FERME EOLIENNE DU CHEMIN DE L'ORMELET : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, FERME EOLIENNE DU CHEMIN DE L'ORMELET achieves revenue of 2.5 M€. Over the period 2016-2024, the company shows strong growth with a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of +30.3%. Slight decline of -8% vs 2023. After deducting consumption (0 €), gross margin stands at 2.5 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 2.0 M€, representing 79.9% of revenue. Warning negative scissor effect: despite revenue change (-8%), EBITDA varies by -11%, reducing margin by 2.9 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 931 k€, i.e. 37.9% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 134%. Debt level is high: negotiating margin with banks is reduced. Financial autonomy (= Equity / Total assets x 100) reaches 42%. 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 4.0 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. This ratio remains within usual banking standards. Cash flow represents 66.1% 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 7355.60. 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 5.7x. 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: 75 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 18 days. The gap of 57 days means the company finances its customers for over a month before being paid relative to supplier payments. This weighs on cash flow. WCR is negative (-323 days): operations structurally generate cash. Notable WCR improvement over the period (-491%), freeing up cash.

Based on 85 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of FERME EOLIENNE DU CHEMIN DE L'ORMELET is estimated at 3 422 253 € (range 497 292€ - 13 481 381€). With an EBITDA of 1 963 950€, 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.