GIBERT TRANSPORTS YSSINGELAIS : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, GIBERT TRANSPORTS YSSINGELAIS achieves revenue of 3.4 M€. Over the period 2016-2024, the company shows strong growth with a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of +16.9%. Slight decline of -4% vs 2023. After deducting consumption (1.3 M€), gross margin stands at 2.1 M€, i.e. a rate of 62%. This ratio measures the ability to generate value from commercial activity. EBITDA (= Gross margin - Personnel expenses - Taxes) reaches 473 k€, representing 13.8% of revenue. Positive scissor effect: EBITDA margin improves by +9.7 pts, sign of improved operational efficiency. This level of operating margin is satisfactory for the sector. Ultimately, net income (= EBIT +/- financial result +/- exceptional - corporate tax) amounts to 166 k€, i.e. 4.9% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 153%. 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 30%. The balance between equity and debt is satisfactory. Debt repayment capacity (= Financial debt / Cash flow) indicates it would take 3.4 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. This ratio remains within usual banking standards. Cash flow represents 11.9% 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 141.61. 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 17.2x. 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: 37 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 38 days. Favorable situation: supplier credit is longer than customer credit by 1 days. Inventory turnover is 9 days (= Average inventory / Cost of goods x 360). Fast turnover, sign of good inventory management. Overall, WCR represents 34 days of revenue, i.e. 321 k€ to permanently finance. Over 2016-2024, WCR increased by +130%, requiring additional financing.

Based on 169 transactions of similar company sales in 2024, the value of GIBERT TRANSPORTS YSSINGELAIS is estimated at 2 378 205 € (range 734 808€ - 4 317 553€). With an EBITDA of 473 016€, the sector multiple of 5.6x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.81x (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.