AUTO 44 : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, AUTO 44 achieves revenue of 64.7 M€. Revenue is growing positively over 9 years (CAGR: +4.2%). Slight decline of -0% vs 2023. After deducting consumption (2.9 M€), gross margin stands at 61.8 M€, i.e. a rate of 95%. This ratio measures the ability to generate value from commercial activity. EBITDA (= Gross margin - Personnel expenses - Taxes) reaches 24.2 M€, representing 37.3% of revenue. This high EBITDA margin provides strong self-financing capacity and resilience to uncertainties. Ultimately, net income (= EBIT +/- financial result +/- exceptional - corporate tax) amounts to 5.8 M€, i.e. 9.0% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 59%. Debt remains under control: the company retains capacity to raise new debt if needed. Financial autonomy (= Equity / Total assets x 100) reaches 49%. This high autonomy means the company finances most of its assets through equity, a sign of strength. Debt repayment capacity (= Financial debt / Cash flow) indicates it would take 2.3 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. This short period demonstrates excellent debt sustainability. Cash flow represents 25.9% 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 106.67. 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 6.7x. 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: 37 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 58 days. Favorable situation: supplier credit is longer than customer credit by 21 days. Inventory turnover is 1 days (= Average inventory / Cost of goods x 360). Fast turnover, sign of good inventory management. WCR is negative (-72 days): operations structurally generate cash. Notable WCR improvement over the period (-99%), freeing up cash.

Based on 276 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of AUTO 44 is estimated at 203 973 902 € (range 40 290 353€ - 297 507 189€). With an EBITDA of 24 160 358€, the sector multiple of 11.9x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 2.33x (premium 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.