SUD MANCHE DEVELOPPEMENT : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, SUD MANCHE DEVELOPPEMENT achieves revenue of 438 k€. Over the period 2017-2024, the company shows strong growth with a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of +15.5%. Significant drop of -27% vs 2023. After deducting consumption (0 €), gross margin stands at 438 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 83 k€, representing 18.8% of revenue. Warning negative scissor effect: despite revenue change (-27%), EBITDA varies by -53%, reducing margin by 10.6 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 845 k€, i.e. 192.7% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 3%. 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 97%. 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 0.1 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. This short period demonstrates excellent debt sustainability. Cash flow represents 151.4% 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 25431.81. 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 3.2x. 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: 4 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 5 days. Favorable situation: supplier credit is longer than customer credit by 1 days. Overall, WCR represents 599 days of revenue, i.e. 730 k€ to permanently finance. Over 2017-2024, WCR increased by +8159%, requiring additional financing.

Based on 103 transactions of similar company sales in 2024, the value of SUD MANCHE DEVELOPPEMENT is estimated at 1 863 989 € (range 611 072€ - 4 769 973€). With an EBITDA of 82 587€, the sector multiple of 5.0x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.38x (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.