Why is Lagardère SA ?
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Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) of 7.98%
- Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 9.75% and Operating profit at 52.34% over the last 5 years
- High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
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Positive results in Jun 25
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at EUR 2,232 MM
- NET PROFIT(Q) At EUR 34.29 MM has Grown at 317.58%
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -59.34% (YoY)
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With ROE of 0.00%, it has a Fair valuation with a 3.36 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -10.53%, its profits have risen by 58.9%
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Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -10.53% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed France CAC 40 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Lagardère SA should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Retailing should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Retailing)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Lagardère SA for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Lagardère SA
-10.53%
-1.35
20.43%
France CAC 40
8.73%
0.52
16.76%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
9.75%
EBIT Growth (5y)
52.34%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
0.70
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
3.07
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
2.45
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.86
Tax Ratio
37.35%
Dividend Payout Ratio
56.19%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.02%
ROCE (avg)
7.98%
ROE (avg)
13.90%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
3.36
EV to EBIT
NA
EV to EBITDA
EV to Capital Employed
1.56
EV to Sales
1.38
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
3.51%
ROCE (Latest)
ROE (Latest)
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
No Trend
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
9What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at EUR 2,232 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
At EUR 34.29 MM has Grown at 317.58%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -59.34% (YoY
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 9.21%
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 9.64%
0What is not working for the Company
NO KEY NEGATIVE TRIGGERS
Here's what is working for Lagardère SA
Net Profit
At EUR 34.29 MM has Grown at 317.58%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very positive
Net Profit (EUR MM)
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at EUR 2,232 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (EUR MM)
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 9.21%
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its inventory faster
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 9.64%
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -59.34% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
Depreciation
Highest at EUR 403 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (EUR MM)






