GROUPEMENT D'ETUDES ET DE RECHERCHES : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, GROUPEMENT D'ETUDES ET DE RECHERCHES achieves revenue of 22 k€. Activity remains stable over the period (CAGR: -4.3%). Significant drop of -42% vs 2023. After deducting consumption (0 €), gross margin stands at 22 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 1 k€, representing 5.9% of revenue. Warning negative scissor effect: despite revenue change (-42%), EBITDA varies by -89%, reducing margin by 26.3 pts. This reflects costs rising faster than revenue. The operating margin remains fragile, requiring cost vigilance. Ultimately, net income (= EBIT +/- financial result +/- exceptional - corporate tax) amounts to 153 k€, i.e. 705.6% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 0%. This very low level reflects a solid financial structure, offering significant room for future investments or acquisitions. Financial autonomy (= Equity / Total assets x 100) reaches 87%. 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 0.0 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. This short period demonstrates excellent debt sustainability. Cash flow represents 803.5% 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 169.82. 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 903.8x. 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: 0 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 38 days. Excellent situation: suppliers finance 38 days of the operating cycle (retail model). WCR is negative (-637 days): operations structurally generate cash. Notable WCR improvement over the period (-549%), freeing up cash.

Based on 80 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of GROUPEMENT D'ETUDES ET DE RECHERCHES is estimated at 74 379 € (range 23 260€ - 204 302€). With an EBITDA of 1 277€, the sector multiple of 1.0x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.28x (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.
Medium reliability: estimate to be confirmed with in-depth analysis.