SELARL PHARMACIE BERNARDEAU : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, SELARL PHARMACIE BERNARDEAU achieves revenue of 3.3 M€. Over the period 2016-2024, the company shows strong growth with a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of +5.5%. Slight decline of -1% vs 2023. After deducting consumption (2.3 M€), gross margin stands at 1.0 M€, i.e. a rate of 31%. This ratio measures the ability to generate value from commercial activity. EBITDA (= Gross margin - Personnel expenses - Taxes) reaches 293 k€, representing 9.0% of revenue. This level of operating margin is satisfactory for the sector. Ultimately, net income (= EBIT +/- financial result +/- exceptional - corporate tax) amounts to 194 k€, i.e. 6.0% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 65%. Debt remains under control: the company retains capacity to raise new debt if needed. Financial autonomy (= Equity / Total assets x 100) reaches 54%. 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 1.4 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. This short period demonstrates excellent debt sustainability. Cash flow represents 6.9% 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 61.99. 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 2.3x. 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: 12 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 32 days. Favorable situation: supplier credit is longer than customer credit by 20 days. Inventory turnover is 27 days (= Average inventory / Cost of goods x 360). Fast turnover, sign of good inventory management. Overall, WCR represents 39 days of revenue, i.e. 351 k€ to permanently finance. Over 2016-2024, WCR increased by +296%, requiring additional financing.

Based on 225 transactions of similar company sales in 2024, the value of SELARL PHARMACIE BERNARDEAU is estimated at 2 519 778 € (range 1 787 613€ - 3 701 444€). With an EBITDA of 292 809€, the sector multiple of 9.2x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.64x (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.