SKAN

Company Description

SKAN Group AG, former BV Holding AG, is a Switzerland-based holding company of an equity investment group, engaged in the participation in enterprises in Switzerland. It concentrates on companies from the industry, micro and medical technology, processing and material technology, information technology and related services. Target enterprises are those being in special situations, such as management buy-out and buy-in, changes in shareholders’ structure, succession financing, as well as coming through growth or expansion phase. The Company acts as an entrepreneurial partner in the long term. Operational activities are delegated to the independent advisor BV Partners AG. BV Holding AG and BV Partners AG form the BVgroup. As of December 31, 2011, its investment portfolio included nine companies: Covalys BioSciences AG, E2E Technologies Ltd., Lonstroff Holding AG, Piexon AG, POLYDATA AG, SKAN Holding AG, Sphinx Werkzeuge AG, Ypsomed Holding AG and Ziemer Group AG.

Analysis

ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 72 (better than 72% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock SKAN are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half below and half above average for SKAN. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 89, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 89% of alternative investment opportunities. It also rates well regarding its financing structure, with the consolidated Safety Rank at 91 or better than 91% 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 8, meaning that the share price of SKAN 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 43. ...read more

Country

Switzerland

Industry Life Sciences Tools & Services

Size Small

Website bvgroup.ch

Index

SPI

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