EUROFINS SCIENTIFIC (ERF.PA) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

EPA:ERF • FR0014000MR3

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64.16 EUR
+0.16 (+0.25%)
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This ERF.PA fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. ERF.PA Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year ERF was profitable.
  • ERF had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • ERF had positive earnings in each of the past 5 years.
  • ERF had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
ERF.PA Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFERF.PA Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 500M 1B 1.5B

1.2 Ratios

  • Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of 3.73%, ERF is in line with its industry, outperforming 52.38% of the companies in the same industry.
  • ERF has a better Return On Equity (9.02%) than 61.90% of its industry peers.
  • ERF has a better Return On Invested Capital (6.74%) than 66.67% of its industry peers.
  • Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for ERF is significantly below the industry average of 12.74%.
  • The 3 year average ROIC (6.44%) for ERF is below the current ROIC(6.74%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 3.73%
ROE 9.02%
ROIC 6.74%
ROA(3y)3.11%
ROA(5y)4.62%
ROE(3y)6.89%
ROE(5y)9.79%
ROIC(3y)6.44%
ROIC(5y)8.49%
ERF.PA Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICERF.PA Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 5 10 15

1.3 Margins

  • With a Profit Margin value of 5.62%, ERF perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 47.62% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of ERF has declined.
  • Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 10.87%, ERF is doing worse than 61.90% of the companies in the same industry.
  • ERF's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • With a Gross Margin value of 21.39%, ERF is not doing good in the industry: 76.19% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of ERF has declined.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 10.87%
PM (TTM) 5.62%
GM 21.4%
OM growth 3Y-11.04%
OM growth 5Y-10.39%
PM growth 3Y-13.43%
PM growth 5Y-9.58%
GM growth 3Y-1.72%
GM growth 5Y-3.8%
ERF.PA Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsERF.PA Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 5 10 15 20 25

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2. ERF.PA Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • ERF has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
  • The number of shares outstanding for ERF has been reduced compared to 1 year ago.
  • ERF has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, ERF has a worse debt to assets ratio.
ERF.PA Yearly Shares OutstandingERF.PA Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 50M 100M 150M
ERF.PA Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsERF.PA Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2B 4B 6B 8B 10B

2.2 Solvency

  • An Altman-Z score of 2.53 indicates that ERF is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • ERF has a Altman-Z score (2.53) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of ERF is 5.14, which is a neutral value as it means it would take ERF, 5.14 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • ERF has a better Debt to FCF ratio (5.14) than 76.19% of its industry peers.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.82 indicates that ERF is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
  • The Debt to Equity ratio of ERF (0.82) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.82
Debt/FCF 5.14
Altman-Z 2.53
ROIC/WACC0.85
WACC7.89%
ERF.PA Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFERF.PA Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 1B 2B 3B 4B 5B

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 1.09 indicates that ERF should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • The Current ratio of ERF (1.09) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • ERF has a Quick Ratio of 1.03. This is a normal value and indicates that ERF is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • ERF has a Quick ratio (1.03) which is in line with its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.09
Quick Ratio 1.03
ERF.PA Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesERF.PA Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 1B 2B 3B

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3. ERF.PA Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • ERF shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 12.73%, which is quite good.
  • ERF shows a decrease in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been decreasing by -3.09% yearly.
  • Looking at the last year, ERF shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 4.96% in the last year.
  • Measured over the past years, ERF shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 6.05% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)12.73%
EPS 3Y-8.95%
EPS 5Y-3.09%
EPS Q2Q%6.78%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)4.96%
Revenue growth 3Y2.82%
Revenue growth 5Y6.05%
Sales Q2Q%4.3%

3.2 Future

  • ERF is expected to show quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 16.11% yearly.
  • Based on estimates for the next years, ERF will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 7.47% on average per year.
EPS Next Y8.32%
EPS Next 2Y11.81%
EPS Next 3Y13.96%
EPS Next 5Y16.11%
Revenue Next Year4.44%
Revenue Next 2Y5.49%
Revenue Next 3Y5.78%
Revenue Next 5Y7.47%

3.3 Evolution

  • When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
  • The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
ERF.PA Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesERF.PA Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2B 4B 6B 8B
ERF.PA Yearly EPS VS EstimatesERF.PA Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2 4 6

