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French (CAC) Professional Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 26, 2023
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies19
  • 7D-2.0%
  • 3M-10.8%
  • 1Y-26.7%
  • YTD-24.0%

Over the last 7 days, the Professional Services industry has dropped 2.9%, driven by a pullback from Bureau Veritas of 1.6%. The industry has fallen 26% in the last year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 10% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the French Professional Services Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 26 Sep 2023€21.1b€21.7b€1.4b11.1x15.6x1x
Thu, 24 Aug 2023€21.7b€21.5b€1.4b12.5x16.1x1x
Sat, 22 Jul 2023€23.5b€21.2b€1.3b14.5x17.4x1.1x
Mon, 19 Jun 2023€24.6b€21.2b€1.4b15.8x18.2x1.2x
Wed, 17 May 2023€24.0b€21.2b€1.4b15.8x17.7x1.1x
Fri, 14 Apr 2023€27.9b€21.0b€1.3b18.8x20.7x1.3x
Sun, 12 Mar 2023€28.7b€20.6b€1.3b13.9x21.5x1.4x
Tue, 07 Feb 2023€31.5b€19.7b€1.2b13.7x25.2x1.6x
Thu, 05 Jan 2023€28.8b€19.7b€1.2b13.3x23.1x1.5x
Sat, 03 Dec 2022€28.3b€19.6b€1.2b12.5x22.7x1.4x
Mon, 31 Oct 2022€30.5b€19.6b€1.2b12x24.5x1.6x
Wed, 28 Sep 2022€28.4b€19.3b€1.2b12.1x23.1x1.5x
Fri, 26 Aug 2022€32.7b€19.1b€1.2b16.4x27.1x1.7x
Sun, 24 Jul 2022€34.6b€18.3b€1.2b16x29.9x1.9x
Tue, 21 Jun 2022€30.6b€18.3b€1.2b15.3x26.5x1.7x
Thu, 19 May 2022€34.8b€19.9b€1.1b16.9x30.5x1.7x
Sat, 16 Apr 2022€36.5b€19.8b€1.1b18.3x31.9x1.8x
Mon, 14 Mar 2022€35.3b€19.5b€1.1b26.6x33.2x1.8x
Wed, 09 Feb 2022€35.6b€18.6b€822.0m31.3x43.3x1.9x
Fri, 07 Jan 2022€40.4b€18.6b€822.0m28.5x49.2x2.2x
Sun, 05 Dec 2021€39.0b€18.7b€822.0m24.9x47.4x2.1x
Tue, 02 Nov 2021€39.2b€18.6b€819.0m24.9x47.8x2.1x
Thu, 30 Sep 2021€37.9b€18.2b€791.5m33.7x47.9x2.1x
Sat, 28 Aug 2021€39.4b€18.1b€757.2m35.5x52x2.2x
Sun, 04 Jul 2021€35.9b€18.1b€757.2m37.4x47.4x2x
Wed, 07 Apr 2021€32.6b€17.6b€531.8m41.7x61.3x1.9x
Sat, 09 Jan 2021€29.0b€17.1b€306.3m31.4x94.8x1.7x
Fri, 02 Oct 2020€26.6b€17.4b€453.4m26.8x58.7x1.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

58.7x


Total Market Cap: €26.6bTotal Earnings: €453.4mTotal Revenue: €17.4bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
French Professional Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 41.5x202120222023
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the French Professional Services industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 15.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 41.6x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.7x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.98x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Professional Services industry have grown 44% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 7.6% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the French Industrials industry?

FR Market-2.64%
Industrials-2.47%
Professional Services-2.03%
Research and Consulting Services-2.22%
HR Services-5.70%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Research and Consulting Services industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 45.1x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 9.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 0.6% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the HR Services industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 22.3x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Research and Consulting Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 9.6% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 0.6% per year.
  • In contrast, the HR Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 5.8% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
ALFRE Freelance.com€4.401.9%
+€4.5m
-18.5%PE13.7x
ALNLF Neolife€0.0611.3%
+€77.1k
-27.5%PS0.4x
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