Snowflake Score | |
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Valuation | 0/6 |
Future Growth | 4/6 |
Past Performance | 4/6 |
Financial Health | 6/6 |
Dividends | 0/6 |
ALESK Stock Overview
Esker SA provides SaaS-based document process automation solutions in France and internationally.
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Risk Analysis
No risks detected for ALESK from our risk checks.
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Price History & Performance
Historical stock prices | |
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Current Share Price | €128.00 |
52 Week High | €367.50 |
52 Week Low | €109.40 |
Beta | 0.94 |
1 Month Change | -12.63% |
3 Month Change | -24.71% |
1 Year Change | -48.07% |
3 Year Change | 51.12% |
5 Year Change | 141.51% |
Change since IPO | 505.40% |
Recent News & Updates
Shareholder Returns
ALESK | FR Software | FR Market | |
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7D | 8.7% | 8.0% | 3.6% |
1Y | -48.1% | -11.5% | -11.3% |
Return vs Industry: ALESK underperformed the French Software industry which returned -11.5% over the past year.
Return vs Market: ALESK underperformed the French Market which returned -11.3% over the past year.
Price Volatility
ALESK volatility | |
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ALESK Average Weekly Movement | 5.9% |
Software Industry Average Movement | 5.4% |
Market Average Movement | 5.0% |
10% most volatile stocks in FR Market | 9.1% |
10% least volatile stocks in FR Market | 2.9% |
Stable Share Price: ALESK is not significantly more volatile than the rest of French stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 6% a week.
Volatility Over Time: ALESK's weekly volatility (6%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
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1985 | 838 | Emmanuel Olivier | https://www.esker.fr |
Esker SA provides SaaS-based document process automation solutions in France and internationally. The company offers procure-to-pay solutions, which includes supplier and contract management, procurement, AP automation, expense management, and payment and supply chain financing; and order-to-cash solutions, such as order and credit management, invoice delivery, payment, and collections management, as well as cash app and deductions. It also provides document delivery solutions, including cloud fax and mail, e-invoicing, and esker EDI services.
Esker Fundamentals Summary
ALESK fundamental statistics | |
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Market Cap | €739.46m |
Earnings (TTM) | €14.28m |
Revenue (TTM) | €142.22m |
51.8x
P/E Ratio5.2x
P/S RatioIs ALESK overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
ALESK income statement (TTM) | |
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Revenue | €142.22m |
Cost of Revenue | €86.12m |
Gross Profit | €56.10m |
Other Expenses | €41.82m |
Earnings | €14.28m |
Last Reported Earnings
Dec 31, 2021
Next Earnings Date
Jul 12, 2022
Earnings per share (EPS) | 2.47 |
Gross Margin | 39.45% |
Net Profit Margin | 10.04% |
Debt/Equity Ratio | 0.8% |
How did ALESK perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
0.4%
Current Dividend Yield20%
Payout RatioValuation
Is ALESK undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?
Valuation Score
0/6Valuation Score 0/6
Price-To-Earnings vs Peers
Price-To-Earnings vs Industry
Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio
Below Fair Value
Significantly Below Fair Value
PEG Ratio
Key Valuation Metric
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What is ALESK's n/a Ratio? | |
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n/a Ratio | 0x |
n/a | n/a |
Market Cap | €739.46m |
Key Statistics | |
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Enterprise Value/Revenue | 5x |
Enterprise Value/EBITDA | 36.3x |
PEG Ratio | 2.8x |
Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers
How does ALESK's PE Ratio compare to its peers?
ALESK PE Ratio vs Peers |
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Company | PE | Estimated Growth | Market Cap |
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Peer Average | 32.6x |
Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: ALESK is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (51.8x) compared to the peer average (32.6x).
Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry
How does ALESK's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Software Industry?
Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: ALESK is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (51.8x) compared to the French Software industry average (36x)
Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio
What is ALESK's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.
Fair Ratio | |
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Current PE Ratio | 51.8x |
Fair PE Ratio | 29x |
Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: ALESK is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (51.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (29x).
Share Price vs Fair Value
What is the Fair Price of ALESK when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.
