ASSURANCE X CONSEIL : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, ASSURANCE X CONSEIL achieves revenue of 502 k€. Over the period 2019-2024, the company shows strong growth with a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of +89.1%. Vs 2023, growth of +176% (182 k€ -> 502 k€). After deducting consumption (1 k€), gross margin stands at 501 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 51 k€, representing 10.2% of revenue. Warning negative scissor effect: despite revenue change (+176%), EBITDA varies by -41%, reducing margin by 37.7 pts. This reflects costs rising faster than revenue. This level of operating margin is satisfactory for the sector. Ultimately, net income (= EBIT +/- financial result +/- exceptional - corporate tax) amounts to 10 k€, i.e. 2.1% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 198%. 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 32%. The balance between equity and debt is satisfactory. Debt repayment capacity (= Financial debt / Cash flow) indicates it would take 5.6 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. This ratio remains within usual banking standards. Cash flow represents 2.6% of revenue. Cash flow measures resources generated by operations, available for investment and debt repayment.

The liquidity ratio (= Current assets / Current liabilities) stands at 267.55. 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 13.8x. 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: 0 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 19 days. Favorable situation: supplier credit is longer than customer credit by 19 days. Inventory turnover is 1 days (= Average inventory / Cost of goods x 360). Fast turnover, sign of good inventory management. Overall, WCR represents 2 days of revenue, i.e. 2 k€ to permanently finance. Notable WCR improvement over the period (-73%), freeing up cash.

Based on 193 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of ASSURANCE X CONSEIL is estimated at 183 364 € (range 51 311€ - 453 379€). With an EBITDA of 51 408€, the sector multiple of 1.2x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.98x (in line with sector norms). 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.