FERME EOLIENNE DE SAINT-NICOLAS-DES-BIEFS : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, FERME EOLIENNE DE SAINT-NICOLAS-DES-BIEFS achieves revenue of 3.5 M€. Revenue is growing positively over 9 years (CAGR: +1.5%). Slight decline of -4% vs 2023. After deducting consumption (0 €), gross margin stands at 3.5 M€, i.e. a rate of 100%. This ratio measures the ability to generate value from commercial activity. EBITDA (= Gross margin - Personnel expenses - Taxes) reaches 2.7 M€, representing 76.4% of revenue. Positive scissor effect: EBITDA margin improves by +2.2 pts, sign of improved operational efficiency. This high EBITDA margin provides strong self-financing capacity and resilience to uncertainties. Ultimately, net income (= EBIT +/- financial result +/- exceptional - corporate tax) amounts to 402 k€, i.e. 11.3% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 332%. 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 21%. The balance between equity and debt is satisfactory. Debt repayment capacity (= Financial debt / Cash flow) indicates it would take 4.3 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. This ratio remains within usual banking standards. Cash flow represents 67.3% 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 137.40. 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 14.1x. 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: 18 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 328 days. Excellent situation: suppliers finance 310 days of the operating cycle (retail model). Overall, WCR represents 40 days of revenue, i.e. 394 k€ to permanently finance. Over 2016-2024, WCR increased by +56%, requiring additional financing.

Based on 85 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of FERME EOLIENNE DE SAINT-NICOLAS-DES-BIEFS is estimated at 4 242 198 € (range 562 981€ - 16 875 845€). With an EBITDA of 2 707 052€, the sector multiple of 2.4x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.69x (in line with sector norms). 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.