CAMPING ARC EN CIEL : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, CAMPING ARC EN CIEL achieves revenue of 1.2 M€. Over the period 2014-2024, the company shows strong growth with a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of +5.5%. Vs 2023, growth of +25% (939 k€ -> 1.2 M€). After deducting consumption (-2 k€), gross margin stands at 1.2 M€, i.e. a rate of 100%. This ratio measures the ability to generate value from commercial activity. EBITDA (= Gross margin - Personnel expenses - Taxes) reaches 331 k€, representing 28.1% of revenue. This high EBITDA margin provides strong self-financing capacity and resilience to uncertainties. Net income is negative at -188 k€ (-16.0% of revenue), which will impact equity.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 221%. 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 29%. The balance between equity and debt is satisfactory. Debt repayment capacity (= Financial debt / Cash flow) indicates it would take 14.5 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. Beyond 7 years, banks generally consider credit risk as high. Cash flow represents 18.6% 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 91.13. 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 33.7x. 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: 25 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 105 days. Excellent situation: suppliers finance 80 days of the operating cycle (retail model). Inventory turnover is 1 days (= Average inventory / Cost of goods x 360). Fast turnover, sign of good inventory management. Overall, WCR represents 37 days of revenue, i.e. 120 k€ to permanently finance. Notable WCR improvement over the period (-66%), freeing up cash.

Based on 153 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of CAMPING ARC EN CIEL is estimated at 2 192 357 € (range 1 221 757€ - 3 153 747€). With an EBITDA of 331 330€, the sector multiple of 7.1x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 1.61x (premium 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.