TRADING STOCK INTERNATIONAL : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, TRADING STOCK INTERNATIONAL achieves revenue of 6.9 M€. Activity remains stable over the period (CAGR: -0.2%). Slight decline of -2% vs 2023. After deducting consumption (4.6 M€), gross margin stands at 2.3 M€, i.e. a rate of 33%. This ratio measures the ability to generate value from commercial activity. EBITDA (= Gross margin - Personnel expenses - Taxes) reaches 590 k€, representing 8.6% of revenue. Positive scissor effect: EBITDA margin improves by +6.0 pts, sign of improved operational efficiency. This level of operating margin is satisfactory for the sector. Ultimately, net income (= EBIT +/- financial result +/- exceptional - corporate tax) amounts to 635 k€, i.e. 9.2% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 58%. Debt remains under control: the company retains capacity to raise new debt if needed. Financial autonomy (= Equity / Total assets x 100) reaches 38%. The balance between equity and debt is satisfactory. Debt repayment capacity (= Financial debt / Cash flow) indicates it would take 2.3 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. This short period demonstrates excellent debt sustainability. Cash flow represents 5.9% of revenue. Cash flow measures resources generated by operations, available for investment and debt repayment. Satisfactory level allowing partial financing of growth.

The liquidity ratio (= Current assets / Current liabilities) stands at 242.34. 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 5.7x. 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: 61 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 62 days. Favorable situation: supplier credit is longer than customer credit by 1 days. Inventory turnover is 30 days (= Average inventory / Cost of goods x 360). Fast turnover, sign of good inventory management. Overall, WCR represents 138 days of revenue, i.e. 2.6 M€ to permanently finance.

Based on 124 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of TRADING STOCK INTERNATIONAL is estimated at 1 365 444 € (range 556 334€ - 3 031 105€). With an EBITDA of 590 044€, the sector multiple of 2.4x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.17x (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.