TRANSPORT BOURBON FONTAINE : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, TRANSPORT BOURBON FONTAINE achieves revenue of 3.6 M€. Over the period 2019-2024, the company shows strong growth with a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of +11.4%. Slight decline of -4% vs 2023. After deducting consumption (3 k€), gross margin stands at 3.6 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 325 k€, representing 9.1% of revenue. Warning negative scissor effect: despite revenue change (-4%), EBITDA varies by -41%, reducing margin by 5.7 pts. This reflects costs rising faster than revenue. This level of operating margin is satisfactory for the sector. Ultimately, net income (= EBIT +/- financial result +/- exceptional - corporate tax) amounts to 479 k€, i.e. 13.3% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 185%. 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 27%. The balance between equity and debt is satisfactory. Debt repayment capacity (= Financial debt / Cash flow) indicates it would take 3.1 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. This ratio remains within usual banking standards. Cash flow represents 23.0% 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 301.29. 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 17.6x. 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: 174 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 122 days. The gap of 52 days means the company finances its customers for over a month before being paid relative to supplier payments. This weighs on cash flow. Inventory turnover is 1 days (= Average inventory / Cost of goods x 360). Fast turnover, sign of good inventory management. Overall, WCR represents 266 days of revenue, i.e. 2.7 M€ to permanently finance. Over 2019-2024, WCR increased by +135%, requiring additional financing.

Based on 85 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of TRANSPORT BOURBON FONTAINE is estimated at 622 420 € (range 248 991€ - 1 513 440€). With an EBITDA of 325 436€, the sector multiple of 1.4x 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.