SAS SOLI-TERRE : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, SAS SOLI-TERRE achieves revenue of 6 k€. Revenue is growing positively over 9 years (CAGR: +1.4%). Vs 2023: +5%. After deducting consumption (0 €), gross margin stands at 6 k€, i.e. a rate of 100%. This ratio measures the ability to generate value from commercial activity. EBITDA (= Gross margin - Personnel expenses - Taxes) reaches 4 k€, representing 63.7% of revenue. Warning negative scissor effect: despite revenue change (+5%), EBITDA varies by -31%, reducing margin by 33.5 pts. This reflects costs rising faster than revenue. This high EBITDA margin provides strong self-financing capacity and resilience to uncertainties. Ultimately, net income (= EBIT +/- financial result +/- exceptional - corporate tax) amounts to 4 k€, i.e. 68.8% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 120%. Debt level is high: negotiating margin with banks is reduced. Financial autonomy (= Equity / Total assets x 100) reaches 35%. The balance between equity and debt is satisfactory. Debt repayment capacity (= Financial debt / Cash flow) indicates it would take 9.1 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. Beyond 7 years, banks generally consider credit risk as high. Cash flow represents 68.8% of revenue. Cash flow measures resources generated by operations, available for investment and debt repayment. This high level provides strong self-financing capacity.

The liquidity ratio (= Current assets / Current liabilities) stands at 29.95. 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 71.5x. 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: 0 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 226 days. Excellent situation: suppliers finance 226 days of the operating cycle (retail model). WCR is negative (-2328 days): operations structurally generate cash. Notable WCR improvement over the period (-727%), freeing up cash.

Based on 169 transactions of similar company sales in 2024, the value of SAS SOLI-TERRE is estimated at 16 562 € (range 4 731€ - 29 823€). With an EBITDA of 3 560€, the sector multiple of 5.6x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.81x (in line with sector norms). 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.