● The company has strong fundamentals. More than 70% of companies have a lower mix of growth, profitability, debt and visibility.
● The company presents an interesting fundamental situation from a short-term investment perspective.
Strengths
● Before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, the company's margins are particularly high.
● The company returns high margins, thereby supporting business profitability.
● The company is in a robust financial situation considering its net cash and margin position.
● Over the last twelve months, the sales forecast has been frequently revised upwards.
● Analysts remain confident with respect to the group's activity and, more often than not, have revised upwards their earnings per share estimates.
● The average price target of analysts who are interested in the stock has been strongly revised upwards over the last four months.
● Predictions on business development from analysts polled by Standard & Poor's are tight. This results from either a good visibility into core activities or accurate earnings releases.
● Analysts' price targets are all relatively close, reflecting good visibility on the company's valuation.
● Historically, the company has been releasing figures that are above expectations.
Weaknesses
● With an expected P/E ratio at 47.79 and 41.98 respectively for both the current and next fiscal years, the company operates with high earnings multiples.
● The company's "enterprise value to sales" ratio is among the highest in the world.
● In relation to the value of its tangible assets, the company's valuation appears relatively high.
● The valuation of the company is particularly high given the cash flows generated by its activity.
● The appreciation potential seems limited due to the average target prices set by the analysts covering the stock.