EDEIS AEROPORT CHALON CHAMPFORGUEIL : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, EDEIS AEROPORT CHALON CHAMPFORGUEIL achieves revenue of 374 k€. Over the period 2016-2024, the company shows strong growth with a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of +7.0%. Slight decline of -5% vs 2023. After deducting consumption (229 k€), gross margin stands at 144 k€, i.e. a rate of 39%. This ratio measures the ability to generate value from commercial activity. EBITDA (= Gross margin - Personnel expenses - Taxes) reaches 26 k€, representing 6.9% of revenue. The operating margin remains fragile, requiring cost vigilance. Net income is negative at -38 k€ (-10.2% of revenue), which will impact equity.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at -817%. 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 -11%. Low autonomy: the company heavily depends on external financing (banks, suppliers). Debt repayment capacity (= Financial debt / Cash flow) indicates it would take 79.5 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 248.73. 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 106.1x. 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: 109 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 30 days. The gap of 79 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 19 days (= Average inventory / Cost of goods x 360). Fast turnover, sign of good inventory management. Overall, WCR represents 178 days of revenue, i.e. 185 k€ to permanently finance. Notable WCR improvement over the period (-36%), freeing up cash.

Based on 205 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of EDEIS AEROPORT CHALON CHAMPFORGUEIL is estimated at 36 012 € (range 18 771€ - 100 015€). With an EBITDA of 25 961€, the sector multiple of 0.9x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.15x (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.