SOCIETE DE GESTION ET DE FINANCE : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, SOCIETE DE GESTION ET DE FINANCE achieves revenue of 742 k€. Revenue is growing positively over 7 years (CAGR: +2.5%). Slight decline of -2% vs 2023. After deducting consumption (0 €), gross margin stands at 742 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 33 k€, representing 4.5% of revenue. Warning negative scissor effect: despite revenue change (-2%), EBITDA varies by -48%, reducing margin by 4.1 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 5 k€, i.e. 0.7% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 98%. Debt level is high: negotiating margin with banks is reduced. Financial autonomy (= Equity / Total assets x 100) reaches 45%. 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 9.8 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. Beyond 7 years, banks generally consider credit risk as high. Cash flow represents 6.2% 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 76.98. 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 69.6x. 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: 24 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 34 days. Favorable situation: supplier credit is longer than customer credit by 10 days. Overall, WCR represents 14 days of revenue, i.e. 29 k€ to permanently finance. Notable WCR improvement over the period (-93%), freeing up cash.

Based on 54 transactions of similar company sales in 2024, the value of SOCIETE DE GESTION ET DE FINANCE is estimated at 213 360 € (range 96 140€ - 302 838€). With an EBITDA of 33 445€, the sector multiple of 4.8x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.59x (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.
Medium reliability: estimate to be confirmed with in-depth analysis.