TAXIS PARIS DOMBASLE : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, TAXIS PARIS DOMBASLE achieves revenue of 150 k€. Activity remains stable over the period (CAGR: -1.7%). Significant drop of -23% vs 2023. After deducting consumption (0 €), gross margin stands at 150 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 64 k€, representing 42.8% of revenue. Positive scissor effect: EBITDA margin improves by +7.9 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 62 k€, i.e. 41.7% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 304%. Critical situation: debt significantly exceeds equity, severely limiting borrowing capacity and exposing the company to default risk. Financial autonomy (= Equity / Total assets x 100) reaches 21%. The balance between equity and debt is satisfactory. Debt repayment capacity (= Financial debt / Cash flow) indicates it would take 4.0 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. This ratio remains within usual banking standards. Cash flow represents 37.4% 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 289.03. 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 9.3x. 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: 282 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 132 days. The gap of 150 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 321 days of revenue, i.e. 134 k€ to permanently finance. Over 2016-2024, WCR increased by +1697%, requiring additional financing.

Based on 116 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of TAXIS PARIS DOMBASLE is estimated at 224 754 € (range 124 285€ - 439 726€). With an EBITDA of 64 072€, the sector multiple of 4.6x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.61x (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.