ENTREPRISE LAVIGNE : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, ENTREPRISE LAVIGNE achieves revenue of 2.0 M€. Revenue is growing positively over 9 years (CAGR: +0.8%). Significant drop of -28% vs 2023. After deducting consumption (738 k€), gross margin stands at 1.3 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 58 k€, representing 2.8% of revenue. Warning negative scissor effect: despite revenue change (-28%), EBITDA varies by -82%, reducing margin by 8.3 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 197 k€, i.e. 9.6% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 0%. 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 67%. 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 0.0 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. This short period demonstrates excellent debt sustainability. Cash flow represents 8.4% of revenue. Cash flow measures resources generated by operations, available for investment and debt repayment. Satisfactory level allowing partial financing of growth.

The liquidity ratio (= Current assets / Current liabilities) stands at 283.77. 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 2.2x. 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: 11 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 27 days. Favorable situation: supplier credit is longer than customer credit by 16 days. Inventory turnover is 25 days (= Average inventory / Cost of goods x 360). Fast turnover, sign of good inventory management. Overall, WCR represents 79 days of revenue, i.e. 447 k€ to permanently finance.

Based on 125 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of ENTREPRISE LAVIGNE is estimated at 423 858 € (range 174 999€ - 737 396€). With an EBITDA of 58 137€, the sector multiple of 2.8x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.35x (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.