SGS S.A. (SGSOY) Stock

About SGS S.A.

SGS S.A. is a leading global company specializing in inspection, verification, testing, certification, and quality assurance services. Its extensive operations span across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Americas, and the Asia Pacific region. The organization structures its diverse offerings into five core segments: Connectivity & Products, Health & Nutrition, Industries & Environment, Natural Resources, and Knowledge. The company provides a wide array of services, including laboratory analysis, detailed product inspection, expert consulting, process assessment, and both technical and transactional support. It also delivers cutting-edge digital solutions, such as cybersecurity, Internet of Things (IoT) integration, digital platform development, and mobile application services. Furthermore, SGS offers tailored testing, inspection, and certification solutions for critical sectors like crop science, food, health science, and cosmetics and hygiene. Its capabilities extend to on-site field services, comprehensive technical assessments, and advisory support. The firm is also involved in services concerning industrial operations, public health and safety, environmental testing, and fulfilling public mandates. Additional services encompass various certification programs, professional training, supply chain integrity assurance, specialized technical consulting, and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) assurance. SGS also provides solutions in laboratory outsourcing, commodities logistics, geochemistry, metallurgy, sustainability guidance, and market intelligence. SGS serves a broad and diverse client base across numerous industries, including agriculture and food, chemicals, construction, consumer goods and retail, energy, industrial manufacturing, life sciences, mining, oil and gas, the public sector, and transportation. Established in 1878, SGS S.A. maintains its global headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

SGS S.A. is headquartered in CH.

SGS S.A. (SGSOY) stock trades at $11.73 with a market capitalization of $23.20B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 35.39, price-to-book of 20.10, price-to-sales of 3.54. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $9.86 and $12.76, and currently trades 8.1% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 3.50%.

On profitability, SGS S.A. generates a return on equity (ROE) of 66.28% — well above the market average, a sign of a high-quality business, return on capital employed of 15.70%, an operating margin of 15.46%, a net profit margin of 9.76%.

In its most recent fiscal year, SGS S.A. reported annual revenue of $6.9B, net profit of $668.0M, revenue has compounded at 4.4% a year over the last five years, profit at 6.8% a year. Profit growing faster than revenue points to expanding margins.

The balance sheet shows a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.88 — a leveraged balance sheet worth monitoring, a current ratio of 1.44, total assets of $7.9B, $2.3B in cash and equivalents.

SGSOY has an average daily trading volume of 79,724 shares, a beta of 0.58 (less volatile than the overall market).

Official website: www.sgs.com