CAVE LA VIGNE BLANCHE DE CLESSE SOCIETE COOPERATIVE VINICOLE : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2025, CAVE LA VIGNE BLANCHE DE CLESSE SOCIETE COOPERATIVE VINICOLE achieves revenue of 3.1 M€. Over the period 2016-2025, the company shows strong growth with a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of +5.7%. Vs 2024: +9%. After deducting consumption (2.1 M€), gross margin stands at 1.1 M€, i.e. a rate of 34%. This ratio measures the ability to generate value from commercial activity. EBITDA (= Gross margin - Personnel expenses - Taxes) reaches 99 k€, representing 3.2% of revenue. Warning negative scissor effect: despite revenue change (+9%), EBITDA varies by -65%, reducing margin by 6.6 pts. This reflects costs rising faster than revenue. The operating margin remains fragile, requiring cost vigilance. Ultimately, net income (= EBIT +/- financial result +/- exceptional - corporate tax) amounts to 148 k€, i.e. 4.7% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 27%. This very low level reflects a solid financial structure, offering significant room for future investments or acquisitions. Financial autonomy (= Equity / Total assets x 100) reaches 33%. The balance between equity and debt is satisfactory. Debt repayment capacity (= Financial debt / Cash flow) indicates it would take 3.4 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. This ratio remains within usual banking standards. Cash flow represents 3.9% of revenue. Cash flow measures resources generated by operations, available for investment and debt repayment.

The liquidity ratio (= Current assets / Current liabilities) stands at 133.88. 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 7.3x. 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: 60 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 353 days. Excellent situation: suppliers finance 293 days of the operating cycle (retail model). Inventory turnover is 193 days (= Average inventory / Cost of goods x 360). This high level ties up cash and potentially creates obsolescence risk. Overall, WCR represents 239 days of revenue, i.e. 2.1 M€ to permanently finance.

Based on 55 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of CAVE LA VIGNE BLANCHE DE CLESSE SOCIETE COOPERATIVE VINICOLE is estimated at 507 286 € (range 271 209€ - 1 249 726€). With an EBITDA of 98 971€, 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.