F.I.A : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, F.I.A achieves revenue of 2.1 M€. Revenue is growing positively over 4 years (CAGR: +2.3%). Slight decline of -4% vs 2023. After deducting consumption (260 k€), gross margin stands at 1.8 M€, i.e. a rate of 87%. This ratio measures the ability to generate value from commercial activity. EBITDA (= Gross margin - Personnel expenses - Taxes) reaches 696 k€, representing 33.7% of revenue. Positive scissor effect: EBITDA margin improves by +2.4 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 372 k€, i.e. 18.0% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 101%. Debt level is high: negotiating margin with banks is reduced. Financial autonomy (= Equity / Total assets x 100) reaches 38%. The balance between equity and debt is satisfactory. Debt repayment capacity (= Financial debt / Cash flow) indicates it would take 2.0 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. This short period demonstrates excellent debt sustainability. Cash flow represents 28.9% 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 319.86. 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 2.8x. 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: 3 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 84 days. Excellent situation: suppliers finance 81 days of the operating cycle (retail model). Inventory turnover is 35 days (= Average inventory / Cost of goods x 360). Fast turnover, sign of good inventory management. Overall, WCR represents 58 days of revenue, i.e. 333 k€ to permanently finance. Over 2021-2024, WCR increased by +199%, requiring additional financing.

Based on 153 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of F.I.A is estimated at 4 021 034 € (range 2 085 432€ - 6 304 086€). With an EBITDA of 696 491€, the sector multiple of 7.1x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 1.61x (premium 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.