CENTRALES SOLAIRES DE L ISLE SUR LA SORGUE : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2025, CENTRALES SOLAIRES DE L ISLE SUR LA SORGUE achieves revenue of 257 k€. Over the period 2019-2025, the company shows strong growth with a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of +57.4%. Slight decline of -2% vs 2024. After deducting consumption (961 €), gross margin stands at 256 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 156 k€, representing 60.7% of revenue. This high EBITDA margin provides strong self-financing capacity and resilience to uncertainties. Net income is negative at -68 k€ (-26.5% of revenue), which will impact equity.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at -377%. 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 -22%. Low autonomy: the company heavily depends on external financing (banks, suppliers). Debt repayment capacity (= Financial debt / Cash flow) indicates it would take 27.0 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. Beyond 7 years, banks generally consider credit risk as high. Cash flow represents 27.1% 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 63.53. 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 70.0x. 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: 88 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 29 days. The gap of 59 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 3 days (= Average inventory / Cost of goods x 360). Fast turnover, sign of good inventory management. WCR is negative (-728 days): operations structurally generate cash.

Based on 85 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of CENTRALES SOLAIRES DE L ISLE SUR LA SORGUE is estimated at 302 903 € (range 39 055€ - 1 224 826€). With an EBITDA of 156 155€, the sector multiple of 2.4x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.69x (in line with sector norms). 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.