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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
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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
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With ROE of 114.98%, it has a Very Expensive valuation with a 26.69 Price to Book Value
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Below par performance in long term as well as near term
Total Returns (Price + Dividend) 
TimePeriod
Price Return
Dividend Return
Total Return
3 Months
2.2%
0%
2.2%
6 Months
2.25%
0%
2.25%
1 Year
-3.9%
0%
-3.9%
2 Years
18.9%
0%
18.9%
3 Years
-95.93%
0%
-95.93%
4 Years
-97.06%
0%
-97.06%
5 Years
-96.67%
0%
-96.67%
SGS SA for the last several years.
Risk Adjusted Returns v/s 
News
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Announcements 
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Corporate Actions 
No corporate action available
Quality 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%
Valuation 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%
Technicals 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
Shareholding Snapshot : Dec 2023
Shareholding Compare (%holding) 
Majority shareholders
Foreign Institutions
Domestic Funds
Held in 0 Schemes (0%)
Foreign Institutions
Held by 3 Foreign Institutions (0.04%)
Strategic Entities with highest holding
Highest Public shareholder
Annual Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Dec'23
Dec'23
Dec'22
Change(%)
Net Sales
6,622.00
6,642.00
-0.30%
Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income
1,418.00
1,474.00
-3.80%
Interest
73.00
52.00
40.38%
Exceptional Items
-97.00
-96.00
-1.04%
Consolidate Net Profit
597.00
630.00
-5.24%
Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)
140.60%
146.20%
-0.56%
USD in Million.
Net Sales
YoY Growth in year ended Dec 2023 is -0.30% vs 3.70% in Dec 2022
Consolidated Net Profit
YoY Growth in year ended Dec 2023 is -5.24% vs -3.82% in Dec 2022
About SGS SA 
SGS SA
Miscellaneous
SGS SA is a Switzerland-based company that provides inspection, verification, testing and certification services. Inspection comprises checking the condition and weight of traded goods at transshipment, quality and quantity control, and compliance with regulatory requirements. Testing services are provided through a global network of testing facilities and test the quality, safety and performance of products against health, safety and regulatory standards. Certification services confirm if products, processes, systems or services are compliant with either national or international standards and regulations or customer defined standards. Verification focuses on ensuring that products and services comply with global standards and local regulations. Additionally, the Company offers training services through SGS Academy.
Company Coordinates 
Company Details
Place des Alpes 1,, P.O. Box 2152 GENEVE None : 1211
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