ETABLISSEMENTS GUICHARD : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2025, ETABLISSEMENTS GUICHARD achieves revenue of 18.0 M€. Over the period 2016-2025, the company shows strong growth with a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of +8.0%. Vs 2022, growth of +29% (13.9 M€ -> 18.0 M€). After deducting consumption (13.6 M€), gross margin stands at 4.4 M€, i.e. a rate of 25%. This ratio measures the ability to generate value from commercial activity. EBITDA (= Gross margin - Personnel expenses - Taxes) reaches 667 k€, representing 3.7% of revenue. Positive scissor effect: EBITDA margin improves by +2.8 pts, sign of improved operational efficiency. The operating margin remains fragile, requiring cost vigilance. Ultimately, net income (= EBIT +/- financial result +/- exceptional - corporate tax) amounts to 170 k€, i.e. 0.9% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 441%. Critical situation: debt significantly exceeds equity, severely limiting borrowing capacity and exposing the company to default risk. Financial autonomy (= Equity / Total assets x 100) reaches 16%. Low autonomy: the company heavily depends on external financing (banks, suppliers). Debt repayment capacity (= Financial debt / Cash flow) indicates it would take 21.4 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. Beyond 7 years, banks generally consider credit risk as high. Cash flow represents 1.9% of revenue. Cash flow measures resources generated by operations, available for investment and debt repayment.

The liquidity ratio (= Current assets / Current liabilities) stands at 622.61. 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 37.1x. 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: 86 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 19 days. The gap of 67 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 38 days (= Average inventory / Cost of goods x 360). Fast turnover, sign of good inventory management. Overall, WCR represents 136 days of revenue, i.e. 6.8 M€ to permanently finance. Over 2016-2025, WCR increased by +104%, requiring additional financing.

Based on 94 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of ETABLISSEMENTS GUICHARD is estimated at 1 026 445 € (range 669 170€ - 1 756 758€). With an EBITDA of 667 032€, the sector multiple of 0.5x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.15x (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.