Stock Research: Sofina

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Sofina

BRU:SOF BE0003717312
8
  • Value
    58
  • Growth
    4
  • Safety
    Safety
    18
  • Combined
    8
  • Sentiment
    64
  • 360° View
    360° View
    8
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Company Description

Sofina SA is a Belgium-based holding company investing in various sectors. It operates in Energy & Services (GDF Suez), Retail (Colruyt), Consumer Goods (Danone), and other sectors. The company is mainly active in Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Panama. In the last fiscal year, the company had 81 employees, a market cap of $10,671 million, profits of $1,452 million, and revenue of $1,461 million.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 8 (better than 8% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Sofina are critical, mostly below average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half the metrics below and half above average for Sofina. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 58, which means that the share price of Sofina is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is lower than for 58% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 64, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 64% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 4, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth, and stock returns. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 18, meaning the company has a riskier financing structure than 82 comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
58 24 26 50
Growth
4 28 5 61
Safety
Safety
18 74 14 14
Sentiment
64 62 51 33
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360° View
8 51 46 45
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
100 89 17 21
Opinions Change
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Pro Holdings
n/a 64 65 44
Market Pulse
59 63 56 50
Sentiment
64 62 51 33
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
58 24 26 50
Growth
4 28 5 61
Safety Safety
18 74 14 14
Combined
8 35 22 22
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
6 17 1 1
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
3 48 93 93
Price vs. Book (P/B)
86 61 84 74
Dividend Yield
73 24 1 11
Value
58 24 26 50
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
8 10 3 59
Profit Growth
8 26 7 16
Capital Growth
24 35 8 67
Stock Returns
16 70 59 79
Growth
4 28 5 61
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
41 71 61 100
Refinancing
25 16 15 13
Liquidity
43 96 100 100
Safety Safety
18 74 14 14

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With good value and positive sentiment, but low growth and risky financing, this combination is generally dangerous as debt requires growth to sustain it. Only investors with a strong belief in future growth potential and a high-risk tolerance should consider this stock.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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