NOUVELLE CARRIERE D'ARCEY : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2022, NOUVELLE CARRIERE D'ARCEY achieves revenue of 2.5 M€. Over the period 2016-2022, the company shows strong growth with a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of +5.4%. Slight decline of -0% vs 2021. After deducting consumption (223 k€), gross margin stands at 2.2 M€, i.e. a rate of 91%. This ratio measures the ability to generate value from commercial activity. EBITDA (= Gross margin - Personnel expenses - Taxes) reaches 568 k€, representing 23.1% of revenue. Warning negative scissor effect: despite revenue change (-0%), EBITDA varies by -25%, reducing margin by 7.6 pts. This reflects costs rising faster than revenue. This high EBITDA margin provides strong self-financing capacity and resilience to uncertainties. Ultimately, net income (= EBIT +/- financial result +/- exceptional - corporate tax) amounts to 366 k€, i.e. 14.9% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 48%. Debt remains under control: the company retains capacity to raise new debt if needed. Financial autonomy (= Equity / Total assets x 100) reaches 45%. 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 2.4 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. This short period demonstrates excellent debt sustainability. Cash flow represents 15.0% 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 460.95. 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 1.6x. Coverage is limited: any activity downturn would jeopardize interest payments.

Working capital requirement (WCR) measures the cash timing gap between customer collections and supplier/inventory payments. Average customer payment term: 154 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 71 days. The gap of 83 days means the company finances its customers for over a month before being paid relative to supplier payments. This weighs on cash flow. Inventory turnover is 9 days (= Average inventory / Cost of goods x 360). Fast turnover, sign of good inventory management. Overall, WCR represents 280 days of revenue, i.e. 1.9 M€ to permanently finance. Over 2016-2022, WCR increased by +73%, requiring additional financing.

Based on 95 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of NOUVELLE CARRIERE D'ARCEY is estimated at 614 737 € (range 187 392€ - 3 267 763€). With an EBITDA of 567 870€, the sector multiple of 1.4x 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.
Medium reliability: estimate to be confirmed with in-depth analysis.