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SGS SA – SWX
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Weekly Share Price & Valuation Overview
Market Overview
Open
85.1600
Close
86.4600
High
86.5600
Low
85.0000
Trend
0.28278

SGS SA

Switzerland • SWX - SIX Swiss Exchange • SGSN • Currency: CHF

SGS SA provides inspection, testing, and certification services in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, North America, and the Asia Pacific. The company provides laboratory testing, product inspection and consulting, process assessment, technical, and transactional assistance; and automotive, connectivity, softlines and accessories, hardgoods, toys, and juvenile products, as well as plastic reduction, and government and trade facilitation services. It also offers a range of testing, inspection, certification, and consulting solutions for the crop science, food, health science, and cosmetics and hygiene industries; field and inspection, technical assessment, and advisory services; and services related to industrial, public health and safety, environmental testing, and public mandates. In addition, the company provides assessment, auditing, certification, supply chain and digital trust assurance, training, assurance and verification, consulting, and sustainability assurance services; agricultural commodities, geochemistry, laboratory testing petroleum and chemicals, metallurgy and consulting, mineral and metal commodities, oil, gas, and chemical commodities; and digital trust and sustainability solutions. Further, it offers solutions to buildings and infrastructures environment, health and safety, manufacturing and processing, mining, oil and gas, power, supply chain, technical staffing, and transportation sectors. SGS SA was founded in 1878 and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

Key strengths
  • High gross margin (≥35%) suggests strong pricing power or cost control.
  • ROE ≥15% reflects strong returns on shareholder equity.
  • ROA ≥7% shows efficient use of assets.
  • Earnings growth ≥10% supports improving profitability trajectory.
  • Quick ratio ≥1.0 indicates obligations can be met without inventory.
Potential weaknesses
  • Debt-to-equity >2 — elevated leverage may constrain flexibility.
Scale & Structure Core size and share structure. TTM values unless noted. “Estimated” where reconciled from per-share × shares.
Market Cap Total equity value of the company (share price × shares outstanding).
CHF 16.53B
Enterprise Value Operating value: market cap + total debt − cash.
CHF 19.47B
Total Revenue (TTM) Sales over the last twelve months. May be estimated from revenue per share when inconsistent.
CHF 6.88B
Gross Profit (TTM) Revenue minus cost of goods sold over the last twelve months. Hidden for financial institutions or if redundant.
CHF 3.02B
EBITDA (TTM) Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (TTM). Hidden for financials or if implausible.
CHF 1.23B
Revenue per Share (TTM) Total revenue divided by shares outstanding (may be estimated).
CHF 36.12
EPS (TTM) Earnings per share over the last twelve months (may be estimated from net income ÷ shares).
3.18
Dividend Yield Annual dividend ÷ share price. Reconciled using dividend per share when available.
3.75%
Shares Outstanding
193.57M
Float Shares
165.48M
Implied Shares Outstanding
193.57M
Profitability & Efficiency TTM basis. “Reconciled” = numerator ÷ TTM revenue. Margins reflect latest TTM calculations.
Operating Margin (TTM) Operating income ÷ revenue over the last twelve months (reconciled when possible).
13.33%
EBITDA Margin (TTM) Reconciled EBITDA ÷ revenue over the last twelve months (suppressed if EBITDA implausible/financials).
17.90%
Gross Margin (TTM) Reconciled Strong Gross profit ÷ revenue over the last twelve months (reconciled when possible).
43.95%
Profit Margin (TTM) Net income ÷ revenue over the last twelve months (reconciled when possible).
9.13%
ROA Strong Return on assets: net income ÷ total assets.
8.54%
ROE Excellent Return on equity: net income ÷ shareholder equity.
94.41%
Growth Growth rates are YoY unless labeled QoQ.
Revenue Growth Year-over-year revenue growth.
2.60%
Earnings Growth (YoY) Strong Year-over-year earnings growth.
14.70%
Earnings Growth (QoQ) Quarter-over-quarter earnings growth.
17.60%
Liquidity & Solvency Balance-sheet health. Debt metrics shown as latest ratios; D/E is a ratio (not %).
Quick Ratio Adequate Liquid current assets ÷ current liabilities (ex-inventory).
1.11
Debt to Equity Total debt ÷ shareholder equity; leverage.
6.10
Total Cash Cash and equivalents.
CHF 1.69B
Total Debt Short + long-term interest-bearing debt.
CHF 4.54B
Net Debt Total debt − cash (negative = net cash).
CHF 2.84B
Debt / EBITDA Leverage relative to operating earnings; lower is safer.
3.68
Cash Flow Shown only when internally consistent; margins are TTM.
Operating Cash Flow (TTM) Cash generated by core operations (pre-capex).
CHF 1.25B
Free Cash Flow (TTM) Cash after capex; funds buybacks, dividends, and debt paydown.
CHF 914.37M
OCF Margin (TTM) Operating cash flow ÷ revenue (TTM).
18.15%
FCF Margin (TTM) Free cash flow ÷ revenue (TTM).
13.29%
Cash Conversion (OpCF/EBITDA)
1.01
Sharemaestro House View
Confidence: 2 Sharemaestro internal conviction (0–3, higher is better). Risk: 1 Sharemaestro internal risk profile (0–3, higher is safer). Operational: 2 Operational quality/consistency (0–3, higher is better). Composite Score: 3 Overall internal composite (0–3, higher is better). Suggested Allocation: 5.00% Indicative portfolio weighting suggestion based on house view.
Structural Insights (experimental)
Ownership & Liquidity
Free Float Proportion of shares available for public trading. 85.5%
Insiders Shares held by company insiders (officers, directors). 14.4%
Institutions Shares held by institutions (funds, pensions). 46.3%
Capital Structure
Potential Dilution Increase in share count if options/convertibles exercise.
None detected
Net Debt Total debt − cash (negative = net cash).
CHF 2.84B
41.3% of revenue Net debt relative to revenue — debt load vs business scale.
Resilience Score 0–100 composite of liquidity, leverage and cash conversion; higher is better. If inputs are unavailable, we estimate using proxies (Net debt vs revenue, Cash-to-Debt). It is a guide, not a rating. 41
Methodology Notes
  • Margins shown on a TTM basis. “Reconciled” = numerator ÷ TTM revenue for internal consistency.
  • Cash Flow section is displayed only when figures are self-consistent (and hidden for financials).
As of: 2025-09-09 12:48

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