CAVE DES GRANDS VINS DE JULIENAS CHAINTRE : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, CAVE DES GRANDS VINS DE JULIENAS CHAINTRE achieves revenue of 4.2 M€. Revenue is growing positively over 8 years (CAGR: +0.0%). Significant drop of -15% vs 2022. After deducting consumption (3.3 M€), gross margin stands at 971 k€, i.e. a rate of 23%. This ratio measures the ability to generate value from commercial activity. EBITDA (= Gross margin - Personnel expenses - Taxes) reaches 103 k€, representing 2.4% of revenue. The operating margin remains fragile, requiring cost vigilance. Ultimately, net income (= EBIT +/- financial result +/- exceptional - corporate tax) amounts to 5 k€, i.e. 0.1% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 77%. 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 25.6 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. Beyond 7 years, banks generally consider credit risk as high. Cash flow represents 2.1% of revenue. Cash flow measures resources generated by operations, available for investment and debt repayment.

The liquidity ratio (= Current assets / Current liabilities) stands at 670.82. 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 5.7x. 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: 75 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 21 days. The gap of 54 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 149 days (= Average inventory / Cost of goods x 360). This high level ties up cash and potentially creates obsolescence risk. Overall, WCR represents 244 days of revenue, i.e. 2.9 M€ to permanently finance.

Based on 55 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of CAVE DES GRANDS VINS DE JULIENAS CHAINTRE is estimated at 578 504 € (range 309 061€ - 1 404 817€). With an EBITDA of 102 664€, the sector multiple of 2.8x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.34x (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.