BOWLING COLMAR LOISIRS : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, BOWLING COLMAR LOISIRS achieves revenue of 2.0 M€. Over the period 2016-2024, the company shows strong growth with a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of +14.5%. Slight decline of -4% vs 2023. After deducting consumption (287 k€), gross margin stands at 1.8 M€, i.e. a rate of 86%. This ratio measures the ability to generate value from commercial activity. EBITDA (= Gross margin - Personnel expenses - Taxes) reaches 579 k€, representing 28.3% of revenue. Positive scissor effect: EBITDA margin improves by +10.3 pts, sign of improved operational efficiency. This high EBITDA margin provides strong self-financing capacity and resilience to uncertainties. Ultimately, net income (= EBIT +/- financial result +/- exceptional - corporate tax) amounts to 515 k€, i.e. 25.2% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 74%. Debt level is high: negotiating margin with banks is reduced. 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 0.7 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. This short period demonstrates excellent debt sustainability. Cash flow represents 36.2% 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 320.72. 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 3.3x. Financial charges are adequately covered by operations.

Working capital requirement (WCR) measures the cash timing gap between customer collections and supplier/inventory payments. Average customer payment term: 16 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 46 days. Favorable situation: supplier credit is longer than customer credit by 30 days. Inventory turnover is 4 days (= Average inventory / Cost of goods x 360). Fast turnover, sign of good inventory management. Overall, WCR represents 80 days of revenue, i.e. 456 k€ to permanently finance. Over 2016-2024, WCR increased by +26%, requiring additional financing.

Based on 114 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of BOWLING COLMAR LOISIRS is estimated at 2 714 679 € (range 1 522 604€ - 4 679 600€). With an EBITDA of 578 808€, the sector multiple of 5.1x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.72x (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.