CONCEPTION PRESTIGE RENOVATION : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2022, CONCEPTION PRESTIGE RENOVATION achieves revenue of 3.1 M€. Over the period 2016-2022, the company shows strong growth with a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of +11.2%. Vs 2021: +3%. After deducting consumption (1.0 M€), gross margin stands at 2.0 M€, i.e. a rate of 66%. This ratio measures the ability to generate value from commercial activity. EBITDA (= Gross margin - Personnel expenses - Taxes) reaches 94 k€, representing 3.0% of revenue. Positive scissor effect: EBITDA margin improves by +3.7 pts, sign of improved operational efficiency. The operating margin remains fragile, requiring cost vigilance. Ultimately, net income (= EBIT +/- financial result +/- exceptional - corporate tax) amounts to 51 k€, i.e. 1.6% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 177%. Critical situation: debt significantly exceeds equity, severely limiting borrowing capacity and exposing the company to default risk. Financial autonomy (= Equity / Total assets x 100) reaches 17%. Low autonomy: the company heavily depends on external financing (banks, suppliers). Debt repayment capacity (= Financial debt / Cash flow) indicates it would take 10.1 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. Beyond 7 years, banks generally consider credit risk as high. Cash flow represents 1.9% of revenue. Cash flow measures resources generated by operations, available for investment and debt repayment.

The liquidity ratio (= Current assets / Current liabilities) stands at 187.18. 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 13.3x. 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: 120 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 59 days. The gap of 61 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 67 days (= Average inventory / Cost of goods x 360). Overall, WCR represents 138 days of revenue, i.e. 1.2 M€ to permanently finance. Over 2016-2022, WCR increased by +351%, requiring additional financing.

Based on 113 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of CONCEPTION PRESTIGE RENOVATION is estimated at 298 507 € (range 144 034€ - 717 605€). With an EBITDA of 94 028€, the sector multiple of 3.6x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.11x (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.