Stock Research: BIC

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BIC

PAR:BB FR0000120966
34
  • Value
    61
  • Growth
    9
  • Safety
    Safety
    98
  • Combined
    55
  • Sentiment
    17
  • 360° View
    360° View
    34
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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 34 (better than 34% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock BIC are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half the metrics below and half above average for BIC. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 61, which means that the share price of BIC is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 61% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The company is also safely financed with a Safety rank of 98. But the professional market sentiment is below average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 17. Professional investors are more confident in 83% other stocks. The consolidated Growth Rank also has a low rank of 9, which means that the company is below average in terms of growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth, and stock returns. 91 of its competitors have better growth. ...read more

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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: 19-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
61 71 60 87
Growth
9 20 45 37
Safety
Safety
98 100 100 100
Sentiment
17 69 92 94
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360° View
34 94 92 99
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
29 66 67 45
Opinions Change
50 75 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 52 83 96
Market Pulse
7 54 85 79
Sentiment
17 69 92 94
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
61 71 60 87
Growth
9 20 45 37
Safety Safety
98 100 100 100
Combined
55 96 94 97
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
29 23 30 36
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
61 79 68 95
Price vs. Book (P/B)
68 69 70 95
Dividend Yield
81 85 87 82
Value
61 71 60 87
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
10 26 54 10
Profit Growth
60 28 59 51
Capital Growth
37 38 23 86
Stock Returns
31 49 49 23
Growth
9 20 45 37
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
91 92 98 98
Refinancing
84 87 79 91
Liquidity
72 88 88 91
Safety Safety
98 100 100 100

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This stock is a good value with safe financing, but has low growth and negative sentiment. It is a good option for a cautious value investor looking for stability but who can tolerate low momentum and skeptical professional opinion.

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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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