ETABLISSEMENTS CHAPERON ET COMPAGNIE : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2025, ETABLISSEMENTS CHAPERON ET COMPAGNIE achieves revenue of 1.5 M€. Revenue is growing positively over 9 years (CAGR: +4.1%). Slight decline of -5% vs 2024. After deducting consumption (40 k€), gross margin stands at 1.5 M€, i.e. a rate of 97%. This ratio measures the ability to generate value from commercial activity. EBITDA (= Gross margin - Personnel expenses - Taxes) reaches 448 k€, representing 29.6% of revenue. Warning negative scissor effect: despite revenue change (-5%), EBITDA varies by -16%, reducing margin by 3.7 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 334 k€, i.e. 22.1% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 19%. 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 68%. 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 1.0 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. This short period demonstrates excellent debt sustainability. Cash flow represents 22.4% 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 504.86. 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 0.9x. Danger: operating income does not cover interest charges, unsustainable situation.

Working capital requirement (WCR) measures the cash timing gap between customer collections and supplier/inventory payments. Average customer payment term: 57 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 38 days. The company must finance 19 days of gap between collections and payments. Inventory turnover is 21 days (= Average inventory / Cost of goods x 360). Fast turnover, sign of good inventory management. Overall, WCR represents 54 days of revenue, i.e. 228 k€ to permanently finance. Notable WCR improvement over the period (-31%), freeing up cash.

Based on 95 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of ETABLISSEMENTS CHAPERON ET COMPAGNIE is estimated at 473 616 € (range 138 074€ - 2 553 890€). With an EBITDA of 448 000€, the sector multiple of 1.4x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.17x (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.
Medium reliability: estimate to be confirmed with in-depth analysis.