SOCIETE PAR ACTION SIMPLIFIIEE ENERGIE PHOTOVOLTAIQUE POUR UNE AGRICULTURE DURABLE : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, SOCIETE PAR ACTION SIMPLIFIIEE ENERGIE PHOTOVOLTAIQUE POUR UNE AGRICULTURE DURABLE achieves revenue of 364 k€. Revenue is growing positively over 7 years (CAGR: +0.2%). Slight decline of -5% vs 2023. After deducting consumption (0 €), gross margin stands at 364 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 279 k€, representing 76.6% of revenue. Warning negative scissor effect: despite revenue change (-5%), EBITDA varies by -9%, reducing margin by 2.7 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 254 k€, i.e. 69.7% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 46%. Debt remains under control: the company retains capacity to raise new debt if needed. Financial autonomy (= Equity / Total assets x 100) reaches 65%. 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 1.3 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. This short period demonstrates excellent debt sustainability. Cash flow represents 52.6% 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 668.21. 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 4.5x. 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: 34 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 32 days. The company must finance 2 days of gap between collections and payments. Inventory turnover is 1 days (= Average inventory / Cost of goods x 360). Fast turnover, sign of good inventory management. Overall, WCR represents 28 days of revenue, i.e. 29 k€ to permanently finance.

Based on 85 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of SOCIETE PAR ACTION SIMPLIFIIEE ENERGIE PHOTOVOLTAIQUE POUR UNE AGRICULTURE DURABLE is estimated at 559 291 € (range 89 053€ - 2 189 304€). With an EBITDA of 278 880€, 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.