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Alcon

SWX:ALC CH0432492467
54
  • Value
    75
  • Growth
    51
  • Safety
    Safety
    34
  • Combined
    70
  • Sentiment
    44
  • 360° View
    360° View
    54
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Company Description

Alcon AG is a Switzerland-based eye care company focused on surgical and vision care products including ophthalmic products, contact lenses, and ocular health products. It operates in 60 countries and serves over 140 countries. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $42831 million, profits of $5515 million, revenue of $9911 million, and 25599 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 54 (better than 54% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Alcon are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for Alcon. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 51, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 51% of competitors in the same industry. In addition, the consolidated Safety Rank has a safer rank of 75 which means that the company has a financing structure that is safer than 75% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 34 which means that the share price of Alcon is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is higher than for 66% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 44, which means that professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 56% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
34 22 41 49
Growth
51 42 47 51
Safety
Safety
75 57 39 19
Sentiment
44 90 47 58
360° View
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54 57 25 27
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
77 75 56 40
Opinions Change
21 38 48 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 82 46 70
Market Pulse
54 83 56 52
Sentiment
44 90 47 58
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
34 22 41 49
Growth
51 42 47 51
Safety Safety
75 57 39 19
Combined
70 14 18 17
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
41 28 35 29
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
23 13 28 31
Price vs. Book (P/B)
63 61 70 84
Dividend Yield
31 30 34 32
Value
34 22 41 49
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
63 36 26 27
Profit Growth
41 39 74 81
Capital Growth
68 28 42 44
Stock Returns
23 84 53 49
Growth
51 42 47 51
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
76 69 66 62
Refinancing
53 39 33 11
Liquidity
51 48 25 17
Safety Safety
75 57 39 19

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