RENNES 3 SOLEILS : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, RENNES 3 SOLEILS achieves revenue of 125 k€. Over the period 2017-2024, the company shows strong growth with a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of +10.6%. Vs 2023: +6%. After deducting consumption (0 €), gross margin stands at 125 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 84 k€, representing 67.3% of revenue. Positive scissor effect: EBITDA margin improves by +15.8 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 52 k€, i.e. 41.6% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 634%. 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 13%. Low autonomy: the company heavily depends on external financing (banks, suppliers). Debt repayment capacity (= Financial debt / Cash flow) indicates it would take 12.7 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. Beyond 7 years, banks generally consider credit risk as high. Cash flow represents 55.2% 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 966.30. 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 18.1x. 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: 14 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 59 days. Excellent situation: suppliers finance 45 days of the operating cycle (retail model). Overall, WCR represents 42 days of revenue, i.e. 15 k€ to permanently finance. Over 2017-2024, WCR increased by +210%, requiring additional financing.

Based on 277 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of RENNES 3 SOLEILS is estimated at 89 956 € (range 29 872€ - 263 883€). With an EBITDA of 84 403€, the sector multiple of 1.3x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.29x (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.