GERESO : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2025, GERESO achieves revenue of 14.3 M€. Over the period 2016-2025, the company shows strong growth with a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of +7.9%. Vs 2024: +6%. After deducting consumption (131 k€), gross margin stands at 14.1 M€, i.e. a rate of 99%. This ratio measures the ability to generate value from commercial activity. EBITDA (= Gross margin - Personnel expenses - Taxes) reaches 2.1 M€, representing 14.8% of revenue. Warning negative scissor effect: despite revenue change (+6%), EBITDA varies by -29%, reducing margin by 7.2 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 1.2 M€, i.e. 8.2% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 35%. Debt remains under control: the company retains capacity to raise new debt if needed. Financial autonomy (= Equity / Total assets x 100) reaches 36%. The balance between equity and debt is satisfactory. Debt repayment capacity (= Financial debt / Cash flow) indicates it would take 0.5 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. This short period demonstrates excellent debt sustainability. Cash flow represents 10.5% 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 155.78. 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 0.4x. Danger: operating income does not cover interest charges, unsustainable situation.

Working capital requirement (WCR) measures the cash timing gap between customer collections and supplier/inventory payments. Average customer payment term: 62 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 48 days. The company must finance 14 days of gap between collections and payments. Inventory turnover is 3 days (= Average inventory / Cost of goods x 360). Fast turnover, sign of good inventory management. Overall, WCR represents 34 days of revenue, i.e. 1.4 M€ to permanently finance. Over 2016-2025, WCR increased by +84%, requiring additional financing.

Based on 134 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of GERESO is estimated at 4 490 394 € (range 1 590 578€ - 12 609 183€). With an EBITDA of 2 102 343€, the sector multiple of 2.2x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.36x (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.