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BIC

PAR:BB FR0000120966
72
  • Value
    47
  • Growth
    53
  • Safety
    Safety
    96
  • Combined
    82
  • Sentiment
    41
  • 360° View
    360° View
    72
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Company Description

Societe BIC SA manufactures consumer products, including stationery, promotional items, and printed paper goods. The company operates in the stationery, promotional products, and printing industries, with brands like lighters and shavers. It operates worldwide, including Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, Latin America, and Asia. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $2597 million, profits of $1142 million, revenue of $2274 million, and 10192 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 72 (better than 72% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock BIC are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for BIC. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 53, 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 53% of competitors in the same industry. In addition, the consolidated Safety Rank has a safer rank of 96 which means that the company has a financing structure that is safer than 96% 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 47 which means that the share price of BIC 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 53% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 41, which means that professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 59% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Price vs. Sales (P/S)
Weakest Rank Safety
Country France
Industry Office Services & Supplies
Size Large
Website corporate.bic.com
Index
CAC All
SBF 120
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 17-Sep-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
47 71 60 87
Growth
53 20 45 37
Safety
Safety
96 100 100 100
Sentiment
41 69 92 94
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72 94 92 99
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
32 66 67 45
Opinions Change
50 75 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 52 83 96
Market Pulse
61 54 85 79
Sentiment
41 69 92 94
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
47 71 60 87
Growth
53 20 45 37
Safety Safety
96 100 100 100
Combined
82 96 94 97
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
21 23 30 36
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
41 79 68 95
Price vs. Book (P/B)
53 69 70 95
Dividend Yield
67 85 87 82
Value
47 71 60 87
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
28 26 54 10
Profit Growth
63 28 59 51
Capital Growth
48 38 23 86
Stock Returns
83 49 49 23
Growth
53 20 45 37
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
92 92 98 98
Refinancing
86 87 79 91
Liquidity
91 88 88 91
Safety Safety
96 100 100 100

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The company has high growth and safe financing but is expensive (low Value Rank) and has low market sentiment. This is a warning that the stock may be too expensive. This is for an experienced growth investor willing to risk overpaying, but only after conducting thorough research on future growth potential.

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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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