AUTO BEST DEPANNAGE TRANSPORTS : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2019, AUTO BEST DEPANNAGE TRANSPORTS achieves revenue of 1.5 M€. Revenue is declining over the period 2016-2019 (CAGR: -9.5%). Slight decline of -6% vs 2018. After deducting consumption (70 k€), gross margin stands at 1.4 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 111 k€, representing 7.5% of revenue. Warning negative scissor effect: despite revenue change (-6%), EBITDA varies by -64%, reducing margin by 12.1 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 106 k€, i.e. 7.1% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 345%. 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 18%. Low autonomy: the company heavily depends on external financing (banks, suppliers). Debt repayment capacity (= Financial debt / Cash flow) indicates it would take 10.9 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. Beyond 7 years, banks generally consider credit risk as high. Cash flow represents 5.8% of revenue. Cash flow measures resources generated by operations, available for investment and debt repayment. Satisfactory level allowing partial financing of growth.

The liquidity ratio (= Current assets / Current liabilities) stands at 356.12. 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 1.5x. Coverage is limited: any activity downturn would jeopardize interest payments.

Working capital requirement (WCR) measures the cash timing gap between customer collections and supplier/inventory payments. Average customer payment term: 58 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 53 days. The company must finance 5 days of gap between collections and payments. Inventory turnover is 3 days (= Average inventory / Cost of goods x 360). Fast turnover, sign of good inventory management. Overall, WCR represents 32 days of revenue, i.e. 134 k€ to permanently finance. Notable WCR improvement over the period (-63%), freeing up cash.

Based on 66 transactions of similar company sales in 2019, the value of AUTO BEST DEPANNAGE TRANSPORTS is estimated at 177 436 € (range 77 579€ - 724 497€). With an EBITDA of 110 612€, the sector multiple of 1.2x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.15x (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.