SAB SERVICE ENERGIES RENOUVELABLES : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, SAB SERVICE ENERGIES RENOUVELABLES achieves revenue of 97 k€. Slight decline of -7% vs 2023. After deducting consumption (0 €), gross margin stands at 97 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 27 k€, representing 28.1% of revenue. Warning negative scissor effect: despite revenue change (-7%), EBITDA varies by -53%, reducing margin by 27.4 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 17 k€, i.e. 17.4% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 9%. 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 21%. The balance between equity and debt is satisfactory. Debt repayment capacity (= Financial debt / Cash flow) indicates it would take 0.3 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. This short period demonstrates excellent debt sustainability. Cash flow represents 17.4% 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 130.13. 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 17.5x. 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: 747 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 110 days. The gap of 637 days means the company finances its customers for over a month before being paid relative to supplier payments. This weighs on cash flow. Overall, WCR represents 311 days of revenue, i.e. 84 k€ to permanently finance.

Based on 98 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of SAB SERVICE ENERGIES RENOUVELABLES is estimated at 74 248 € (range 18 554€ - 122 978€). With an EBITDA of 27 297€, the sector multiple of 3.5x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.36x (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.