FRANCE LITTORAL DEVELOPPEMENT : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, FRANCE LITTORAL DEVELOPPEMENT achieves revenue of 24.7 M€. Over the period 2016-2024, the company shows strong growth with a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of +12.6%. Vs 2023, growth of +48% (16.7 M€ -> 24.7 M€). After deducting consumption (0 €), gross margin stands at 24.7 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 1.8 M€, representing 7.2% of revenue. The operating margin remains fragile, requiring cost vigilance. Ultimately, net income (= EBIT +/- financial result +/- exceptional - corporate tax) amounts to 593 k€, i.e. 2.4% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 204%. 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 19%. Low autonomy: the company heavily depends on external financing (banks, suppliers). 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 7.9% 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 242.36. 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 23.3x. 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: 176 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 80 days. The gap of 96 days means the company finances its customers for over a month before being paid relative to supplier payments. This weighs on cash flow. Inventory turnover is 125 days (= Average inventory / Cost of goods x 360). This high level ties up cash and potentially creates obsolescence risk. Overall, WCR represents 261 days of revenue, i.e. 17.9 M€ to permanently finance. Over 2016-2024, WCR increased by +190%, requiring additional financing.

Based on 80 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of FRANCE LITTORAL DEVELOPPEMENT is estimated at 3 242 894 € (range 1 200 065€ - 8 576 086€). With an EBITDA of 1 777 721€, the sector multiple of 1.0x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.28x (conservative 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.
Medium reliability: estimate to be confirmed with in-depth analysis.