IMPERIAL FRANCE : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, IMPERIAL FRANCE achieves revenue of 24.1 M€. Over the period 2016-2024, the company shows strong growth with a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of +6.6%. Vs 2023: +6%. After deducting consumption (16.7 M€), gross margin stands at 7.4 M€, i.e. a rate of 31%. This ratio measures the ability to generate value from commercial activity. EBITDA (= Gross margin - Personnel expenses - Taxes) reaches 357 k€, representing 1.5% of revenue. The operating margin remains fragile, requiring cost vigilance. Ultimately, net income (= EBIT +/- financial result +/- exceptional - corporate tax) amounts to 207 k€, i.e. 0.9% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 187%. 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 8%. Low autonomy: the company heavily depends on external financing (banks, suppliers). Debt repayment capacity (= Financial debt / Cash flow) indicates it would take 8.4 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. Beyond 7 years, banks generally consider credit risk as high. Cash flow represents 0.8% of revenue. Cash flow measures resources generated by operations, available for investment and debt repayment.

The liquidity ratio (= Current assets / Current liabilities) stands at 113.69. 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 35.7x. 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: 36 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 124 days. Excellent situation: suppliers finance 88 days of the operating cycle (retail model). Inventory turnover is 80 days (= Average inventory / Cost of goods x 360). Overall, WCR represents 118 days of revenue, i.e. 7.9 M€ to permanently finance. Over 2016-2024, WCR increased by +154%, requiring additional financing.

Based on 124 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of IMPERIAL FRANCE is estimated at 1 784 868 € (range 850 082€ - 4 684 875€). With an EBITDA of 356 524€, the sector multiple of 2.4x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.17x (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.