SOCIETE DU PARC EOLIEN DU FOND DE LA PLAINE : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, SOCIETE DU PARC EOLIEN DU FOND DE LA PLAINE achieves revenue of 496 k€. Revenue is declining over the period 2016-2024 (CAGR: -5.9%). Significant drop of -50% vs 2023. After deducting consumption (0 €), gross margin stands at 496 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 212 k€, representing 42.8% of revenue. Warning negative scissor effect: despite revenue change (-50%), EBITDA varies by -63%, reducing margin by 16.1 pts. This reflects costs rising faster than revenue. This high EBITDA margin provides strong self-financing capacity and resilience to uncertainties. Ultimately, net income (= EBIT +/- financial result +/- exceptional - corporate tax) amounts to 105 k€, i.e. 21.1% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at -1062%. 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 -9%. Low autonomy: the company heavily depends on external financing (banks, suppliers). Debt repayment capacity (= Financial debt / Cash flow) indicates it would take 12.6 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. Beyond 7 years, banks generally consider credit risk as high. Cash flow represents 29.1% 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 2041.24. 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 31.5x. 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: 136 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 30 days. The gap of 106 days means the company finances its customers for over a month before being paid relative to supplier payments. This weighs on cash flow. WCR is negative (-456 days): operations structurally generate cash. Over 2016-2024, WCR increased by +83%, requiring additional financing.

Based on 85 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of SOCIETE DU PARC EOLIEN DU FOND DE LA PLAINE is estimated at 419 649 € (range 63 717€ - 1 706 827€). With an EBITDA of 211 940€, the sector multiple of 2.4x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.69x (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.