ScoreWhy is SGS SA ?
1
High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
- Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 3.09% and Operating profit at 4.08% over the last 5 years
- High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times
2
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 3.09% and Operating profit at 4.08% over the last 5 years
3
With ROE of 114.98%, it has a Very Expensive valuation with a 26.69 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -3.90%, its profits have risen by 17.5% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 1.2
- At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 87.6
4
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -3.90% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed Switzerland SMI in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
Real-Time Research ReportHow much should you sell?
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Is SGS SA for you?
Low Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
SGS SA
-2.47%
-4.41
21.90%
Switzerland SMI
10.0%
0.63
15.85%
Quality
Management Risk
Growth
Capital StructureQuality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
3.09%
EBIT Growth (5y)
4.08%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
12.43
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
1.45
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
2.84
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.46
Tax Ratio
26.30%
Dividend Payout Ratio
103.55%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
0.04%
ROCE (avg)
32.11%
ROE (avg)
87.53%
ValuationValuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
23
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
26.69
EV to EBIT
19.19
EV to EBITDA
13.07
EV to Capital Employed
6.30
EV to Sales
2.84
PEG Ratio
1.20
Dividend Yield
87.63%
ROCE (Latest)
32.82%
ROE (Latest)
114.98%
TechnicalsTechnical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bullish
Sideways
Moving Averages
Mildly Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bullish
Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned 
Financial Trend6What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at CHF 2,285 MM
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -3.36% (YoY
CASH AND EQV(HY)
Highest at CHF 1,693 MM
INVENTORY TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 78.82%
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 5.04%
0What is not working for the Company
NO KEY NEGATIVE TRIGGERS
Here's what is working for SGS SA
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at CHF 2,285 MM
in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (CHF MM)
Cash and Eqv
Highest at CHF 1,693 MM
in the last six Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Short Term liquidity is improving
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Inventory Turnover Ratio
Highest at 78.82%
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 5.04%
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 -3.36% (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
Here's what is not working for SGS SA
Non Operating Income
Highest at CHF 0.11 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increased income from non business activities may not be sustainable
Non Operating income
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