ACTUAL ANIMATION PACA 210 : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, ACTUAL ANIMATION PACA 210 achieves revenue of 786 k€. Over the period 2016-2024, the company shows strong growth with a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of +6.8%. Vs 2023, growth of +42% (553 k€ -> 786 k€). After deducting consumption (0 €), gross margin stands at 786 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 48 k€, representing 6.1% of revenue. Positive scissor effect: EBITDA margin improves by +4.1 pts, sign of improved operational efficiency. The operating margin remains fragile, requiring cost vigilance. Ultimately, net income (= EBIT +/- financial result +/- exceptional - corporate tax) amounts to 37 k€, i.e. 4.8% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 370%. 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 15%. Low autonomy: the company heavily depends on external financing (banks, suppliers). Debt repayment capacity (= Financial debt / Cash flow) indicates it would take 14.6 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. Beyond 7 years, banks generally consider credit risk as high. Cash flow represents 5.0% 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 315.54. 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 21.4x. 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: 360 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 63 days. The gap of 297 days means the company finances its customers for over a month before being paid relative to supplier payments. This weighs on cash flow. Overall, WCR represents 337 days of revenue, i.e. 735 k€ to permanently finance. Over 2016-2024, WCR increased by +269%, requiring additional financing.

Based on 135 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of ACTUAL ANIMATION PACA 210 is estimated at 80 538 € (range 44 460€ - 182 873€). With an EBITDA of 47 933€, the sector multiple of 2.0x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.08x (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.