GEOMETRES EXPERTS FONCIERS ASSOCIES (GEFA) : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, GEOMETRES EXPERTS FONCIERS ASSOCIES (GEFA) achieves revenue of 2.2 M€. Revenue is growing positively over 9 years (CAGR: +3.9%). Slight decline of -4% vs 2023. After deducting consumption (0 €), gross margin stands at 2.2 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 336 k€, representing 15.2% of revenue. Warning negative scissor effect: despite revenue change (-4%), EBITDA varies by -31%, reducing margin by 5.9 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 234 k€, i.e. 10.6% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 67%. Debt remains under control: the company retains capacity to raise new debt if needed. Financial autonomy (= Equity / Total assets x 100) reaches 49%. 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 3.3 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. This ratio remains within usual banking standards. Cash flow represents 15.4% 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 486.62. 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 8.6x. 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: 42 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 66 days. Favorable situation: supplier credit is longer than customer credit by 24 days. Inventory turnover is 19 days (= Average inventory / Cost of goods x 360). Fast turnover, sign of good inventory management. WCR is negative (-7 days): operations structurally generate cash. Notable WCR improvement over the period (-140%), freeing up cash.

Indicative estimate only : the number of comparable transactions in this sector is limited (40 transactions). This range of 151 696€ to 980 383€ is provided for information purposes only and requires in-depth analysis to be confirmed.