ARLES AUTOMOBILES SERVICES : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, ARLES AUTOMOBILES SERVICES achieves revenue of 39.7 M€. Over the period 2016-2024, the company shows strong growth with a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of +5.3%. Slight decline of -10% vs 2023. After deducting consumption (33.3 M€), gross margin stands at 6.3 M€, i.e. a rate of 16%. This ratio measures the ability to generate value from commercial activity. EBITDA (= Gross margin - Personnel expenses - Taxes) reaches 580 k€, representing 1.5% of revenue. The operating margin remains fragile, requiring cost vigilance. Net income is negative at -42 k€ (-0.1% of revenue), which will impact equity.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 168%. 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 11%. Low autonomy: the company heavily depends on external financing (banks, suppliers). Debt repayment capacity (= Financial debt / Cash flow) indicates it would take 12.3 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. Beyond 7 years, banks generally consider credit risk as high. Cash flow represents 0.7% of revenue. Cash flow measures resources generated by operations, available for investment and debt repayment.

The liquidity ratio (= Current assets / Current liabilities) stands at 135.74. 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 103.4x. 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: 11 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 117 days. Excellent situation: suppliers finance 106 days of the operating cycle (retail model). Inventory turnover is 129 days (= Average inventory / Cost of goods x 360). This high level ties up cash and potentially creates obsolescence risk. Overall, WCR represents 159 days of revenue, i.e. 17.5 M€ to permanently finance. Over 2016-2024, WCR increased by +46%, requiring additional financing.

Based on 148 transactions of similar company sales in 2024, the value of ARLES AUTOMOBILES SERVICES is estimated at 2 970 599 € (range 1 307 227€ - 5 080 404€). With an EBITDA of 580 199€, the sector multiple of 1.6x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.16x (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.