Summary

● In view of fundamental criteria, the company is among low performers as far as mid or long-term investment strategy is concerned.


Strengths

● The share is getting closer to its long-term support in weekly data, at EUR 17.1, which offers good timing for buyers.

● Share prices are approaching a strong support area in daily data, which offers good timing for investors.

● Margins returned by the company are among the highest on the stock exchange list. Its core activity clears big profits.

● Its low valuation, with P/E ratio at 11.66 and 14.35 for the ongoing fiscal year and 2018 respectively, makes the stock pretty attractive with regard to earnings multiples.

● The company is one of the best yield companies with high dividend expectations.

● For the last 4 months, the company has been enjoying highly positive EPS revisions, which were frequently and significantly raised.

● The average target price set by analysts covering the stock is above current prices and offers a tremendous appreciation potential.


Weaknesses

● According to Thomson-Reuters' forecast, revenue growth prospects are expected to be very low for the next fiscal years.

● The company is in a hindered financial situation with significant debt and rather low EBITDA levels.

● The company's "enterprise value to sales" ratio is among the highest in the world.

● The sales outlook for the group was lowered in the last twelve months. This change in forecast points out a decline in activity as well as pessimistic analyses of the company.

● The technical configuration over the long term remains negative on the weekly chart below the resistance level at 19.55 EUR