AIR FLOW EUROPE : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, AIR FLOW EUROPE achieves revenue of 21.7 M€. Over the period 2018-2024, the company shows strong growth with a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of +5.4%. Vs 2023: +2%. After deducting consumption (5.9 M€), gross margin stands at 15.8 M€, i.e. a rate of 73%. This ratio measures the ability to generate value from commercial activity. EBITDA (= Gross margin - Personnel expenses - Taxes) reaches 3.3 M€, representing 15.0% of revenue. Positive scissor effect: EBITDA margin improves by +2.4 pts, sign of improved operational efficiency. This high EBITDA margin provides strong self-financing capacity and resilience to uncertainties. Ultimately, net income (= EBIT +/- financial result +/- exceptional - corporate tax) amounts to 158 k€, i.e. 0.7% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 303%. 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 22%. The balance between equity and debt is satisfactory. Debt repayment capacity (= Financial debt / Cash flow) indicates it would take 10.5 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. Beyond 7 years, banks generally consider credit risk as high. Cash flow represents 13.7% 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 439.63. 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 35.1x. 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: 104 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 38 days. The gap of 66 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 2 days (= Average inventory / Cost of goods x 360). Fast turnover, sign of good inventory management. Overall, WCR represents 230 days of revenue, i.e. 13.8 M€ to permanently finance. Over 2018-2024, WCR increased by +61%, requiring additional financing.

Indicative estimate only : the number of comparable transactions in this sector is limited (32 transactions). This range of 2 739 271€ to 8 477 352€ is provided for information purposes only and requires in-depth analysis to be confirmed.