SOC HOTEL TRADING INTER INDUS SHOTRAIND : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2019, SOC HOTEL TRADING INTER INDUS SHOTRAIND achieves revenue of 443 k€. Activity remains stable over the period (CAGR: -1.1%). Slight decline of -1% vs 2018. After deducting consumption (0 €), gross margin stands at 443 k€, i.e. a rate of 100%. This ratio measures the ability to generate value from commercial activity. EBITDA (= Gross margin - Personnel expenses - Taxes) reaches 132 k€, representing 29.7% of revenue. Positive scissor effect: EBITDA margin improves by +15.6 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 35 k€, i.e. 7.8% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 429%. 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 18%. Low autonomy: the company heavily depends on external financing (banks, suppliers). Debt repayment capacity (= Financial debt / Cash flow) indicates it would take 13.1 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. Beyond 7 years, banks generally consider credit risk as high. Cash flow represents 24.8% 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 43.31. 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 12.4x. 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: 0 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 111 days. Excellent situation: suppliers finance 111 days of the operating cycle (retail model). WCR is negative (-14 days): operations structurally generate cash. Over 2017-2019, WCR increased by +56%, requiring additional financing.

Based on 140 transactions of similar company sales in 2019, the value of SOC HOTEL TRADING INTER INDUS SHOTRAIND is estimated at 509 942 € (range 170 975€ - 912 388€). With an EBITDA of 131 505€, the sector multiple of 5.7x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.67x (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.