VAUDAUX EQUIPEMENTS : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, VAUDAUX EQUIPEMENTS achieves revenue of 3.1 M€. Revenue is growing positively over 9 years (CAGR: +4.1%). Vs 2023, growth of +24% (2.5 M€ -> 3.1 M€). After deducting consumption (0 €), gross margin stands at 3.1 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 2.2 M€, representing 70.4% of revenue. Positive scissor effect: EBITDA margin improves by +4.5 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 74 k€, i.e. 2.4% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 290%. 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 25%. The balance between equity and debt is satisfactory. Debt repayment capacity (= Financial debt / Cash flow) indicates it would take 20.3 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. Beyond 7 years, banks generally consider credit risk as high. Cash flow represents 48.7% 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 180.55. 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 27.6x. 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: 85 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 335 days. Excellent situation: suppliers finance 250 days of the operating cycle (retail model). Overall, WCR represents 111 days of revenue, i.e. 941 k€ to permanently finance. Notable WCR improvement over the period (-66%), freeing up cash.

Based on 169 transactions of similar company sales in 2024, the value of VAUDAUX EQUIPEMENTS is estimated at 6 862 771 € (range 1 907 084€ - 12 311 243€). With an EBITDA of 2 150 884€, the sector multiple of 5.6x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 0.81x (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.