LOUIS HACHETTE GROUP(EPA:ALHG) stock Fundamental Analysis

Fundamental Rating

ALHG gets a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 67 industry peers in the Media industry. ALHG may be in some trouble as it scores bad on both profitability and health. ALHG does not seem to be growing, but still is valued expensively.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

ALHG had negative earnings in the past year.

In the past year ALHG had a positive cash flow from operations.

1.2 Ratios

The Return On Assets of ALHG (-0.18%) is worse than 62.69% of its industry peers.

ALHG has a worse Return On Equity (-0.94%) than 61.19% of its industry peers.

ALHG has a Return On Invested Capital (4.50%) which is in line with its industry peers.

Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for ALHG is significantly below the industry average of 8.60%.

The last Return On Invested Capital (4.50%) for ALHG is above the 3 year average (1.57%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-0.18%
ROE	-0.94%
ROIC	4.5%

ROA(3y)1.96%

ROA(5y)N/A

ROE(3y)3.9%

ROE(5y)N/A

ROIC(3y)1.57%

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

ALHG's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.

ALHG has a Operating Margin (4.62%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.

ALHG's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.

Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 53.64%, ALHG is in line with its industry, outperforming 52.24% of the companies in the same industry.

In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of ALHG has grown nicely.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	4.62%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	53.64%

OM growth 3Y-20.52%

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3Y-78.37%

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y8.79%

GM growth 5YN/A

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ROE

ROIC

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

ALHG has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is creating some value.

The number of shares outstanding for ALHG remains at a similar level compared to 1 year ago.

ALHG has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.

2.2 Solvency

ALHG has an Altman-Z score of 1.28. This is a bad value and indicates that ALHG is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.

ALHG has a Altman-Z score (1.28) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.

ALHG has a debt to FCF ratio of 4.96. This is a neutral value as ALHG would need 4.96 years to pay back of all of its debts.

ALHG has a Debt to FCF ratio of 4.96. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: ALHG outperforms 58.21% of its industry peers.

ALHG has a Debt/Equity ratio of 1.70. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.

With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 1.70, ALHG is not doing good in the industry: 68.66% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	1.7
Debt/FCF	4.96
Altman-Z	1.28

ROIC/WACC1.57

WACC2.87%

2.3 Liquidity

ALHG has a Current Ratio of 0.77. This is a bad value and indicates that ALHG is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

ALHG's Current ratio of 0.77 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ALHG is outperformed by 62.69% of its industry peers.

ALHG has a Quick Ratio of 0.77. This is a bad value and indicates that ALHG is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

The Quick ratio of ALHG (0.56) is worse than 76.12% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	0.77
Quick Ratio	0.56

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for ALHG have decreased strongly by -120.02% in the last year.

ALHG shows a very negative growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been decreasing by -21.61% yearly.

Looking at the last year, ALHG shows a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 1286.62%.

ALHG shows a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 262.42% yearly.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-120.02%

EPS 3Y-21.61%

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-82.67%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)1286.62%

Revenue growth 3Y262.42%

Revenue growth 5YN/A

Sales Q2Q%1018.04%

3.2 Future

No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.

No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.

EPS Next YN/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next YearN/A

Revenue Next 2YN/A

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.

No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for ALHG. In the last year negative earnings were reported.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

82.09% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than ALHG, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.

94.03% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than ALHG, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	1.43
EV/EBITDA	3.91

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

With a Yearly Dividend Yield of 4.22%, ALHG is a good candidate for dividend investing.

ALHG's Dividend Yield is a higher than the industry average which is at 4.47.

Compared to an average S&P500 Dividend Yield of 2.33, ALHG pays a better dividend.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	4.22%

5.2 History

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

Div Incr YearsN/A

Div Non Decr YearsN/A

5.3 Sustainability

ALHG has negative earnings and hence a negative payout ratio. The dividend may be in danger.

