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Metro DB:B4B Stock Report

Last Price

€3.91

Market Cap

€1.4b

7D

-3.2%

1Y

-38.6%

Updated

23 Dec, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

Metro AG

DB:B4B Stock Report

Market Cap: €1.4b

B4B Stock Overview

Operates as a food wholesale company in Germany and internationally. More details

B4B fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation4/6
Future Growth3/6
Past Performance0/6
Financial Health4/6
Dividends0/6

Rewards

Trading at 3% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 104.57% per year

Trading at good value compared to peers and industry

Risk Analysis

No risks detected for B4B from our risk checks.

My Notes

Capture your thoughts, links and company narrative

Metro AG Competitors

HelloFresh

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€1.9b

Redcare Pharmacy

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€2.8b

Hawesko Holding

XTRA:HAW

€235.4m

SPAR Group

JSE:SPP

R28.9b

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Metro
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price€3.91
52 Week High€6.52
52 Week Low€3.80
Beta0.72
1 Month Change-7.57%
3 Month Change-18.48%
1 Year Change-38.55%
3 Year Change-58.49%
5 Year Change-72.77%
Change since IPO-78.51%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

B4BDE Consumer RetailingDE Market
7D-3.2%-5.1%-2.0%
1Y-38.6%-15.1%6.9%

Return vs Industry: B4B underperformed the German Consumer Retailing industry which returned -15.1% over the past year.

Return vs Market: B4B underperformed the German Market which returned 6.9% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is B4B's price volatile compared to industry and market?
B4B volatility
B4B Average Weekly Movement4.3%
Consumer Retailing Industry Average Movement6.3%
Market Average Movement4.9%
10% most volatile stocks in DE Market11.3%
10% least volatile stocks in DE Market2.4%

Stable Share Price: B4B has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the German market.

Volatility Over Time: B4B's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
196480,951Steffen Greubelwww.metroag.de

Metro AG operates as a food wholesale company in Germany and internationally. The company is involved in store-based wholesale trade under the METRO and MAKRO brand; delivery business under the METRO delivery service, Classic Fine Foods, Caterite, Pro à Pro, R Express, Aviludo, Pro a Pro Spain, and Johan i Hallen Bergfalk names; and operates an online marketplace under the METRO MARKETS name. It offers non-food articles from its own product range as well as products from third parties.

Metro AG Fundamentals Summary

How do Metro's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
B4B fundamental statistics
Market cap€1.44b
Earnings (TTM)-€120.00m
Revenue (TTM)€31.03b

0.0x

P/S Ratio

-12.0x

P/E Ratio

Is B4B overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
B4B income statement (TTM)
Revenue€31.03b
Cost of Revenue€25.98b
Gross Profit€5.05b
Other Expenses€5.17b
Earnings-€120.00m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

Feb 05, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)-0.33
Gross Margin16.28%
Net Profit Margin-0.39%
Debt/Equity Ratio77.5%

How did B4B perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/23 15:08
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/09/30

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Metro AG is covered by 29 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Knut WollerBaader Helvea Equity Research
Volker BosseBaader Helvea Equity Research
Peter SteinerBankhaus Lampe KG