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French (CAC) Software Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 11, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies29
  • 7D3.3%
  • 3M-0.4%
  • 1Y-21.8%
  • YTD1.8%

In the last week, the Software industry is up 3.3%, with Dassault Systèmes up 4.2%. During this same period, the Planisware SAS underperformed, falling 7.6%. In contrast, the industry has lost 18% in the last 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 15% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the French Software Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 11 Jan 2025€50.9b€8.0b€1.2b22.7x41.5x6.4x
Mon, 09 Dec 2024€52.3b€8.0b€1.2b22.7x42.5x6.6x
Wed, 06 Nov 2024€47.5b€8.0b€1.2b23.4x38.7x6x
Fri, 04 Oct 2024€53.1b€7.9b€1.2b27.9x43.6x6.7x
Sun, 01 Sep 2024€52.6b€7.9b€1.2b33.6x42.8x6.7x
Tue, 30 Jul 2024€51.0b€7.9b€1.2b35.7x41.4x6.4x
Thu, 27 Jun 2024€52.4b€7.8b€1.2b42.5x44.4x6.7x
Sat, 25 May 2024€56.9b€7.8b€1.2b40.6x47.3x7.3x
Mon, 22 Apr 2024€55.5b€7.8b€1.2b40.3x47.8x7.1x
Wed, 20 Mar 2024€57.9b€7.6b€1.1b56.1x51.7x7.6x
Fri, 16 Feb 2024€60.4b€7.6b€1.0b61.2x58.2x7.9x
Sun, 14 Jan 2024€65.1b€8.0b€1.1b60.2x60.2x8.2x
Tue, 12 Dec 2023€64.3b€8.0b€1.1b56.9x59.7x8.1x
Thu, 09 Nov 2023€58.4b€8.0b€1.1b53.2x54.2x7.3x
Sat, 07 Oct 2023€52.4b€7.8b€1.0b43.7x50.7x6.7x
Mon, 04 Sep 2023€52.9b€7.8b€1.1b43.2x50.4x6.8x
Wed, 02 Aug 2023€55.9b€7.8b€1.1b48.7x53.2x7.2x
Fri, 30 Jun 2023€56.8b€7.7b€948.6m30.3x59.9x7.4x
Sun, 28 May 2023€57.9b€7.7b€958.0m35.9x60.4x7.5x
Tue, 25 Apr 2023€53.8b€7.6b€973.7m33.5x55.2x7.1x
Thu, 23 Mar 2023€53.7b€7.6b€976.0m36.9x55x7.1x
Sat, 18 Feb 2023€54.1b€7.5b€999.8m42.9x54.1x7.2x
Mon, 16 Jan 2023€51.7b€7.3b€914.5m36.3x56.6x7.1x
Wed, 14 Dec 2022€52.7b€7.3b€911.8m36.8x57.8x7.2x
Fri, 11 Nov 2022€52.4b€7.3b€905.5m37.9x57.8x7.2x
Sun, 09 Oct 2022€49.6b€7.5b€874.3m26.9x56.7x6.6x
Tue, 06 Sep 2022€55.2b€7.5b€866.5m37x63.7x7.4x
Thu, 04 Aug 2022€60.3b€7.5b€868.6m34.6x69.5x8x
Sat, 02 Jul 2022€50.9b€7.2b€932.9m33.7x54.5x7x
Mon, 30 May 2022€56.7b€7.3b€940.4m35.7x60.3x7.8x
Wed, 27 Apr 2022€56.0b€7.0b€849.7m43.4x66x8x
Fri, 25 Mar 2022€64.8b€7.0b€875.0m40.8x74.1x9.2x
Sun, 20 Feb 2022€59.2b€7.0b€885.7m38.5x66.8x8.4x
Tue, 18 Jan 2022€66.8b€6.8b€844.6m42.9x79.1x9.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

79.1x


Total Market Cap: €66.8bTotal Earnings: €844.6mTotal Revenue: €6.8bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
French Software Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 54.7x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the French Software 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 42.1x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 54.7x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 7.3x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 6.5x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Software industry have grown 13% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.3% 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 Tech industry?

FR Market2.05%
Tech1.89%
Software3.34%
Application Software3.36%
Systems Software-1.90%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Application Software industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 53.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 14.4%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 11.8% per year.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Systems Software industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 93% over the next 5 years.
  • In contrast, the Application Software industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 14% 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
DSY Dassault Systèmes€33.904.2%
+€1.8b
-24.3%PE39.8x
ALBFR Sidetrade€234.004.5%
+€14.0m
50.0%PE46.3x
74SW 74Software€27.000.7%
+€5.8m
-2.2%PE22.5x
CLA Claranova€1.337.8%
+€5.4m
-35.2%PS0.2x
COH Coheris€8.964.9%
+€2.4m
70.7%PE14.8x
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1Y

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1Y

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