| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 3/6 |
| Future Growth | 1/6 |
| Past Performance | 4/6 |
| Financial Health | 4/6 |
| Dividends | 4/6 |
PUB Stock Overview
Publicis Groupe S.A. provides communication, value chain, consulting, execution, and marketing and digital business transformation services in North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East.
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | €60.50 |
| 52 Week High | €62.58 |
| 52 Week Low | €40.44 |
| Beta | 1 |
| 1 Month Change | 2.54% |
| 3 Month Change | 7.00% |
| 1 Year Change | 40.11% |
| 3 Year Change | 11.30% |
| 5 Year Change | -7.15% |
| Change since IPO | 795.97% |
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Shareholder Returns
| PUB | FR Media | FR Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -0.3% | -1.7% | -0.5% |
| 1Y | 40.1% | -13.8% | 22.6% |
Return vs Industry: PUB exceeded the French Media industry which returned -13.8% over the past year.
Return vs Market: PUB exceeded the French Market which returned 22.6% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| PUB volatility | |
|---|---|
| PUB Average Weekly Movement | 2.8% |
| Media Industry Average Movement | 3.9% |
| Market Average Movement | 4.6% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in FR Market | 9.8% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in FR Market | 2.5% |
Stable Share Price: PUB is less volatile than 75% of French stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 3% a week.
Volatility Over Time: PUB's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 82,592 | Arthur Sadoun | https://www.publicisgroupe.com |
Publicis Groupe S.A. provides communication, value chain, consulting, execution, and marketing and digital business transformation services in North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East. The company operates as advertising agencies that offer billboard, television, radio, and press advertising services, as well as advertising solutions through digital channels under the Publicis Worldwide, Saatchi & Saatchi, Leo Burnett, Marcel, Fallon, and BBH brands; and provides crisis communications, media relations, public affairs, financial communications, and strategy and event management services, as well as digital marketing services. It also engages in the conception and supply of brand content for television, print media, radio, cinema, billboards, display, social networks, online video, etc.; and provision of media consulting, planning, and buying services.
Publicis Groupe Fundamentals Summary
| PUB fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market Cap | €15.08b |
| Earnings (TTM) | €854.00m |
| Revenue (TTM) | €11.00b |
17.7x
P/E Ratio1.4x
P/S RatioIs PUB overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| PUB income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | €11.00b |
| Cost of Revenue | €6.08b |
| Gross Profit | €4.92b |
| Expenses | €4.07b |
| Earnings | €854.00m |
Last Reported Earnings
Jun 30, 2021
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 3.43 |
| Gross Margin | 44.74% |
| Net Profit Margin | 7.76% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 56.7% |
How did PUB perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
3.3%
Current Dividend Yield57%
Payout RatioValuation
Is Publicis Groupe 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: PUB (€60.5) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€147.18)
Significantly Below Fair Value: PUB is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: PUB is poor value based on its PE Ratio (17.7x) compared to the French Media industry average (13.8x).
PE vs Market: PUB is good value based on its PE Ratio (17.7x) compared to the French market (18.5x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: PUB is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (1.9x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: PUB is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (2x) compared to the FR Media industry average (1.7x).
Future Growth
How is Publicis Groupe forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 17 analysts?
9.1%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: PUB's forecast earnings growth (9.1% per year) is above the savings rate (0.3%).
Earnings vs Market: PUB's earnings (9.1% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the French market (11.8% per year).
High Growth Earnings: PUB's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.
Revenue vs Market: PUB's revenue (3.1% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the French market (6.2% per year).
High Growth Revenue: PUB's revenue (3.1% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: PUB's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (13.9%).
Past Performance
How has Publicis Groupe performed over the past 5 years?
22.9%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: PUB has a large one-off loss of €328.0M impacting its June 30 2021 financial results.
Growing Profit Margin: PUB's current net profit margins (7.8%) are higher than last year (5.5%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: PUB's earnings have grown significantly by 22.9% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: PUB's earnings growth over the past year (35.1%) exceeds its 5-year average (22.9% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: PUB earnings growth over the past year (35.1%) exceeded the Media industry 13.3%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: PUB's Return on Equity (11.2%) is considered low.
Financial Health
How is Publicis Groupe's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: PUB's short term assets (€13.9B) do not cover its short term liabilities (€15.4B).
Long Term Liabilities: PUB's short term assets (€13.9B) exceed its long term liabilities (€6.0B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: PUB's net debt to equity ratio (18%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: PUB's debt to equity ratio has increased from 53.6% to 56.7% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: PUB's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (61.4%).
Interest Coverage: PUB's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (8.8x coverage).
Balance Sheet
Dividend
What is Publicis Groupe current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
3.31%
Current Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: PUB's dividend (3.31%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the French market (1.34%).
High Dividend: PUB's dividend (3.31%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the French market (3.91%).
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: PUB's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: PUB's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (57.2%), PUB's dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: PUB's dividends in 3 years are forecast to be well covered by earnings (42.8% payout ratio).
Next Steps
Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
4.3yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Arthur Sadoun (50 yo)
4.58yrs
Tenure
€3,865,800
Compensation
Mr. Arthur Sadoun has been an Independent Director of Carrefour SA since September 07, 2021. He has been Chairman of Management Board and Chief Executive Officer of Publicis Groupe S.A. since June 1, 2017....
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Arthur's total compensation ($USD4.38M) is above average for companies of similar size in the French market ($USD3.22M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Arthur's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
Experienced Management: PUB's management team is considered experienced (4.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
Experienced Board: PUB's board of directors are considered experienced (9.7 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
Publicis Groupe S.A.'s employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Publicis Groupe S.A.
- Ticker: PUB
- Exchange: ENXTPA
- Founded: 1926
- Industry: Advertising
- Sector: Media
- Implied Market Cap: €15.085b
- Shares outstanding: 249.33m
- Website: https://www.publicisgroupe.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Publicis Groupe S.A.
- 133, Avenue des Champs-ElysEes
- Paris
- Ile-de-France
- 75008
- France
Listings
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2022/01/23 19:01 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2022/01/21 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2021/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2020/12/31 |
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.