SOCIETE FINANCIERE DECROIX INVESTISSEMENTS : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2022, SOCIETE FINANCIERE DECROIX INVESTISSEMENTS achieves revenue of 83 k€. After deducting consumption (0 €), gross margin stands at 83 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 3 k€, representing 3.8% of revenue. The operating margin remains fragile, requiring cost vigilance. Ultimately, net income (= EBIT +/- financial result +/- exceptional - corporate tax) amounts to 434 €, i.e. 0.5% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 34696%. 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 0%. Low autonomy: the company heavily depends on external financing (banks, suppliers). Debt repayment capacity (= Financial debt / Cash flow) indicates it would take 1148.3 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. Beyond 7 years, banks generally consider credit risk as high. Cash flow represents 0.5% of revenue. Cash flow measures resources generated by operations, available for investment and debt repayment.

The liquidity ratio (= Current assets / Current liabilities) stands at 96.11. 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 83.1x. 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: 175 days. Excellent situation: suppliers finance 175 days of the operating cycle (retail model). WCR is negative (-140 days): operations structurally generate cash.

Based on 109 transactions of similar company sales in 2022, the value of SOCIETE FINANCIERE DECROIX INVESTISSEMENTS is estimated at 21 293 € (range 11 666€ - 44 140€). With an EBITDA of 3 185€, the sector multiple of 4.2x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.56x (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.