SCI PROLOGIS FRANCE CXXXI ( A ) : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, SCI PROLOGIS FRANCE CXXXI ( A ) achieves revenue of 4.4 M€. Revenue is growing positively over 9 years (CAGR: +4.3%). Slight decline of -5% vs 2023. After deducting consumption (0 €), gross margin stands at 4.4 M€, i.e. a rate of 100%. This ratio measures the ability to generate value from commercial activity. EBITDA (= Gross margin - Personnel expenses - Taxes) reaches 2.9 M€, representing 66.6% of revenue. Positive scissor effect: EBITDA margin improves by +2.0 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 1.2 M€, i.e. 26.8% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 539%. 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 15%. Low autonomy: the company heavily depends on external financing (banks, suppliers). Debt repayment capacity (= Financial debt / Cash flow) indicates it would take 9.8 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. Beyond 7 years, banks generally consider credit risk as high. Cash flow represents 46.8% 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 1700.24. 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 38.9x. 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: 100 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 75 days. The company must finance 25 days of gap between collections and payments. Overall, WCR represents 556 days of revenue, i.e. 6.7 M€ to permanently finance. Over 2016-2024, WCR increased by +540%, requiring additional financing.

Based on 169 transactions of similar company sales in 2024, the value of SCI PROLOGIS FRANCE CXXXI ( A ) is estimated at 10 781 154 € (range 3 035 162€ - 19 374 334€). With an EBITDA of 2 903 698€, the sector multiple of 5.6x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.81x (in line with sector norms). 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.