DEROMEDI CARRIERES SARL : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, DEROMEDI CARRIERES SARL achieves revenue of 13.5 M€. Revenue is growing positively over 8 years (CAGR: +1.6%). Slight decline of -7% vs 2023. After deducting consumption (2.9 M€), gross margin stands at 10.6 M€, i.e. a rate of 79%. This ratio measures the ability to generate value from commercial activity. EBITDA (= Gross margin - Personnel expenses - Taxes) reaches 1.4 M€, representing 10.3% of revenue. Warning negative scissor effect: despite revenue change (-7%), EBITDA varies by -28%, reducing margin by 3.1 pts. This reflects costs rising faster than revenue. This level of operating margin is satisfactory for the sector. Ultimately, net income (= EBIT +/- financial result +/- exceptional - corporate tax) amounts to 728 k€, i.e. 5.4% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 15%. 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 66%. 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 0.9 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. This short period demonstrates excellent debt sustainability. Cash flow represents 10.3% 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 501.74. 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 2.4x. Financial charges are adequately covered by operations.

Working capital requirement (WCR) measures the cash timing gap between customer collections and supplier/inventory payments. Average customer payment term: 48 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 58 days. Favorable situation: supplier credit is longer than customer credit by 10 days. Inventory turnover is 6 days (= Average inventory / Cost of goods x 360). Fast turnover, sign of good inventory management. Overall, WCR represents 266 days of revenue, i.e. 10.0 M€ to permanently finance.

Based on 228 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of DEROMEDI CARRIERES SARL is estimated at 1 852 842 € (range 761 780€ - 4 939 587€). With an EBITDA of 1 390 771€, the sector multiple of 1.5x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.13x (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.