FINANCIERE COLLARD & CIE : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, FINANCIERE COLLARD & CIE achieves revenue of 251 k€. Revenue is growing positively over 9 years (CAGR: +1.4%). Slight decline of -3% vs 2023. After deducting consumption (0 €), gross margin stands at 251 k€, i.e. a rate of 100%. This ratio measures the ability to generate value from commercial activity. EBITDA (= Gross margin - Personnel expenses - Taxes) reaches 26 k€, representing 10.4% of revenue. Warning negative scissor effect: despite revenue change (-3%), EBITDA varies by -38%, reducing margin by 6.0 pts. This reflects costs rising faster than revenue. This level of operating margin is satisfactory for the sector. Ultimately, net income (= EBIT +/- financial result +/- exceptional - corporate tax) amounts to 19 k€, i.e. 7.5% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 28%. 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 67%. 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 11.9 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. Beyond 7 years, banks generally consider credit risk as high. Cash flow represents 7.5% 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 91.79. 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 56.9x. 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: 61 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 325 days. Excellent situation: suppliers finance 264 days of the operating cycle (retail model). WCR is negative (-17 days): operations structurally generate cash.

Based on 54 transactions of similar company sales in 2024, the value of FINANCIERE COLLARD & CIE is estimated at 113 173 € (range 41 801€ - 190 055€). With an EBITDA of 26 205€, the sector multiple of 4.8x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.59x (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.