SAS DU CHATELET : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, SAS DU CHATELET achieves revenue of 2.0 M€. Over the period 2016-2024, the company shows strong growth with a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of +11.8%. Vs 2023, growth of +13% (1.8 M€ -> 2.0 M€). After deducting consumption (129 k€), gross margin stands at 1.9 M€, i.e. a rate of 94%. This ratio measures the ability to generate value from commercial activity. EBITDA (= Gross margin - Personnel expenses - Taxes) reaches 871 k€, representing 43.6% of revenue. Positive scissor effect: EBITDA margin improves by +3.8 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 396 k€, i.e. 19.8% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 43%. Debt remains under control: the company retains capacity to raise new debt if needed. Financial autonomy (= Equity / Total assets x 100) reaches 62%. 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 1.1 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. This short period demonstrates excellent debt sustainability. Cash flow represents 36.5% 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 259.26. 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 2.1x. Financial charges are adequately covered by operations.

Working capital requirement (WCR) measures the cash timing gap between customer collections and supplier/inventory payments. Average customer payment term: 1 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 90 days. Excellent situation: suppliers finance 89 days of the operating cycle (retail model). Inventory turnover is 3 days (= Average inventory / Cost of goods x 360). Fast turnover, sign of good inventory management. Overall, WCR represents 6 days of revenue, i.e. 36 k€ to permanently finance. Notable WCR improvement over the period (-87%), freeing up cash.

Based on 153 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of SAS DU CHATELET is estimated at 4 646 270 € (range 2 396 260€ - 7 263 984€). With an EBITDA of 871 075€, the sector multiple of 7.1x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 1.61x (premium 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.