ETS CHEVALLIER PATRICE : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2025, ETS CHEVALLIER PATRICE achieves revenue of 3.3 M€. Over the period 2016-2025, the company shows strong growth with a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of +13.5%. Vs 2024, growth of +41% (2.4 M€ -> 3.3 M€). After deducting consumption (1.3 M€), gross margin stands at 2.1 M€, i.e. a rate of 62%. This ratio measures the ability to generate value from commercial activity. EBITDA (= Gross margin - Personnel expenses - Taxes) reaches 426 k€, representing 12.8% of revenue. Positive scissor effect: EBITDA margin improves by +2.2 pts, sign of improved operational efficiency. This level of operating margin is satisfactory for the sector. Ultimately, net income (= EBIT +/- financial result +/- exceptional - corporate tax) amounts to 304 k€, i.e. 9.1% 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 45%. 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 0.5 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. This short period demonstrates excellent debt sustainability. Cash flow represents 9.3% 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 194.88. 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 2.7x. 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: 55 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 77 days. Favorable situation: supplier credit is longer than customer credit by 22 days. Inventory turnover is 14 days (= Average inventory / Cost of goods x 360). Fast turnover, sign of good inventory management. Overall, WCR represents 83 days of revenue, i.e. 770 k€ to permanently finance. Over 2016-2025, WCR increased by +440%, requiring additional financing.

Based on 113 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of ETS CHEVALLIER PATRICE is estimated at 798 118 € (range 381 847€ - 1 313 848€). With an EBITDA of 425 757€, the sector multiple of 2.2x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.16x (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.