Executive Summary
Fos S.p.A. provides technological consultancy services in Italy. More Details
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Undervalued with reasonable growth potential.
Share Price & News
How has Fos's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: FOS is not significantly more volatile than the rest of Italian stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 5% a week.
Volatility Over Time: FOS's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
14.1%
FOS
0.4%
IT IT
-1.4%
IT Market
1 Year Return
29.5%
FOS
33.7%
IT IT
24.3%
IT Market
Return vs Industry: FOS underperformed the Italian IT industry which returned 36.3% over the past year.
Return vs Market: FOS exceeded the Italian Market which returned 26.5% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| FOS | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 14.1% | 0.4% | -1.4% |
| 30 Day | 16.8% | 12.2% | 3.1% |
| 90 Day | 31.4% | 23.3% | 6.1% |
| 1 Year | 29.5%29.5% | 33.9%33.7% | 28.0%24.3% |
| 3 Year | n/a | 136.7%131.4% | 18.1%7.8% |
| 5 Year | n/a | 112.2%91.2% | 44.9%19.8% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Fos's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
1 month ago | Simply Wall St
With EPS Growth And More, Fos (BIT:FOS) Is Interesting3 months ago | Simply Wall St
Will Fos (BIT:FOS) Multiply In Value Going Forward?4 months ago | Simply Wall St
We're Not Counting On Fos (BIT:FOS) To Sustain Its Statutory ProfitabilityValuation
Is Fos undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
37.4%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: FOS (€3.89) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€6.22)
Significantly Below Fair Value: FOS is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: FOS is good value based on its PE Ratio (29.3x) compared to the Italian IT industry average (42.4x).
PE vs Market: FOS is poor value based on its PE Ratio (29.3x) compared to the Italian market (22.1x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: FOS is good value based on its PEG Ratio (1x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: FOS is good value based on its PB Ratio (3.1x) compared to the IT IT industry average (3.5x).
Future Growth
How is Fos forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 1 analyst?
29.8%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: FOS's forecast earnings growth (29.8% per year) is above the savings rate (1.8%).
Earnings vs Market: FOS's earnings (29.8% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the Italian market (16.4% per year).
High Growth Earnings: earnings are expected to grow significantly over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: FOS's revenue (17.2% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the Italian market (2.7% per year).
High Growth Revenue: FOS's revenue (17.2% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: FOS's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (15.3%).
Past Performance
How has Fos performed over the past 5 years?
110.4%
Last years earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: FOS has a high level of non-cash earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: FOS's current net profit margins (6.8%) are higher than last year (3.9%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: Insufficient data to determine if FOS's year-on-year earnings growth rate was positive over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: Insufficient data to compare FOS's past year earnings growth to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: FOS earnings growth over the past year (110.4%) exceeded the IT industry 22.7%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: FOS's Return on Equity (10.5%) is considered low.
Financial Health
How is Fos's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: FOS's short term assets (€12.1M) exceed its short term liabilities (€5.3M).
Long Term Liabilities: FOS's short term assets (€12.1M) exceed its long term liabilities (€4.5M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: FOS's debt to equity ratio (50%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: Insufficient data to determine if FOS's debt to equity ratio has reduced over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: FOS's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (3.5%).
Interest Coverage: FOS's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (5.9x coverage).
Balance Sheet
Dividend
What is Fos's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate FOS's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate FOS's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if FOS's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if FOS's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of FOS's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the Italian market.
Next Steps
Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
CEO
Gian Pedrelli (53 yo)
no data
Tenure
Mr. Gian Matteo Pedrelli is currently employed at FOS Srl. Mr. Pedrelli serves as a Chief Executive Officer and Vice-Chairman of the Board at Fos S.p.A.
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
Fos S.p.A.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Fos S.p.A.
- Ticker: FOS
- Exchange: BIT
- Founded: 1999
- Industry: IT Consulting and Other Services
- Sector: Software
- Market Cap: €24.202m
- Shares outstanding: 6.22m
- Website: https://www.gruppofos.it/index.php/it
Number of Employees
Location
- Fos S.p.A.
- Via Milano 166 N/r
- Genoa
- Genoa
- 16126
- Italy
Listings
Biography
Fos S.p.A. provides technological consultancy services in Italy. The company engages in design and implementation of software solutions for health/medical and transport and shipping industries, banks and i...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/06/20 19:27 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/06/18 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
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.