ENTREPRISE DROMOISE D'ELECTRICITE : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2025, ENTREPRISE DROMOISE D'ELECTRICITE achieves revenue of 8.6 M€. Over the period 2016-2025, the company shows strong growth with a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of +7.7%. Slight decline of -0% vs 2024. After deducting consumption (3.1 M€), gross margin stands at 5.5 M€, i.e. a rate of 64%. This ratio measures the ability to generate value from commercial activity. EBITDA (= Gross margin - Personnel expenses - Taxes) reaches 323 k€, representing 3.8% of revenue. Warning negative scissor effect: despite revenue change (-0%), EBITDA varies by -52%, reducing margin by 4.0 pts. This reflects costs rising faster than revenue. The operating margin remains fragile, requiring cost vigilance. Ultimately, net income (= EBIT +/- financial result +/- exceptional - corporate tax) amounts to 376 k€, i.e. 4.4% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 52%. Debt remains under control: the company retains capacity to raise new debt if needed. Financial autonomy (= Equity / Total assets x 100) reaches 25%. The balance between equity and debt is satisfactory. Debt repayment capacity (= Financial debt / Cash flow) indicates it would take 1.2 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. This short period demonstrates excellent debt sustainability. Cash flow represents 5.0% of revenue. Cash flow measures resources generated by operations, available for investment and debt repayment.

The liquidity ratio (= Current assets / Current liabilities) stands at 186.88. 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 4.0x. 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: 115 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 66 days. The gap of 49 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 27 days (= Average inventory / Cost of goods x 360). Fast turnover, sign of good inventory management. Overall, WCR represents 97 days of revenue, i.e. 2.3 M€ to permanently finance. Over 2016-2025, WCR increased by +28%, requiring additional financing.

Based on 283 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of ENTREPRISE DROMOISE D'ELECTRICITE is estimated at 740 813 € (range 380 150€ - 1 908 886€). With an EBITDA of 323 214€, the sector multiple of 1.0x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.18x (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.