Stock Research: BIC

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BIC

PAR:BB FR0000120966
41
  • Value
    31
  • Growth
    45
  • Safety
    Safety
    96
  • Combined
    63
  • Sentiment
    29
  • 360° View
    360° View
    41
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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 41 (better than 41% 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 three out of four metrics below average for BIC. The only rank that is above average is the consolidated Safety Rank at 96, which means that the company has a financing structure that is safer than those of 96% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the Value, Growth and Sentiment Ranks are all below average. The consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 31, which means that the share price of BIC is on the high side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. The consolidated Growth Rank also has a low rank of 45, which implies that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. Finally, the consolidated Sentiment Rank is also low at a rank of 29, which means that professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 71% of alternative investment opportunities. While Safety is strong, it’s not the most critical indicator, so we suggest proceeding with caution if you are considering this stock. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
31 71 60 87
Growth
45 20 45 37
Safety
Safety
96 100 100 100
Sentiment
29 69 92 94
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41 94 92 99
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
30 66 67 45
Opinions Change
50 75 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 52 83 96
Market Pulse
51 54 85 79
Sentiment
29 69 92 94
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
31 71 60 87
Growth
45 20 45 37
Safety Safety
96 100 100 100
Combined
63 96 94 97
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
19 23 30 36
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
50 79 68 95
Price vs. Book (P/B)
62 69 70 95
Dividend Yield
65 85 87 82
Value
31 71 60 87
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
16 26 54 10
Profit Growth
60 28 59 51
Capital Growth
48 38 23 86
Stock Returns
79 49 49 23
Growth
45 20 45 37
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
91 92 98 98
Refinancing
80 87 79 91
Liquidity
86 88 88 91
Safety Safety
96 100 100 100

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The only above-average rank is Safety. All other ranks (Value, Growth, and Sentiment) are below average. As Safety is the least critical rank, there are few positive facts to support 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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