SGS Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 3/6

SGS has a total shareholder equity of CHF689.0M and total debt of CHF3.7B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 541.8%. Its total assets and total liabilities are CHF6.9B and CHF6.2B respectively. SGS's EBIT is CHF870.0M making its interest coverage ratio 17.8. It has cash and short-term investments of CHF1.3B.

Key information

541.8%

Debt to equity ratio

CHF 3.73b

Debt

Interest coverage ratio17.8x
CashCHF 1.29b
EquityCHF 689.00m
Total liabilitiesCHF 6.21b
Total assetsCHF 6.90b

Recent financial health updates

Recent updates

SGS SA's (VTX:SGSN) Price Is Out Of Tune With Earnings

Dec 16
SGS SA's (VTX:SGSN) Price Is Out Of Tune With Earnings

Does SGS (VTX:SGSN) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Nov 23
Does SGS (VTX:SGSN) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

SGS SA (VTX:SGSN) Half-Yearly Results Just Came Out: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year

Jul 27
SGS SA (VTX:SGSN) Half-Yearly Results Just Came Out: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year

Subdued Growth No Barrier To SGS SA's (VTX:SGSN) Price

Apr 16
Subdued Growth No Barrier To SGS SA's (VTX:SGSN) Price

SGS (VTX:SGSN) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of CHF3.20

Mar 28
SGS (VTX:SGSN) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of CHF3.20

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of SGS SA (VTX:SGSN)

Mar 18
Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of SGS SA (VTX:SGSN)

Is SGS (VTX:SGSN) Using Too Much Debt?

Feb 20
Is SGS (VTX:SGSN) Using Too Much Debt?

Returns On Capital At SGS (VTX:SGSN) Have Stalled

Jan 30
Returns On Capital At SGS (VTX:SGSN) Have Stalled

Investors Interested In SGS SA's (VTX:SGSN) Earnings

Jan 03
Investors Interested In SGS SA's (VTX:SGSN) Earnings

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: SGSN's short term assets (CHF3.0B) exceed its short term liabilities (CHF2.5B).

Long Term Liabilities: SGSN's short term assets (CHF3.0B) do not cover its long term liabilities (CHF3.7B).


Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: SGSN's net debt to equity ratio (354.9%) is considered high.

Reducing Debt: SGSN's debt to equity ratio has increased from 168.6% to 541.8% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: SGSN's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (30.8%).

Interest Coverage: SGSN's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (17.8x coverage).


Balance Sheet


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/18 19:48
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/18 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

SGS SA is covered by 42 analysts. 18 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Christian WeizBaader Helvea Equity Research
Jean-Philippe BertschyBank Vontobel AG
Paul Daniel SullivanBarclays