VEMAT LOCATION : revenue, balance sheet and financial ratios

In 2024, VEMAT LOCATION achieves revenue of 2.8 M€. Over the period 2018-2024, the company shows strong growth with a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of +18.3%. Vs 2023: +3%. After deducting consumption (0 €), gross margin stands at 2.8 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 1.6 M€, representing 56.5% of revenue. Positive scissor effect: EBITDA margin improves by +9.8 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 692 k€, i.e. 24.5% of revenue. This profit can be retained or distributed to shareholders.

The debt ratio (= Financial debt / Equity x 100) stands at 66%. Debt remains under control: the company retains capacity to raise new debt if needed. Financial autonomy (= Equity / Total assets x 100) reaches 57%. 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 1.2 years of cash flow to repay all financial debt. This short period demonstrates excellent debt sustainability. Cash flow represents 45.7% 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 44.84. 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 5.1x. 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: 0 days (formula: Customer receivables / Revenue incl. VAT x 360). Supplier term: 50 days. Excellent situation: suppliers finance 50 days of the operating cycle (retail model). Overall, WCR represents 5 days of revenue, i.e. 38 k€ to permanently finance. Notable WCR improvement over the period (-82%), freeing up cash.

Based on 276 transactions of similar company sales (all years), the value of VEMAT LOCATION is estimated at 13 230 479 € (range 2 446 974€ - 20 577 754€). With an EBITDA of 1 598 805€, the sector multiple of 11.9x is applied. The price/revenue ratio is 2.33x (premium 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.