CAILLAUD FAMILY INVESTISSEMENT : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, CAILLAUD FAMILY INVESTISSEMENT achieves revenue of 243 k€. Significant drop of -13% vs 2023. After deducting consumption (0 €), gross margin stands at 243 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 45 k€, representing 18.6% of revenue. Warning negative scissor effect: despite revenue change (-13%), EBITDA varies by -52%, reducing margin by 14.8 pts. This reflects costs rising faster than 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 132 k€, i.e. 54.4% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 46%. Debt remains under control: the company retains capacity to raise new debt if needed. Financial autonomy (= Equity / Total assets x 100) reaches 56%. 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 1.1 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. This short period demonstrates excellent debt sustainability. Cash flow represents 54.4% 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 339.53. 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 18.7x. 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: 178 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 26 days. The gap of 152 days means the company finances its customers for over a month before being paid relative to supplier payments. This weighs on cash flow. Overall, WCR represents 239 days of revenue, i.e. 161 k€ to permanently finance.

Based on 173 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of CAILLAUD FAMILY INVESTISSEMENT is estimated at 198 555 € (range 65 589€ - 464 953€). With an EBITDA of 45 113€, the sector multiple of 3.4x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.38x (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.