MEZIOUDENE BRAHIM : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, MEZIOUDENE BRAHIM achieves revenue of 40 k€. Revenue is growing positively over 3 years (CAGR: +1.2%). Slight decline of -2% vs 2023. After deducting consumption (15 k€), gross margin stands at 25 k€, i.e. a rate of 62%. This ratio measures the ability to generate value from commercial activity. EBITDA (= Gross margin - Personnel expenses - Taxes) reaches 2 k€, representing 5.8% of revenue. Warning negative scissor effect: despite revenue change (-2%), EBITDA varies by -88%, reducing margin by 40.6 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 8 €, i.e. 0.0% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 25%. 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 19%. Low autonomy: the company heavily depends on external financing (banks, suppliers). Debt repayment capacity (= Financial debt / Cash flow) indicates it would take 2217.0 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. Beyond 7 years, banks generally consider credit risk as high. Cash flow represents 0.0% of revenue. Cash flow measures resources generated by operations, available for investment and debt repayment.

The liquidity ratio (= Current assets / Current liabilities) stands at 147.19. 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 48.2x. 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: 77 days. Excellent situation: suppliers finance 77 days of the operating cycle (retail model). Inventory turnover is 97 days (= Average inventory / Cost of goods x 360). This high level ties up cash and potentially creates obsolescence risk. Overall, WCR represents 10 days of revenue, i.e. 1 k€ to permanently finance. Notable WCR improvement over the period (-78%), freeing up cash.

Based on 116 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of MEZIOUDENE BRAHIM is estimated at 12 889 € (range 7 427€ - 22 970€). With an EBITDA of 2 364€, the sector multiple of 4.6x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.61x (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.