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SGS

VTX:SGSN CH0002497458
14
  • Value
    4
  • Growth
    97
  • Safety
    Safety
    47
  • Combined
    49
  • Sentiment
    11
  • 360° View
    360° View
    14
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Company Description

SGS SA is a Switzerland-based company offering inspection, verification, testing, and certification services. Its main businesses include quality and quantity control, compliance with regulatory requirements, and product performance testing. SGS operates globally with a network of testing facilities. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $20146 million, profits of $7033 million, revenue of $7489 million, and 99483 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 14 (better than 14% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock SGS are critical, mostly below average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators below average for SGS. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 97, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. It ranks higher than 97% of competitors in the same industry. The other indicators are below average, namely the Value, Safety, and Sentiment Ranks.The Value Rank at 4 means that the share price of SGS is on the high side compared with its peers regarding revenues, profits, and invested capital. The stock price is higher than for 96% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 47, which means that the company has a riskier financing structure than 53% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 11, indicating professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 89% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Price vs. Book (P/B)
Weakest Rank Growth
Country Switzerland
Industry Research & Consulting
Size X-Large
Website sgs.com
Index
SPI
Sound Pay Europe
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Last update: 7-May-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
4 10 18 12
Growth
97 78 64 12
Safety
Safety
47 51 18 34
Sentiment
11 66 45 82
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14 56 18 18
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
16 11 5 5
Opinions Change
77 50 38 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 92 62 96
Market Pulse
11 75 93 83
Sentiment
11 66 45 82
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
4 10 18 12
Growth
97 78 64 12
Safety Safety
47 51 18 34
Combined
49 38 10 1
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
9 14 22 19
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
9 14 20 11
Price vs. Book (P/B)
1 3 1 1
Dividend Yield
63 57 79 67
Value
4 10 18 12
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
86 69 51 28
Profit Growth
92 56 46 23
Capital Growth
80 61 80 53
Stock Returns
63 76 20 28
Growth
97 78 64 12
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
7 11 3 5
Refinancing
45 41 24 36
Liquidity
91 85 76 78
Safety Safety
47 51 18 34

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The only positive is high growth. The stock is expensive (low Value Rank), risky to finance, and carries critical professional sentiment. This is a risky proposition. Avoid unless you have exceptional conviction that the growth alone will overcome the price and financial risks.

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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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