GROUPE HAMON FRERES : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, GROUPE HAMON FRERES achieves revenue of 529 k€. Revenue is growing positively over 7 years (CAGR: +5.0%). Significant drop of -26% vs 2023. After deducting consumption (0 €), gross margin stands at 529 k€, i.e. a rate of 100%. This ratio measures the ability to generate value from commercial activity. EBITDA (= Gross margin - Personnel expenses - Taxes) reaches 66 k€, representing 12.5% of revenue. Warning negative scissor effect: despite revenue change (-26%), EBITDA varies by -48%, reducing margin by 5.5 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 284 k€, i.e. 53.8% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 33%. Debt remains under control: the company retains capacity to raise new debt if needed. Financial autonomy (= Equity / Total assets x 100) reaches 74%. 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 1.3 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. This short period demonstrates excellent debt sustainability. Cash flow represents 59.8% 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 2015.98. 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 19.6x. 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: 0 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 12 days. Favorable situation: supplier credit is longer than customer credit by 12 days. Overall, WCR represents 257 days of revenue, i.e. 377 k€ to permanently finance. Over 2016-2024, WCR increased by +31%, requiring additional financing.

Based on 54 transactions of similar company sales in 2024, the value of GROUPE HAMON FRERES is estimated at 336 082 € (range 138 076€ - 810 798€). With an EBITDA of 66 038€, the sector multiple of 4.8x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.59x (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.
Medium reliability: estimate to be confirmed with in-depth analysis.