BUREAU DE METRES ET DE VERIFICATIONS : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2025, BUREAU DE METRES ET DE VERIFICATIONS achieves revenue of 523 k€. Over the period 2018-2025, the company shows strong growth with a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of +5.1%. Vs 2024, growth of +14% (460 k€ -> 523 k€). After deducting consumption (0 €), gross margin stands at 523 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 113 k€, representing 21.7% of revenue. Positive scissor effect: EBITDA margin improves by +14.0 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 16 k€, i.e. 3.0% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 38%. 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 2.1 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. This short period demonstrates excellent debt sustainability. Cash flow represents 8.1% 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 222.50. 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 1.2x. 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: 97 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 25 days. The gap of 72 days means the company finances its customers for over a month before being paid relative to supplier payments. This weighs on cash flow. Inventory turnover is 12 days (= Average inventory / Cost of goods x 360). Fast turnover, sign of good inventory management. Overall, WCR represents 27 days of revenue, i.e. 39 k€ to permanently finance. Notable WCR improvement over the period (-62%), freeing up cash.

Based on 98 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of BUREAU DE METRES ET DE VERIFICATIONS is estimated at 268 691 € (range 70 725€ - 444 150€). With an EBITDA of 113 286€, the sector multiple of 3.5x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.36x (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.