SOCIETE DES ALPES DE GESTION ET DE COMMERCIALISATION - RHONES-ALPES : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, SOCIETE DES ALPES DE GESTION ET DE COMMERCIALISATION - RHONES-ALPES achieves revenue of 4.3 M€. Revenue is growing positively over 9 years (CAGR: +3.8%). Significant drop of -17% vs 2023. After deducting consumption (0 €), gross margin stands at 4.3 M€, i.e. a rate of 100%. This ratio measures the ability to generate value from commercial activity. EBITDA (= Gross margin - Personnel expenses - Taxes) reaches 210 k€, representing 4.9% of revenue. Positive scissor effect: EBITDA margin improves by +3.0 pts, sign of improved operational efficiency. The operating margin remains fragile, requiring cost vigilance. Ultimately, net income (= EBIT +/- financial result +/- exceptional - corporate tax) amounts to 83 k€, i.e. 1.9% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 7%. 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 14%. Low autonomy: the company heavily depends on external financing (banks, suppliers). Debt repayment capacity (= Financial debt / Cash flow) indicates it would take 0.4 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. This short period demonstrates excellent debt sustainability. Cash flow represents 2.7% of revenue. Cash flow measures resources generated by operations, available for investment and debt repayment.

The liquidity ratio (= Current assets / Current liabilities) stands at 173.92. 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 13.2x. 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: 206 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 83 days. The gap of 123 days means the company finances its customers for over a month before being paid relative to supplier payments. This weighs on cash flow. Inventory turnover is 55 days (= Average inventory / Cost of goods x 360). Overall, WCR represents 3 days of revenue, i.e. 40 k€ to permanently finance. Notable WCR improvement over the period (-93%), freeing up cash.

Based on 80 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of SOCIETE DES ALPES DE GESTION ET DE COMMERCIALISATION - RHONES-ALPES is estimated at 504 523 € (range 185 132€ - 1 313 711€). With an EBITDA of 210 343€, the sector multiple of 1.0x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.28x (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.
Medium reliability: estimate to be confirmed with in-depth analysis.