POIRIER & CIE FINANCE ET CONSEIL : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, POIRIER & CIE FINANCE ET CONSEIL achieves revenue of 309 k€. Revenue is growing positively over 8 years (CAGR: +2.6%). Slight decline of -1% vs 2023. After deducting consumption (0 €), gross margin stands at 309 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 249 k€, representing 80.6% of 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 152 k€, i.e. 49.1% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 134%. Debt level is high: negotiating margin with banks is reduced. Financial autonomy (= Equity / Total assets x 100) reaches 41%. 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 27.1 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. Beyond 7 years, banks generally consider credit risk as high. Cash flow represents 65.3% 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 123.86. 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 53.3x. 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: 10 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 9 days. The company must finance 1 days of gap between collections and payments. WCR is negative (-379 days): operations structurally generate cash. Notable WCR improvement over the period (-535%), freeing up cash.

Based on 69 transactions of similar company sales in 2024, the value of POIRIER & CIE FINANCE ET CONSEIL is estimated at 801 572 € (range 220 341€ - 1 442 732€). With an EBITDA of 249 066€, the sector multiple of 4.3x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.66x (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.
Medium reliability: estimate to be confirmed with in-depth analysis.