F.S.C FERROILLE SAFE AND CLEAN : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2025, F.S.C FERROILLE SAFE AND CLEAN achieves revenue of 540 k€. Over the period 2015-2025, the company shows strong growth with a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of +7.2%. Significant drop of -47% vs 2024. After deducting consumption (105 k€), gross margin stands at 435 k€, i.e. a rate of 80%. This ratio measures the ability to generate value from commercial activity. EBITDA (= Gross margin - Personnel expenses - Taxes) reaches 11 k€, representing 2.0% of revenue. Warning negative scissor effect: despite revenue change (-47%), EBITDA varies by -82%, reducing margin by 3.8 pts. This reflects costs rising faster than revenue. The operating margin remains fragile, requiring cost vigilance. Net income is negative at -6 k€ (-1.1% of revenue), which will impact equity.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 87%. Debt level is high: negotiating margin with banks is reduced. Financial autonomy (= Equity / Total assets x 100) reaches 18%. Low autonomy: the company heavily depends on external financing (banks, suppliers). Debt repayment capacity (= Financial debt / Cash flow) indicates it would take 1.5 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. This short period demonstrates excellent debt sustainability. Cash flow represents 4.6% of revenue. Cash flow measures resources generated by operations, available for investment and debt repayment.

The liquidity ratio (= Current assets / Current liabilities) stands at 114.94. 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 151.8x. 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: 149 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 31 days. The gap of 118 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 15 days (= Average inventory / Cost of goods x 360). Fast turnover, sign of good inventory management. Overall, WCR represents 57 days of revenue, i.e. 86 k€ to permanently finance. Notable WCR improvement over the period (-81%), freeing up cash.

Based on 113 transactions of similar company sales in 2025, the value of F.S.C FERROILLE SAFE AND CLEAN is estimated at 47 058 € (range 25 107€ - 80 331€). With an EBITDA of 10 656€, the sector multiple of 0.7x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.21x (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.