SAINT CHRISTOPHE AUTOMOBILES : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, SAINT CHRISTOPHE AUTOMOBILES achieves revenue of 19.1 M€. Over the period 2016-2024, the company shows strong growth with a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of +10.7%. After deducting consumption (16.1 M€), gross margin stands at 3.0 M€, i.e. a rate of 16%. This ratio measures the ability to generate value from commercial activity. EBITDA (= Gross margin - Personnel expenses - Taxes) reaches 282 k€, representing 1.5% of revenue. The operating margin remains fragile, requiring cost vigilance. Ultimately, net income (= EBIT +/- financial result +/- exceptional - corporate tax) amounts to 45 k€, i.e. 0.2% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 185%. 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 16.7 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. Beyond 7 years, banks generally consider credit risk as high. Cash flow represents 0.6% of revenue. Cash flow measures resources generated by operations, available for investment and debt repayment.

The liquidity ratio (= Current assets / Current liabilities) stands at 139.86. 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 52.4x. 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: 31 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 103 days. Excellent situation: suppliers finance 72 days of the operating cycle (retail model). Inventory turnover is 104 days (= Average inventory / Cost of goods x 360). This high level ties up cash and potentially creates obsolescence risk. Overall, WCR represents 141 days of revenue, i.e. 7.5 M€ to permanently finance. Over 2016-2024, WCR increased by +300%, requiring additional financing.

Based on 148 transactions of similar company sales in 2024, the value of SAINT CHRISTOPHE AUTOMOBILES is estimated at 1 172 034 € (range 517 962€ - 2 038 513€). With an EBITDA of 282 443€, the sector multiple of 1.6x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.16x (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.