SMARTSTREAM TECHNOLOGIES FRANCE SA : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, SMARTSTREAM TECHNOLOGIES FRANCE SA achieves revenue of 1.1 M€. Activity remains stable over the period (CAGR: -1.2%). Significant drop of -12% vs 2023. After deducting consumption (82 k€), gross margin stands at 1.0 M€, i.e. a rate of 93%. This ratio measures the ability to generate value from commercial activity. EBITDA (= Gross margin - Personnel expenses - Taxes) reaches 175 k€, representing 15.8% of revenue. Warning negative scissor effect: despite revenue change (-12%), EBITDA varies by -49%, reducing margin by 11.4 pts. This reflects costs rising faster than revenue. This high EBITDA margin provides strong self-financing capacity and resilience to uncertainties. Ultimately, net income (= EBIT +/- financial result +/- exceptional - corporate tax) amounts to 74 k€, i.e. 6.7% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 4%. This very low level reflects a solid financial structure, offering significant room for future investments or acquisitions. Financial autonomy (= Equity / Total assets x 100) reaches 51%. 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 0.2 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. This short period demonstrates excellent debt sustainability. Cash flow represents 22.6% 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 1006.03. Concretely, the company has €2 of liquid assets for every €1 of short-term debt: no cash risk within 12 months.

Working capital requirement (WCR) measures the cash timing gap between customer collections and supplier/inventory payments. Average customer payment term: 270 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 35 days. The gap of 235 days means the company finances its customers for over a month before being paid relative to supplier payments. This weighs on cash flow. Overall, WCR represents 351 days of revenue, i.e. 1.1 M€ to permanently finance. Notable WCR improvement over the period (-50%), freeing up cash.

Based on 215 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of SMARTSTREAM TECHNOLOGIES FRANCE SA is estimated at 160 301 € (range 70 181€ - 538 079€). With an EBITDA of 174 676€, the sector multiple of 1.0x 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.