DP-250%

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

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LOUIS HACHETTE GROUP

EPA:ALHG (3/7/2025, 7:00:00 PM)

1.446

+0.02 (+1.65%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorCommunication Services

GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment

GICS IndustryMedia

Earnings (Last)N/A N/A

Earnings (Next)N/A N/A

Inst Owners6.7%

Inst Owner ChangeN/A

Ins OwnersN/A

Ins Owner ChangeN/A

Market Cap1.43B

AnalystsN/A

Price TargetN/A

Short Float %N/A

Short RatioN/A

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	4.22%

Yearly Dividend0.06

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

DP-250%

Div Incr YearsN/A

Div Non Decr YearsN/A

Ex-DateN/A

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)N/A

Avg EPS beat(2)N/A

Min EPS beat(2)N/A

Max EPS beat(2)N/A

EPS beat(4)N/A

Avg EPS beat(4)N/A

Min EPS beat(4)N/A

Max EPS beat(4)N/A

EPS beat(8)N/A

Avg EPS beat(8)N/A

EPS beat(12)N/A

Avg EPS beat(12)N/A

EPS beat(16)N/A

Avg EPS beat(16)N/A

Revenue beat(2)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(2)N/A

Min Revenue beat(2)N/A

Max Revenue beat(2)N/A

Revenue beat(4)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A

Min Revenue beat(4)N/A

Max Revenue beat(4)N/A

Revenue beat(8)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A

Revenue beat(12)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A

Revenue beat(16)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A

PT rev (1m)N/A

PT rev (3m)N/A

EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A

EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A

EPS NY rev (1m)N/A

EPS NY rev (3m)N/A

Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A

Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A

Revenue NY rev (1m)N/A

Revenue NY rev (3m)N/A

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S	0.11
P/FCF	1.43
P/OCF	1.11
P/B	0.61
P/tB	N/A
EV/EBITDA	3.91

EPS(TTM)-0.02

EYN/A

EPS(NY)N/A

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)1.01

FCFY69.78%

OCF(TTM)1.31

OCFY90.35%

SpS13.68

BVpS2.37

TBVpS-2.67

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-0.18%
ROE	-0.94%
ROCE	7.56%
ROIC	4.5%
ROICexc	4.74%
ROICexgc	13.01%
OM	4.62%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	53.64%
FCFM	7.37%

ROA(3y)1.96%

ROA(5y)N/A

ROE(3y)3.9%

ROE(5y)N/A

ROIC(3y)1.57%

ROIC(5y)N/A

ROICexc(3y)1.64%

ROICexc(5y)N/A

ROICexgc(3y)4.34%

ROICexgc(5y)N/A

ROCE(3y)2.63%

ROCE(5y)N/A

ROICexcg growth 3Y118.5%

ROICexcg growth 5YN/A

ROICexc growth 3Y66.53%

ROICexc growth 5YN/A

OM growth 3Y-20.52%

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3Y-78.37%

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y8.79%

GM growth 5YN/A

F-Score5

Asset Turnover1.1

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	1.7
Debt/FCF	4.96
Debt/EBITDA	2.61
Cap/Depr	32.67%
Cap/Sales	2.17%
Interest Coverage	6.27
Cash Conversion	84.71%
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	0.77
Quick Ratio	0.56
Altman-Z	1.28

F-Score5

WACC2.87%

ROIC/WACC1.57

Cap/Depr(3y)38.41%

Cap/Depr(5y)N/A

Cap/Sales(3y)2.98%

Cap/Sales(5y)N/A

Profit Quality(3y)2625.47%

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)-120.02%

EPS 3Y-21.61%

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-82.67%

EPS Next YN/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)1286.62%

Revenue growth 3Y262.42%

Revenue growth 5YN/A

Sales Q2Q%1018.04%

Revenue Next YearN/A

Revenue Next 2YN/A

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y1744.12%

EBIT growth 3Y188.05%

EBIT growth 5YN/A

EBIT Next YearN/A

EBIT Next 3YN/A

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y478.61%

FCF growth 3Y274.88%

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y489.09%

OCF growth 3Y295.18%

OCF growth 5YN/A

LOUIS HACHETTE GROUP (ALHG.PA) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

5.2 History

5.3 Sustainability

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