CORTES SNC : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, CORTES SNC achieves revenue of 600 k€. Revenue is growing positively over 8 years (CAGR: +2.3%). Vs 2023: +5%. After deducting consumption (0 €), gross margin stands at 600 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 256 k€, representing 42.6% of revenue. Warning negative scissor effect: despite revenue change (+5%), EBITDA varies by -11%, reducing margin by 7.5 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 247 k€, i.e. 41.1% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 497%. 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 14%. Low autonomy: the company heavily depends on external financing (banks, suppliers). Debt repayment capacity (= Financial debt / Cash flow) indicates it would take 6.0 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. This ratio remains within usual banking standards. Cash flow represents 34.3% 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 723.41. 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 21.3x. 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: 74 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 23 days. The gap of 51 days means the company finances its customers for over a month before being paid relative to supplier payments. This weighs on cash flow. Overall, WCR represents 311 days of revenue, i.e. 518 k€ to permanently finance. Over 2016-2024, WCR increased by +58%, requiring additional financing.

Based on 169 transactions of similar company sales in 2024, the value of CORTES SNC is estimated at 1 197 797 € (range 346 205€ - 2 159 421€). With an EBITDA of 255 829€, the sector multiple of 5.6x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.81x (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.