ETS CL. DESBENOIT : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2025, ETS CL. DESBENOIT achieves revenue of 7.6 M€. Revenue is growing positively over 7 years (CAGR: +4.6%). Vs 2024: +0%. After deducting consumption (3.7 M€), gross margin stands at 4.0 M€, i.e. a rate of 52%. This ratio measures the ability to generate value from commercial activity. EBITDA (= Gross margin - Personnel expenses - Taxes) reaches 282 k€, representing 3.7% of revenue. Positive scissor effect: EBITDA margin improves by +2.1 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 264 k€, i.e. 3.5% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 10%. 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 35%. The balance between equity and debt is satisfactory. Debt repayment capacity (= Financial debt / Cash flow) indicates it would take 0.9 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. This short period demonstrates excellent debt sustainability. Cash flow represents 5.3% 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 155.88. 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 3.6x. 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: 50 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 62 days. Favorable situation: supplier credit is longer than customer credit by 12 days. Inventory turnover is 185 days (= Average inventory / Cost of goods x 360). This high level ties up cash and potentially creates obsolescence risk. Overall, WCR represents 23 days of revenue, i.e. 486 k€ to permanently finance. Notable WCR improvement over the period (-76%), freeing up cash.

Indicative estimate only : the number of comparable transactions in this sector is limited (38 transactions). This range of 740 469€ to 1 417 866€ is provided for information purposes only and requires in-depth analysis to be confirmed.