SPIE BATIGNOLLES ABSCIS-BERTIN : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, SPIE BATIGNOLLES ABSCIS-BERTIN achieves revenue of 32.7 M€. Revenue is growing positively over 9 years (CAGR: +2.6%). Significant drop of -12% vs 2023. After deducting consumption (50 k€), gross margin stands at 32.6 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 486 k€, representing 1.5% of revenue. Warning negative scissor effect: despite revenue change (-12%), EBITDA varies by -79%, reducing margin by 4.7 pts. This reflects costs rising faster than revenue. The operating margin remains fragile, requiring cost vigilance. Ultimately, net income (= EBIT +/- financial result +/- exceptional - corporate tax) amounts to 665 k€, i.e. 2.0% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 0%. 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 25%. 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 1.8% of revenue. Cash flow measures resources generated by operations, available for investment and debt repayment.

The liquidity ratio (= Current assets / Current liabilities) stands at 156.70. 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 47.0x. 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: 35 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 95 days. Excellent situation: suppliers finance 60 days of the operating cycle (retail model). Inventory turnover is 2 days (= Average inventory / Cost of goods x 360). Fast turnover, sign of good inventory management. WCR is negative (-13 days): operations structurally generate cash. Notable WCR improvement over the period (-121%), freeing up cash.

Based on 113 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of SPIE BATIGNOLLES ABSCIS-BERTIN is estimated at 2 295 839 € (range 1 196 752€ - 6 520 231€). With an EBITDA of 486 332€, the sector multiple of 3.6x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.11x (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.