SOMATRANS LOGISTIQUE GUADELOUPE : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2025, SOMATRANS LOGISTIQUE GUADELOUPE achieves revenue of 998 k€. Over the period 2018-2025, the company shows strong growth with a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of +50.8%. Slight decline of -5% vs 2024. After deducting consumption (0 €), gross margin stands at 998 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 596 k€, representing 59.8% of revenue. Positive scissor effect: EBITDA margin improves by +9.3 pts, sign of improved operational efficiency. This high EBITDA margin provides strong self-financing capacity and resilience to uncertainties. Ultimately, net income (= EBIT +/- financial result +/- exceptional - corporate tax) amounts to 263 k€, i.e. 26.3% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 135%. Debt level is high: negotiating margin with banks is reduced. Financial autonomy (= Equity / Total assets x 100) reaches 41%. 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 4.9 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. This ratio remains within usual banking standards. Cash flow represents 49.9% 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 999.40. 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 10.0x. 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: 117 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 22 days. The gap of 95 days means the company finances its customers for over a month before being paid relative to supplier payments. This weighs on cash flow. Overall, WCR represents 47 days of revenue, i.e. 131 k€ to permanently finance.

Based on 77 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of SOMATRANS LOGISTIQUE GUADELOUPE is estimated at 408 791 € (range 184 591€ - 1 053 962€). With an EBITDA of 596 304€, the sector multiple of 1.0x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.14x (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.