Stock Research: Sofina

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Sofina

BRU:SOF BE0003717312
34
  • Value
    35
  • Growth
    7
  • Safety
    Safety
    76
  • Combined
    21
  • Sentiment
    63
  • 360° View
    360° View
    34
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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 34 (better than 34% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Sofina are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half below and half above average for Sofina. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 63, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 63% of alternative investment opportunities. It also rates well regarding its financing structure, with the consolidated Safety Rank at 76 or better than 76% of its peers when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the stock is expensive and expects low growth. The consolidated Value Rank is only 35, meaning that the share price of Sofina is on the high side, compared with indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. The company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth,and stock returns, with its Growth Rank at 7. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
35 24 26 50
Growth
7 28 5 61
Safety
Safety
76 74 14 14
Sentiment
63 62 51 33
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360° View
34 51 46 45
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
100 89 17 21
Opinions Change
50 n/a n/a n/a
Pro Holdings
n/a 64 65 44
Market Pulse
32 63 56 50
Sentiment
63 62 51 33
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
35 24 26 50
Growth
7 28 5 61
Safety Safety
76 74 14 14
Combined
21 35 22 22
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
1 17 1 1
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
47 48 93 93
Price vs. Book (P/B)
81 61 84 74
Dividend Yield
31 24 1 11
Value
35 24 26 50
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
6 10 3 59
Profit Growth
7 26 7 16
Capital Growth
22 35 8 67
Stock Returns
39 70 59 79
Growth
7 28 5 61
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
82 71 61 100
Refinancing
7 16 15 13
Liquidity
85 96 100 100
Safety Safety
76 74 14 14

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The value case is weak (expensive and low Growth Rank), but sentiment is strong and financing is safe. This scenario may indicate future growth not yet in current financials. This is a speculative choice for investors with a high-risk appetite who are betting on the positive sentiment and safe financing to sustain a long-term turnaround.

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