Our stock screener has singled out SANOFI-ADR (NASDAQ:SNY) as a stellar value proposition. NASDAQ:SNY not only scores well in profitability, solvency, and liquidity but also maintains a very reasonable price point. We'll explore this further.
Understanding NASDAQ:SNY's Valuation
ChartMill employs its own Valuation Rating system for all stocks. This score, ranging from 0 to 10, is determined by evaluating different valuation factors, including price to earnings and free cash flow, both in absolute terms and relative to the market and industry. NASDAQ:SNY has earned a 8 for valuation:
- The Price/Earnings ratio is 11.95, which indicates a very decent valuation of SNY.
- SNY's Price/Earnings ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. SNY is cheaper than 90.10% of the companies in the same industry.
- Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 28.76, SNY is valued rather cheaply.
- SNY is valuated reasonably with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 11.01.
- Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of SNY indicates a rather cheap valuation: SNY is cheaper than 87.50% of the companies listed in the same industry.
- Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 23.90, SNY is valued rather cheaply.
- Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, SNY is valued cheaper than 94.27% of the companies in the same industry.
- 81.77% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than SNY, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.
- SNY has an outstanding profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
Profitability Insights: NASDAQ:SNY
ChartMill assigns a proprietary Profitability Rating to each stock. The score is computed by evaluating various profitability ratios and margins and ranges from 0 to 10. NASDAQ:SNY was assigned a score of 8 for profitability:
- Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of 6.07%, SNY belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 88.02% of the companies in the same industry.
- SNY has a Return On Equity of 10.83%. This is amongst the best in the industry. SNY outperforms 89.58% of its industry peers.
- Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 12.36%, SNY belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 91.15% of the companies in the same industry.
- The last Return On Invested Capital (12.36%) for SNY is above the 3 year average (7.23%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
- SNY's Profit Margin of 11.06% is amongst the best of the industry. SNY outperforms 88.02% of its industry peers.
- SNY has a better Operating Margin (21.92%) than 88.02% of its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of SNY has grown nicely.
- Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 69.08%, SNY is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 72.40% of the companies in the same industry.
Looking at the Health
ChartMill assigns a proprietary Health Rating to each stock. The score is computed by evaluating various liquidity and solvency ratios and ranges from 0 to 10. NASDAQ:SNY was assigned a score of 5 for health:
- SNY has a better Altman-Z score (2.91) than 72.92% of its industry peers.
- Looking at the Debt to FCF ratio, with a value of 5.74, SNY belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 85.94% of the companies in the same industry.
- A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.20 indicates that SNY is not too dependend on debt financing.
Assessing Growth for NASDAQ:SNY
ChartMill assigns a Growth Rating to every stock. This score ranges from 0 to 10 and evaluates the different growth aspects like EPS and Revenue, both in the past as in the future. NASDAQ:SNY scores a 4 out of 10:
- The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 8.19% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
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Keep in mind
This is not investing advice! The article highlights some of the observations at the time of writing, but you should always make your own analysis and invest based on your own insights.