CITYA HOTEL DIEU : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, CITYA HOTEL DIEU achieves revenue of 2.2 M€. Activity remains stable over the period (CAGR: -0.3%). Slight decline of -8% vs 2023. After deducting consumption (0 €), gross margin stands at 2.2 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 80 k€, representing 3.6% of revenue. Warning negative scissor effect: despite revenue change (-8%), EBITDA varies by -70%, reducing margin by 7.3 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 96 k€, i.e. 4.3% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 63%. Debt remains under control: the company retains capacity to raise new debt if needed. Financial autonomy (= Equity / Total assets x 100) reaches 13%. Low autonomy: the company heavily depends on external financing (banks, suppliers). Debt repayment capacity (= Financial debt / Cash flow) indicates it would take 40.1 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. Beyond 7 years, banks generally consider credit risk as high. Cash flow represents 0.9% of revenue. Cash flow measures resources generated by operations, available for investment and debt repayment.

The liquidity ratio (= Current assets / Current liabilities) stands at 102.94. 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 42.9x. 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: 1 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 36 days. Excellent situation: suppliers finance 35 days of the operating cycle (retail model). WCR is negative (-71 days): operations structurally generate cash. Over 2016-2024, WCR increased by +93%, requiring additional financing.

Based on 277 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of CITYA HOTEL DIEU is estimated at 288 626 € (range 120 931€ - 712 645€). With an EBITDA of 80 092€, the sector multiple of 1.3x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.29x (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.