SOCIETE AGUESSEAU : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2025, SOCIETE AGUESSEAU achieves revenue of 2.1 M€. Over the period 2021-2025, the company shows strong growth with a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of +50.2%. Significant drop of -32% vs 2024. After deducting consumption (329 k€), gross margin stands at 1.7 M€, i.e. a rate of 84%. This ratio measures the ability to generate value from commercial activity. EBITDA (= Gross margin - Personnel expenses - Taxes) reaches 164 k€, representing 7.9% of revenue. Warning negative scissor effect: despite revenue change (-32%), EBITDA varies by -58%, reducing margin by 4.8 pts. This reflects costs rising faster than revenue. The operating margin remains fragile, requiring cost vigilance. Ultimately, net income (= EBIT +/- financial result +/- exceptional - corporate tax) amounts to 42 k€, i.e. 2.0% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 89%. Debt level is high: negotiating margin with banks is reduced. Financial autonomy (= Equity / Total assets x 100) reaches 21%. The balance between equity and debt is satisfactory. Debt repayment capacity (= Financial debt / Cash flow) indicates it would take 2.4 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. This short period demonstrates excellent debt sustainability. Cash flow represents 9.1% 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 120.94. 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 7.9x. 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: 63 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 462 days. Excellent situation: suppliers finance 399 days of the operating cycle (retail model). Inventory turnover is 208 days (= Average inventory / Cost of goods x 360). This high level ties up cash and potentially creates obsolescence risk. Overall, WCR represents 342 days of revenue, i.e. 2.0 M€ to permanently finance.

Based on 557 transactions of similar company sales in 2025, the value of SOCIETE AGUESSEAU is estimated at 823 554 € (range 473 407€ - 1 459 526€). With an EBITDA of 164 420€, the sector multiple of 5.3x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.55x (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.