Summary

● 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

● The company's EBITDA/Sales ratio is relatively high and results in high margins before depreciation, amortization and taxes.

● The group's high margin levels account for strong profits.

● Over the last twelve months, the sales forecast has been frequently revised upwards.

● 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.

● The divergence of price targets given by the various analysts who make up the consensus is relatively low, suggesting a consensus method of evaluating the company and its prospects.

● The group usually releases upbeat results with huge surprise rates.


Weaknesses

● With a 2023 P/E ratio at 26.84 times the estimated earnings, the company operates at rather significant levels of 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 company is not the most generous with respect to shareholders' compensation.

● The average consensus view of analysts covering the stock has deteriorated over the past four months.