Executive Summary
AXA SA, through its subsidiaries, provides insurance and asset management services worldwide. More Details
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Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Undervalued with proven track record and pays a dividend.
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Share Price & News
How has AXA's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: CS is not significantly more volatile than the rest of French stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 5% a week.
Volatility Over Time: CS's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-2.7%
CS
-1.6%
FR Insurance
-1.0%
FR Market
1 Year Return
-20.0%
CS
-20.6%
FR Insurance
-4.3%
FR Market
Return vs Industry: CS matched the French Insurance industry which returned -20.6% over the past year.
Return vs Market: CS underperformed the French Market which returned -4.3% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
CS | Industry | Market | |
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7 Day | -2.7% | -1.6% | -1.0% |
30 Day | -1.2% | 0.1% | 1.6% |
90 Day | 31.5% | 28.7% | 12.8% |
1 Year | -16.8%-20.0% | -18.3%-20.6% | -2.5%-4.3% |
3 Year | -16.2%-27.9% | -17.7%-28.1% | 14.6%5.1% |
5 Year | 12.3%-12.5% | 16.7%-7.8% | 65.1%40.7% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is AXA's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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What We Learned About AXA's (EPA:CS) CEO CompensationValuation
Is AXA undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
>50%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: CS (€19.65) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€40.72)
Significantly Below Fair Value: CS is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: CS is poor value based on its PE Ratio (17.1x) compared to the XE Insurance industry average (12.4x).
PE vs Market: CS is good value based on its PE Ratio (17.1x) compared to the French market (23.6x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: CS is good value based on its PEG Ratio (0.6x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: CS is good value based on its PB Ratio (0.7x) compared to the XE Insurance industry average (1x).
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Future Growth
How is AXA forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 13 analysts?
27.1%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: CS's forecast earnings growth (27.1% per year) is above the savings rate (0.4%).
Earnings vs Market: CS's earnings (27.1% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the French market (24.2% per year).
High Growth Earnings: earnings are expected to grow significantly over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: CS's revenue (1.5% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the French market (7% per year).
High Growth Revenue: CS's revenue (1.5% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: CS's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (12.5%).
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Past Performance
How has AXA performed over the past 5 years?
-16.6%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: CS has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: CS's current net profit margins (2.5%) are higher than last year (1.1%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: CS's earnings have declined by 16.6% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: CS's earnings growth over the past year (95.3%) exceeds its 5-year average (-16.6% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: CS earnings growth over the past year (95.3%) exceeded the Insurance industry -6.8%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: CS's Return on Equity (3.7%) is considered low.
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Financial Health
How is AXA's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: CS's short term assets (€137.7B) exceed its short term liabilities (€45.4B).
Long Term Liabilities: CS's short term assets (€137.7B) do not cover its long term liabilities (€675.2B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: CS's debt to equity ratio (74.3%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: CS's debt to equity ratio has increased from 42.3% to 74.3% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: CS's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (32.5%).
Interest Coverage: CS's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (5.8x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is AXA current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
3.72%
Current Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: CS's dividend (3.72%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the French market (1.38%).
High Dividend: CS's dividend (3.72%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the French market (4.48%).
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: CS's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: CS's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (63.4%), CS's dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: CS's dividends in 3 years are forecast to be covered by earnings (53.6% payout ratio).
