HOLDING DEVELOPPEMENT ET SOLUTIONS : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2019, HOLDING DEVELOPPEMENT ET SOLUTIONS achieves revenue of 48 k€. Revenue is declining over the period 2016-2019 (CAGR: -34.9%). Slight decline of -9% vs 2018. After deducting consumption (0 €), gross margin stands at 48 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 3 k€, representing 5.7% of revenue. Positive scissor effect: EBITDA margin improves by +4.3 pts, sign of improved operational efficiency. The operating margin remains fragile, requiring cost vigilance. Ultimately, net income (= EBIT +/- financial result +/- exceptional - corporate tax) amounts to 60 k€, i.e. 124.2% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 19%. 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 33%. 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 117.0% 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 149.78. 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 17.4x. 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: 152 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 14 days. The gap of 138 days means the company finances its customers for over a month before being paid relative to supplier payments. This weighs on cash flow. Overall, WCR represents 1005 days of revenue, i.e. 134 k€ to permanently finance. Notable WCR improvement over the period (-67%), freeing up cash.

Based on 72 transactions of similar company sales in 2019, the value of HOLDING DEVELOPPEMENT ET SOLUTIONS is estimated at 107 951 € (range 25 548€ - 216 210€). With an EBITDA of 2 748€, the sector multiple of 5.7x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.66x (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.