APPLICATION PEINTURE LORRAINE : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2021, APPLICATION PEINTURE LORRAINE achieves revenue of 1.6 M€. Over the period 2016-2021, the company shows strong growth with a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of +9.7%. Significant drop of -19% vs 2019. After deducting consumption (357 k€), gross margin stands at 1.2 M€, i.e. a rate of 77%. This ratio measures the ability to generate value from commercial activity. EBITDA (= Gross margin - Personnel expenses - Taxes) reaches 3 k€, representing 0.2% of revenue. Warning negative scissor effect: despite revenue change (-19%), EBITDA varies by -99%, reducing margin by 13.3 pts. This reflects costs rising faster than revenue. The operating margin remains fragile, requiring cost vigilance. Ultimately, net income (= EBIT +/- financial result +/- exceptional - corporate tax) amounts to 12 k€, i.e. 0.8% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 122%. Debt level is high: negotiating margin with banks is reduced. Financial autonomy (= Equity / Total assets x 100) reaches 23%. The balance between equity and debt is satisfactory. Debt repayment capacity (= Financial debt / Cash flow) indicates it would take 116.4 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. Beyond 7 years, banks generally consider credit risk as high. Cash flow represents 0.2% of revenue. Cash flow measures resources generated by operations, available for investment and debt repayment.

The liquidity ratio (= Current assets / Current liabilities) stands at 199.61. 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 76.1x. 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: 183 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 120 days. The gap of 63 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 33 days (= Average inventory / Cost of goods x 360). Fast turnover, sign of good inventory management. Overall, WCR represents 175 days of revenue, i.e. 768 k€ to permanently finance. Over 2016-2021, WCR increased by +214%, requiring additional financing.

Based on 88 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of APPLICATION PEINTURE LORRAINE is estimated at 97 224 € (range 43 297€ - 172 644€). With an EBITDA of 3 015€, the sector multiple of 2.7x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.18x (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.
Medium reliability: estimate to be confirmed with in-depth analysis.