CHRYSTALE : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, CHRYSTALE achieves revenue of 206 k€. Activity remains stable over the period (CAGR: -3.7%). Significant drop of -15% vs 2023. After deducting consumption (0 €), gross margin stands at 206 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 33 k€, representing 16.1% of revenue. Warning negative scissor effect: despite revenue change (-15%), EBITDA varies by -30%, reducing margin by 3.4 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 36 k€, i.e. 17.5% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 20%. 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 78%. 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 18.1 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. Beyond 7 years, banks generally consider credit risk as high. Cash flow represents 6.8% of revenue. Cash flow measures resources generated by operations, available for investment and debt repayment. Satisfactory level allowing partial financing of growth.

The liquidity ratio (= Current assets / Current liabilities) stands at 1404.21. 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 60.1x. 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: 34 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 35 days. Favorable situation: supplier credit is longer than customer credit by 1 days. Overall, WCR represents 559 days of revenue, i.e. 320 k€ to permanently finance. Over 2016-2024, WCR increased by +41%, requiring additional financing.

Based on 261 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of CHRYSTALE is estimated at 178 246 € (range 98 057€ - 345 035€). With an EBITDA of 33 172€, the sector multiple of 5.3x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.75x (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.