducing margin by 3.1 pts. This reflects costs rising faster than revenue. The operating margin remains fragile, requiring cost vigilance. Ultimately, net income (= EBIT +/- financial result +/- exceptional - corporate tax) amounts to 58 €, i.e. 0.0% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 261%. Critical situation: debt significantly exceeds equity, severely limiting borrowing capacity and exposing the company to default risk. Financial autonomy (= Equity / Total assets x 100) reaches 23%. The balance between equity and debt is satisfactory. Debt repayment capacity (= Financial debt / Cash flow) indicates it would take 128.9 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. Beyond 7 years, banks generally consider credit risk as high. Cash flow represents 0.6% of revenue. Cash flow measures resources generated by operations, available for investment and debt repayment.

The liquidity ratio (= Current assets / Current liabilities) stands at 362.99. Concretely, the company has €2 of liquid assets for every €1 of short-term debt: no cash risk within 12 months. The interest coverage ratio (= EBIT / Interest expenses) is 19.2x. Operating income very largely covers interest expenses: high safety margin.

Working capital requirement (WCR) measures the cash timing gap between customer collections and supplier/inventory payments. Average customer payment term: 81 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 35 days. The gap of 46 days means the company finances its customers for over a month before being paid relative to supplier payments. This weighs on cash flow. Inventory turnover is 191 days (= Average inventory / Cost of goods x 360). This high level ties up cash and potentially creates obsolescence risk. Overall, WCR represents 218 days of revenue, i.e. 1.9 M€ to permanently finance. Over 2016-2024, WCR increased by +45%, requiring additional financing.

Based on 55 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of LES VIGNERONS DE LA SAINTE BAUME EN PCE is estimated at 424 473 € (range 227 042€ - 1 029 652€). With an EBITDA of 71 039€, the sector multiple of 2.8x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.34x (conservative valuation). This multiples method compares the actual sale price of similar companies to their financial indicators (Revenue, EBITDA, Net Income). It provides a market-based indicative estimate.
Medium reliability: estimate to be confirmed with in-depth analysis.