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French (CAC) Professional Services Industry Analysis

UpdatedSep 15, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies17
  • 7D2.2%
  • 3M7.5%
  • 1Y3.5%
  • YTD3.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Professional Services industry has risen 2.2%, driven by gains from Bureau Veritas of 2.8%. During this same period, the Assystem underperformed, falling 7.6%. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 3.5%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 9.8% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 15 Sep 2024€22.1b€23.2b€1.4b9.9x15.9x1x
Tue, 13 Aug 2024€21.3b€23.1b€1.4b10.1x15.2x0.9x
Thu, 11 Jul 2024€21.1b€22.1b€1.4b11x15.4x1x
Sat, 08 Jun 2024€22.2b€22.1b€1.4b11x16.1x1x
Mon, 06 May 2024€21.5b€22.1b€1.4b11.4x15.6x1x
Wed, 03 Apr 2024€21.3b€21.9b€1.4b10x15.3x1x
Fri, 01 Mar 2024€22.2b€21.6b€1.4b11.2x16.3x1x
Sun, 28 Jan 2024€23.9b€21.7b€1.4b12.8x17.6x1.1x
Tue, 26 Dec 2023€21.8b€21.7b€1.4b12x16.1x1x
Thu, 23 Nov 2023€21.3b€21.7b€1.4b11.5x15.7x1x
Sat, 21 Oct 2023€20.4b€21.7b€1.4b10.9x15.1x0.9x
Mon, 18 Sep 2023€21.9b€21.6b€1.4b12.1x16.2x1x
Wed, 16 Aug 2023€21.9b€21.5b€1.4b12x16.2x1x
Fri, 14 Jul 2023€23.8b€21.2b€1.3b14.7x17.6x1.1x
Sun, 11 Jun 2023€23.1b€21.2b€1.4b16.8x17.1x1.1x
Tue, 09 May 2023€24.5b€21.2b€1.4b15.6x18.1x1.2x
Thu, 06 Apr 2023€28.1b€20.7b€1.3b17.8x21.1x1.4x
Sat, 04 Mar 2023€30.6b€20.6b€1.3b14.2x22.9x1.5x
Mon, 30 Jan 2023€30.6b€19.7b€1.2b14.1x24.5x1.6x
Wed, 28 Dec 2022€27.6b€19.7b€1.2b12.6x22.1x1.4x
Fri, 25 Nov 2022€27.4b€19.6b€1.2b12.7x22.1x1.4x
Sun, 23 Oct 2022€29.5b€19.5b€1.2b12.1x23.8x1.5x
Tue, 20 Sep 2022€30.9b€19.3b€1.2b13.2x25.1x1.6x
Thu, 18 Aug 2022€33.5b€19.1b€1.2b16.4x27.8x1.7x
Sat, 16 Jul 2022€33.4b€18.3b€1.2b15.5x28.9x1.8x
Mon, 13 Jun 2022€34.1b€19.9b€1.1b16.5x29.9x1.7x
Wed, 11 May 2022€34.4b€19.9b€1.1b16.8x30.1x1.7x
Fri, 08 Apr 2022€36.5b€19.8b€1.1b18x31.9x1.8x
Sun, 06 Mar 2022€35.5b€19.4b€927.6m26.1x38.2x1.8x
Tue, 01 Feb 2022€36.4b€18.6b€822.0m26.8x44.3x2x
Thu, 30 Dec 2021€41.7b€18.6b€822.0m24.1x50.7x2.2x
Sat, 27 Nov 2021€38.9b€18.7b€822.0m24.9x47.4x2.1x
Mon, 25 Oct 2021€38.6b€18.5b€822.2m30x46.9x2.1x
Wed, 22 Sep 2021€40.0b€18.2b€791.5m34.6x50.6x2.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

50.6x


Total Market Cap: €40.0bTotal Earnings: €791.5mTotal Revenue: €18.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
French Professional Services Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 24.7x202220232024
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 15.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 24.8x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.4x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.95x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Professional Services industry have grown 21% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 8.3% 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 Market1.14%
Industrials3.10%
Professional Services2.24%
Research and Consulting Services1.99%
HR Services-0.76%
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 29.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 8.9%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 16.3% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the HR Services industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 13.6x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Research and Consulting Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 8.9% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 16% per year.
  • In contrast, the HR Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 8.1% 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
BVI Bureau Veritas€30.042.8%
+€367.4m
24.1%PE26.6x
TEP Teleperformance€101.053.7%
+€213.7m
-19.2%PE9.7x
CEN Groupe CRIT€60.800.7%
+€4.2m
-13.9%PE8.8x
SDG Synergie€31.600.3%
+€2.4m
-4.8%PE9.9x
ALGEC GECI International€3.701.4%
+€43.9k
-47.1%PE3.1x
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