ESPRIT DE FRANCE : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, ESPRIT DE FRANCE achieves revenue of 5.6 M€. Over the period 2016-2024, the company shows strong growth with a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of +10.2%. Slight decline of -6% vs 2023. After deducting consumption (95 k€), gross margin stands at 5.5 M€, i.e. a rate of 98%. This ratio measures the ability to generate value from commercial activity. EBITDA (= Gross margin - Personnel expenses - Taxes) reaches 1.1 M€, representing 20.3% of revenue. Warning negative scissor effect: despite revenue change (-6%), EBITDA varies by -38%, reducing margin by 10.6 pts. This reflects costs rising faster than 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 9.9 M€, i.e. 178.7% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 99%. Debt level is high: negotiating margin with banks is reduced. Financial autonomy (= Equity / Total assets x 100) reaches 47%. 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 5.9 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. This ratio remains within usual banking standards. Cash flow represents 139.5% 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 32.56. 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 230.2x. 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: 95 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 62 days. The gap of 33 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 6 days (= Average inventory / Cost of goods x 360). Fast turnover, sign of good inventory management. WCR is negative (-286 days): operations structurally generate cash. Notable WCR improvement over the period (-1021%), freeing up cash.

Based on 54 transactions of similar company sales in 2024, the value of ESPRIT DE FRANCE is estimated at 6 606 804 € (range 2 920 819€ - 20 694 562€). With an EBITDA of 1 127 744€, the sector multiple of 4.8x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.59x (in line with sector norms). 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.
Medium reliability: estimate to be confirmed with in-depth analysis.