Below Fair Value: ALESK (€128) is trading above our estimate of fair value (€110.42)
Significantly Below Fair Value: ALESK is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: ALESK is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (2.8x)
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Future Growth
How is Esker forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 4 analysts?
Future Growth Score
4/6Future Growth Score 4/6
Earnings vs Savings Rate
Earnings vs Market
High Growth Earnings
Revenue vs Market
High Growth Revenue
Future ROE
18.7%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: ALESK's forecast earnings growth (18.7% per year) is above the savings rate (0.3%).
Earnings vs Market: ALESK's earnings (18.7% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the French market (11.7% per year).
High Growth Earnings: ALESK's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.
Revenue vs Market: ALESK's revenue (14.4% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the French market (5.9% per year).
High Growth Revenue: ALESK's revenue (14.4% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: ALESK's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time (20.3%)
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Past Performance
How has Esker performed over the past 5 years?
Past Performance Score
4/6Past Performance Score 4/6
Quality Earnings
Growing Profit Margin
Earnings Trend
Accelerating Growth
Earnings vs Industry
High ROE
17.0%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: ALESK has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: ALESK's current net profit margins (10%) are higher than last year (9.6%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: ALESK's earnings have grown by 17% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: ALESK's earnings growth over the past year (23.5%) exceeds its 5-year average (17% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: ALESK earnings growth over the past year (23.5%) underperformed the Software industry 32.5%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: ALESK's Return on Equity (17.8%) is considered low.
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Financial Health
How is Esker's financial position?
Financial Health Score
6/6Financial Health Score 6/6
Short Term Liabilities
Long Term Liabilities
Debt Level
Reducing Debt
Debt Coverage
Interest Coverage
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: ALESK's short term assets (€71.5M) exceed its short term liabilities (€33.0M).
Long Term Liabilities: ALESK's short term assets (€71.5M) exceed its long term liabilities (€15.3M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: ALESK has more cash than its total debt.
Reducing Debt: ALESK's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 14.5% to 0.8% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: ALESK's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (4237.1%).
Interest Coverage: ALESK earns more interest than it pays, so coverage of interest payments is not a concern.
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is Esker current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Score
0/6Dividend Score 0/6
Notable Dividend
High Dividend
Stable Dividend
Growing Dividend
Earnings Coverage
Future Dividend Coverage
0.39%
Current Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: ALESK's dividend (0.39%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the French market (1.8%).
High Dividend: ALESK's dividend (0.39%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the French market (5.42%).
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: ALESK is not paying a notable dividend for the French market, therefore no need to check if payments are stable.
Growing Dividend: ALESK is not paying a notable dividend for the French market, therefore no need to check if payments are increasing.
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: ALESK is not paying a notable dividend for the French market.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: ALESK is not paying a notable dividend for the French market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
19.4yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Emmanuel Olivier (53 yo)
19.42yrs
Tenure
€915,556
Compensation
Mr. Emmanuel Olivier is the Chief Executive Officer at Esker SA and was its Chief Operating Officer since 2003. Mr. Olivier has been Worldwide Chief Operating Officer of Esker Inc. since 2003. He served as...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Emmanuel's total compensation ($USD965.78K) is above average for companies of similar size in the French market ($USD544.69K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Emmanuel's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
Experienced Management: ALESK's management team is seasoned and experienced (19.4 years average tenure).
Board Members
Experienced Board: ALESK's board of directors are considered experienced (5.4 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
Esker SA's employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Esker SA
- Ticker: ALESK
- Exchange: ENXTPA
- Founded: 1985
- Industry: Application Software
- Sector: Software
- Implied Market Cap: €739.460m
- Shares outstanding: 5.78m
- Website: https://www.esker.fr
Number of Employees
Location
- Esker SA
- 113 Boulevard de Stalingrad
- Villeurbanne
- Lyon
- Rhône-Alpes
- 69100
- France
Listings
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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Company Analysis | 2022/06/26 00:00 |
End of Day Share Price | 2022/06/24 00:00 |
Earnings | 2021/12/31 |
Annual Earnings | 2021/12/31 |
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.