BARBENTANAISE DE TRAVAUX PUBLICS : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2025, BARBENTANAISE DE TRAVAUX PUBLICS achieves revenue of 1.6 M€. Revenue is growing positively over 10 years (CAGR: +1.0%). Significant drop of -32% vs 2024. After deducting consumption (423 k€), gross margin stands at 1.2 M€, i.e. a rate of 74%. This ratio measures the ability to generate value from commercial activity. EBITDA (= Gross margin - Personnel expenses - Taxes) reaches 139 k€, representing 8.6% of revenue. Warning negative scissor effect: despite revenue change (-32%), EBITDA varies by -46%, reducing margin by 2.3 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 122 k€, i.e. 7.5% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 1%. This very low level reflects a solid financial structure, offering significant room for future investments or acquisitions. Financial autonomy (= Equity / Total assets x 100) reaches 73%. 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 0.1 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. This short period demonstrates excellent debt sustainability. Cash flow represents 6.8% 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 316.76. 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 0.1x. Danger: operating income does not cover interest charges, unsustainable situation.

Working capital requirement (WCR) measures the cash timing gap between customer collections and supplier/inventory payments. Average customer payment term: 60 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 41 days. The company must finance 19 days of gap between collections and payments. Inventory turnover is 16 days (= Average inventory / Cost of goods x 360). Fast turnover, sign of good inventory management. Overall, WCR represents 69 days of revenue, i.e. 309 k€ to permanently finance. Over 2016-2025, WCR increased by +337%, requiring additional financing.

Based on 120 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of BARBENTANAISE DE TRAVAUX PUBLICS is estimated at 289 663 € (range 104 870€ - 727 807€). With an EBITDA of 139 324€, the sector multiple of 1.4x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.22x (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.