FERME EOLIENNE DES HAUTES LANDES : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, FERME EOLIENNE DES HAUTES LANDES achieves revenue of 1.7 M€. Revenue is growing positively over 9 years (CAGR: +0.5%). Significant drop of -17% vs 2023. After deducting consumption (0 €), gross margin stands at 1.7 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 1.1 M€, representing 67.9% of revenue. Warning negative scissor effect: despite revenue change (-17%), EBITDA varies by -25%, reducing margin by 7.0 pts. This reflects costs rising faster than revenue. This high EBITDA margin provides strong self-financing capacity and resilience to uncertainties. Ultimately, net income (= EBIT +/- financial result +/- exceptional - corporate tax) amounts to 12 k€, i.e. 0.7% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 292%. 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 24%. The balance between equity and debt is satisfactory. Debt repayment capacity (= Financial debt / Cash flow) indicates it would take 5.3 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. This ratio remains within usual banking standards. Cash flow represents 59.0% 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 729.81. 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 18.9x. 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: 69 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 105 days. Excellent situation: suppliers finance 36 days of the operating cycle (retail model). Overall, WCR represents 260 days of revenue, i.e. 1.2 M€ to permanently finance. Over 2016-2024, WCR increased by +14632%, requiring additional financing.

Based on 85 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of FERME EOLIENNE DES HAUTES LANDES is estimated at 1 724 305 € (range 220 410€ - 6 927 650€). With an EBITDA of 1 133 094€, 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.