MARSEILLE LA VALENTINE SCI : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, MARSEILLE LA VALENTINE SCI achieves revenue of 10.6 M€. Over the period 2021-2024, the company shows strong growth with a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of +70.6%. Significant drop of -23% vs 2023. After deducting consumption (0 €), gross margin stands at 10.6 M€, i.e. a rate of 100%. This ratio measures the ability to generate value from commercial activity. EBITDA (= Gross margin - Personnel expenses - Taxes) reaches 7.0 M€, representing 65.7% of revenue. Positive scissor effect: EBITDA margin improves by +9.2 pts, sign of improved operational efficiency. This high EBITDA margin provides strong self-financing capacity and resilience to uncertainties. Ultimately, net income (= EBIT +/- financial result +/- exceptional - corporate tax) amounts to 9.3 M€, i.e. 87.3% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 122%. Debt level is high: negotiating margin with banks is reduced. Financial autonomy (= Equity / Total assets x 100) reaches 44%. 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 12.2 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. Beyond 7 years, banks generally consider credit risk as high. Cash flow represents 56.2% 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 799.32. 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 17.0x. 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: 97 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 18 days. The gap of 79 days means the company finances its customers for over a month before being paid relative to supplier payments. This weighs on cash flow. WCR is negative (-24 days): operations structurally generate cash. Notable WCR improvement over the period (-105%), freeing up cash.

Based on 169 transactions of similar company sales in 2024, the value of MARSEILLE LA VALENTINE SCI is estimated at 34 787 939 € (range 9 965 469€ - 62 670 126€). With an EBITDA of 6 989 301€, the sector multiple of 5.6x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.81x (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.