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
3.0yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Thomas Buberl (47 yo)
4.33yrs
Tenure
€5,088,102
Compensation
Dr. Thomas Buberl, Ph.D. has been Independent Director of International Business Machines Corporation since April 28, 2020. Dr. Buberl served as Chairman of the Board at AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc., since...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Thomas's total compensation ($USD6.17M) is above average for companies of similar size in the French market ($USD4.05M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Thomas's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
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CEO & Director | 4.33yrs | €5.09m | 0.013% € 6.3m | |
Chief Integration Officer | no data | €110.76k | 0.00076% € 356.9k | |
Group Chief Financial Officer | 1yr | no data | no data | |
Chief Operating Officer | 3.08yrs | no data | no data | |
Chief Risk & Investment Officer | 1.33yrs | no data | no data | |
Head of Group Corporate Finance & Treasury | no data | no data | no data | |
Group Chief Information Officer | 3yrs | no data | no data | |
Senior VP & Head of Investor Relations | 7yrs | no data | no data | |
Group General Counsel & Director | 0.58yr | no data | no data | |
Group Head of Communications | 1.83yrs | no data | no data | |
Chief Human Resources Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
Executive Vice President | no data | no data | no data |
3.0yrs
Average Tenure
52.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: CS's management team is considered experienced (3 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
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CEO & Director | 4.33yrs | €5.09m | 0.013% € 6.3m | |
Group General Counsel & Director | 0.58yr | no data | no data | |
Chairman & CEO of AXA France | 2.58yrs | no data | no data | |
Independent Director | 4.08yrs | €137.38k | 0.00033% € 155.0k | |
Honorary Chairman | 10.75yrs | no data | no data | |
Chairman of the Board | 4.33yrs | no data | 0.066% € 31.0m | |
Independent Director | 11.75yrs | €180.72k | 0.00047% € 220.7k | |
Senior Independent Director | 1.75yrs | €176.42k | 0.00038% € 178.5k | |
Chairman of AXA Canada Operations | no data | no data | no data | |
Independent Director | 4.75yrs | €127.59k | 0.00028% € 131.5k | |
Independent Director | 4.75yrs | €132.90k | 0.00030% € 140.9k | |
Independent Director | 2.75yrs | €95.50k | 0.00017% € 79.8k |
4.3yrs
Average Tenure
63yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: CS's board of directors are considered experienced (4.3 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
AXA SA's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: AXA SA
- Ticker: CS
- Exchange: ENXTPA
- Founded: 1852
- Industry: Multi-line Insurance
- Sector: Insurance
- Market Cap: €46.967b
- Shares outstanding: 2.39b
- Website: https://www.axa.com
Number of Employees
Location
- AXA SA
- 25, avenue Matignon
- Paris
- Ile-de-France
- 75008
- France
Listings
Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
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AXAH.F | OTCPK (Pink Sheets LLC) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | US | USD | Jan 1980 |
CS | ENXTPA (Euronext Paris) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | FR | EUR | Jan 1980 |
AXA | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | DE | EUR | Jan 1980 |
CS | SWX (SIX Swiss Exchange) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | CH | CHF | Jan 1980 |
0HAR | LSE (London Stock Exchange) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | GB | EUR | Jan 1980 |
AXA | BIT (Borsa Italiana) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | IT | EUR | Jan 1980 |
AXA | XTRA (XETRA Trading Platform) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | DE | EUR | Jan 1980 |
CSP | BATS-CHIXE (BATS 'Chi-X Europe') | Yes | Ordinary Shares | GB | EUR | Jan 1980 |
AXA N | BMV (Bolsa Mexicana de Valores) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | MX | MXN | Jan 1980 |
CS | WBAG (Wiener Boerse AG) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | AT | EUR | Jan 1980 |
AXAH.Y | OTCPK (Pink Sheets LLC) | SPONSORED ADR | US | USD | Jun 1996 | |
AXAA | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | SPONSORED ADR | DE | EUR | Jun 1996 | |
CSNV | ENXTPA (Euronext Paris) | EUR2.29 (RFD 01/01/2021) | FR | EUR | Jan 2021 |
Biography
AXA SA, through its subsidiaries, provides insurance and asset management services worldwide. It operates in seven segments: France, Europe, Asia, AXA XL, the United States, International, and Transversal ...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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Company Analysis | 2021/01/19 19:57 |
End of Day Share Price | 2021/01/19 00:00 |
Earnings | 2020/06/30 |
Annual Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
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