SCA INTERCOMMUNALE DU PONT DU GARD : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2025, SCA INTERCOMMUNALE DU PONT DU GARD achieves revenue of 1.7 M€. Activity remains stable over the period (CAGR: -1.4%). Significant drop of -26% vs 2024. After deducting consumption (1.5 M€), gross margin stands at 235 k€, i.e. a rate of 14%. This ratio measures the ability to generate value from commercial activity. EBITDA (= Gross margin - Personnel expenses - Taxes) reaches 161 k€, representing 9.4% of revenue. Positive scissor effect: EBITDA margin improves by +2.6 pts, sign of improved operational efficiency. This level of operating margin is satisfactory for the sector. Net income is negative at 0 € (0.0% of revenue), which will impact equity.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 102%. Debt level is high: negotiating margin with banks is reduced. Financial autonomy (= Equity / Total assets x 100) reaches 48%. 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 11.0 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. Beyond 7 years, banks generally consider credit risk as high. Cash flow represents 8.8% of revenue. Cash flow measures resources generated by operations, available for investment and debt repayment. Satisfactory level allowing partial financing of growth.

The liquidity ratio (= Current assets / Current liabilities) stands at 1494.88. 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 9.0x. 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: 51 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 19 days. The gap of 32 days means the company finances its customers for over a month before being paid relative to supplier payments. This weighs on cash flow. Inventory turnover is 193 days (= Average inventory / Cost of goods x 360). This high level ties up cash and potentially creates obsolescence risk. Overall, WCR represents 270 days of revenue, i.e. 1.3 M€ to permanently finance. Over 2016-2025, WCR increased by +35%, requiring additional financing.

Based on 55 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of SCA INTERCOMMUNALE DU PONT DU GARD is estimated at 497 863 € (range 258 205€ - 1 226 036€). With an EBITDA of 161 204€, the sector multiple of 2.8x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.34x (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.