ENROBES DE L'OUEST LYONNAIS : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, ENROBES DE L'OUEST LYONNAIS achieves revenue of 5.3 M€. Over the period 2016-2024, the company shows strong growth with a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of +7.8%. Significant drop of -21% vs 2023. After deducting consumption (3.2 M€), gross margin stands at 2.2 M€, i.e. a rate of 41%. This ratio measures the ability to generate value from commercial activity. EBITDA (= Gross margin - Personnel expenses - Taxes) reaches 997 k€, representing 18.7% of 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 471 k€, i.e. 8.8% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 57%. Debt remains under control: the company retains capacity to raise new debt if needed. Financial autonomy (= Equity / Total assets x 100) reaches 52%. 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 1.7 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. This short period demonstrates excellent debt sustainability. Cash flow represents 15.9% 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 308.81. 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 2.8x. 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: 61 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 66 days. Favorable situation: supplier credit is longer than customer credit by 5 days. Inventory turnover is 4 days (= Average inventory / Cost of goods x 360). Fast turnover, sign of good inventory management. Overall, WCR represents 179 days of revenue, i.e. 2.7 M€ to permanently finance. Over 2016-2024, WCR increased by +146%, requiring additional financing.

Based on 228 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of ENROBES DE L'OUEST LYONNAIS is estimated at 1 144 315 € (range 426 792€ - 3 004 912€). With an EBITDA of 997 434€, 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.