SOCIETE DES ENROBES DE MOULINS ET ENVIRONS : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, SOCIETE DES ENROBES DE MOULINS ET ENVIRONS achieves revenue of 4.3 M€. Over the period 2016-2024, the company shows strong growth with a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of +16.8%. Slight decline of -3% vs 2023. After deducting consumption (3.1 M€), gross margin stands at 1.2 M€, i.e. a rate of 29%. This ratio measures the ability to generate value from commercial activity. EBITDA (= Gross margin - Personnel expenses - Taxes) reaches 397 k€, representing 9.2% of revenue. This level of operating margin is satisfactory for the sector. Ultimately, net income (= EBIT +/- financial result +/- exceptional - corporate tax) amounts to 319 k€, i.e. 7.4% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 1%. 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 22%. The balance between equity and debt is satisfactory. Debt repayment capacity (= Financial debt / Cash flow) indicates it would take 0.0 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. This short period demonstrates excellent debt sustainability. Cash flow represents 8.9% 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 102.69. 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 3.7x. Financial charges are adequately covered by operations.

Working capital requirement (WCR) measures the cash timing gap between customer collections and supplier/inventory payments. Average customer payment term: 27 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 131 days. Excellent situation: suppliers finance 104 days of the operating cycle (retail model). Inventory turnover is 19 days (= Average inventory / Cost of goods x 360). Fast turnover, sign of good inventory management. Overall, WCR represents 69 days of revenue, i.e. 824 k€ to permanently finance. Over 2016-2024, WCR increased by +457%, requiring additional financing.

Based on 228 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of SOCIETE DES ENROBES DE MOULINS ET ENVIRONS is estimated at 586 751 € (range 240 268€ - 1 557 800€). With an EBITDA of 397 144€, the sector multiple of 1.5x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.13x (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.