SCOR (ENXTPA:SCR) Earnings Growth Surges 173%, Challenging Cautious Market Narratives

SCOR (ENXTPA:SCR) delivered a remarkable 173.2% earnings growth year-over-year, far outpacing its five-year average of 3.5% per year. Net profit margins rose to 3.3% from 1.2% last year, and with shares trading at a Price-to-Earnings Ratio of 8.7x, which is below the European Insurance industry average, investors may see opportunity in this combination of improving profitability and relative value. While the company trades below estimated fair value and shows steady revenue growth forecasts, the sustainability of its dividend will remain in focus for income-oriented shareholders.

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Next up, we’re weighing these results against some of the market’s prevailing narratives to see what gets confirmed and where the story might be shifting.

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Margin Expansion Expected by 2028

• Analysts expect profit margins to rise from 3.3% today to 4.4% within three years, even though near-term revenue growth guidance has softened for 2025.
• According to the analysts' consensus view:
  • SCOR’s data-driven underwriting and business diversification are credited with supporting margin expansion and resilience, enabling the company to weather a pullback to "flattish" 2025 insurance revenues after one-off contract impacts and agriculture premium revisions.
  • Analysts note that the strong attritional loss ratio and technology adoption should translate to further improvements in underwriting profitability, while the company’s robust solvency ratio of 210% adds flexibility to support margins and potential future returns.

Consensus narrative points to how the new margin targets and ongoing diversification are shaping opinions on SCOR’s medium-term profitability. 📊 Read the full SCOR Consensus Narrative.

Catastrophe Exposure Raises Risk Profile

• SCOR’s net exposure to North American hurricanes rose by 40 to 50 percent year-on-year, leaving the company potentially more vulnerable to climate-driven claims volatility than last year.
• Bears argue that:
  • The secular trend of more frequent, severe catastrophes combined with SCOR retaining more property-catastrophe risk could drive higher losses that may erode profit margins and drag on future net income if large storms occur.
  • The ongoing legal disputes with Covéa and exposure to adverse currency swings have already offset a large part of value creation for early 2025, so persistent shocks or negative arbitration outcomes could materially impact capital positions.

Valuation Gap Versus DCF Fair Value

• SCOR shares trade at €26.28, significantly below the estimated DCF fair value of €96.97 and beneath the sole allowed analyst price target of €31.96.
• According to the analysts' consensus view:
  • The current Price-to-Earnings ratio of 8.7 times compares favorably to the European Insurance industry’s 12.7 times average and supports the thesis that the stock screens as undervalued by both discounted cash flow and peer valuation metrics.
  • Consensus highlights that the forecasted annual earnings growth of 9.19 percent is less robust than the broader French market, suggesting value investors should weigh the limited top-line growth outlook against the substantial gap to DCF fair value.

Next Steps

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SCOR faces limited revenue growth forecasts and ongoing exposure to catastrophic risk, which casts doubt on its ability to achieve truly stable long-term earnings.

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