FAUCHARD DECORATION - SOCIETE HERBRETAISE DE RAVALEMENT : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2025, FAUCHARD DECORATION - SOCIETE HERBRETAISE DE RAVALEMENT achieves revenue of 1.3 M€. Activity remains stable over the period (CAGR: -1.0%). Vs 2024: +10%. After deducting consumption (238 k€), gross margin stands at 1.1 M€, i.e. a rate of 82%. This ratio measures the ability to generate value from commercial activity. EBITDA (= Gross margin - Personnel expenses - Taxes) reaches 150 k€, representing 11.5% of revenue. Positive scissor effect: EBITDA margin improves by +4.0 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 87 k€, i.e. 6.7% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 18%. 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 54%. 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 0.6 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. This short period demonstrates excellent debt sustainability. Cash flow represents 8.4% 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 222.13. 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 2.1x. 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: 75 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 43 days. The gap of 32 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 11 days (= Average inventory / Cost of goods x 360). Fast turnover, sign of good inventory management. Overall, WCR represents 58 days of revenue, i.e. 207 k€ to permanently finance. Notable WCR improvement over the period (-35%), freeing up cash.

Based on 88 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of FAUCHARD DECORATION - SOCIETE HERBRETAISE DE RAVALEMENT is estimated at 325 733 € (range 112 204€ - 575 343€). With an EBITDA of 149 639€, the sector multiple of 2.7x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.18x (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.