L'ATELIER DE L'ASSURANCE : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, L'ATELIER DE L'ASSURANCE achieves revenue of 170 k€. Over the period 2020-2024, the company shows strong growth with a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of +7.4%. Vs 2023, growth of +12% (151 k€ -> 170 k€). After deducting consumption (0 €), gross margin stands at 170 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 21 k€, representing 12.3% of revenue. Warning negative scissor effect: despite revenue change (+12%), EBITDA varies by -61%, reducing margin by 22.6 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 14 k€, i.e. 8.0% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 185%. 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 58%. 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 9.9 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. Beyond 7 years, banks generally consider credit risk as high. Cash flow represents 8.8% of revenue. Cash flow measures resources generated by operations, available for investment and debt repayment. Satisfactory level allowing partial financing of growth.

The liquidity ratio (= Current assets / Current liabilities) stands at 152.21. 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 25.9x. 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: 17 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 27 days. Favorable situation: supplier credit is longer than customer credit by 10 days. Overall, WCR represents 10 days of revenue, i.e. 5 k€ to permanently finance. Over 2020-2024, WCR increased by +103%, requiring additional financing.

Based on 193 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of L'ATELIER DE L'ASSURANCE is estimated at 67 997 € (range 19 759€ - 182 006€). With an EBITDA of 20 783€, the sector multiple of 1.2x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.98x (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.