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4. ERF.PA Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings ratio is 17.25, which indicates a rather expensive current valuation of ERF.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of ERF indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: ERF is cheaper than 76.19% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 26.78, ERF is valued a bit cheaper.
  • With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 16.44, ERF is valued correctly.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, ERF is valued a bit cheaper than 76.19% of the companies in the same industry.
  • When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of ERF to the average of the S&P500 Index (23.54), we can say ERF is valued slightly cheaper.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 17.25
Fwd PE 16.44
ERF.PA Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsERF.PA Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 5 10 15 20 25

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, ERF is valued cheaply inside the industry as 85.71% of the companies are valued more expensively.
  • Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, ERF is valued cheaply inside the industry as 100.00% of the companies are valued more expensively.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 13.55
EV/EBITDA 10.09
ERF.PA Per share dataERF.PA EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 10 20 30 40

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates ERF does not grow enough to justify the current Price/Earnings ratio.
  • ERF's earnings are expected to grow with 13.96% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)2.07
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y11.81%
EPS Next 3Y13.96%

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5. ERF.PA Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • With a Yearly Dividend Yield of 1.13%, ERF has a reasonable but not impressive dividend return.
  • Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 0.45, ERF pays a better dividend. On top of this ERF pays more dividend than 85.71% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • ERF's Dividend Yield is slightly below the S&P500 average, which is at 1.83.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 1.13%

5.2 History

  • On average, the dividend of ERF grows each year by 16.09%, which is quite nice.
Dividend Growth(5Y)16.09%
Div Incr Years1
Div Non Decr Years1
ERF.PA Yearly Dividends per shareERF.PA Yearly Dividends per shareYearly Dividends per share 2018 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8

5.3 Sustainability

  • 26.80% of the earnings are spent on dividend by ERF. This is a low number and sustainable payout ratio.
  • The dividend of ERF is growing around the same rate as the earnings are growing. If this keeps up the dividend growth is sustainable.
DP26.8%
EPS Next 2Y11.81%
EPS Next 3Y13.96%
ERF.PA Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendERF.PA Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendYearly Income VS Free CF VS Dividend 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B
ERF.PA Dividend Payout.ERF.PA Dividend Payout, showing the Payout Ratio.ERF.PA Dividend Payout.PayoutRetained Earnings

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ERF.PA Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

EUROFINS SCIENTIFIC

EPA:ERF (4/10/2026, 7:00:00 PM)

64.16

+0.16 (+0.25%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryGroupPharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences
GICS IndustryLife Sciences Tools & Services
Earnings (Last)01-29
Earnings (Next)04-22
Inst Owners35.09%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners0%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap11.29B
Revenue(TTM)7.30B
Net Income(TTM)409.70M
Analysts72
Price Target72.19 (12.52%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 1.13%
Yearly Dividend0.6
Dividend Growth(5Y)16.09%
DP26.8%
Div Incr Years1
Div Non Decr Years1
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)0%
PT rev (3m)10.16%
EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-2%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.23%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-1.21%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 17.25
Fwd PE 16.44
P/S 1.6
P/FCF 13.55
P/OCF 8.35
P/B 2.57
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 10.09
EPS(TTM)3.72
EY5.8%
EPS(NY)3.9
Fwd EY6.08%
FCF(TTM)4.73
FCFY7.38%
OCF(TTM)7.68
OCFY11.97%
SpS40.05
BVpS24.94
TBVpS-4.41
PEG (NY)2.07
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number45.69
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 3.73%
ROE 9.02%
ROCE 9.27%
ROIC 6.74%
ROICexc 7.43%
ROICexgc 23.86%
OM 10.87%
PM (TTM) 5.62%
GM 21.4%
FCFM 11.82%
ROA(3y)3.11%
ROA(5y)4.62%
ROE(3y)6.89%
ROE(5y)9.79%
ROIC(3y)6.44%
ROIC(5y)8.49%
ROICexc(3y)7.17%
ROICexc(5y)9.25%
ROICexgc(3y)23.01%
ROICexgc(5y)30.49%
ROCE(3y)8.97%
ROCE(5y)11.81%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-10.94%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-13.82%
ROICexc growth 3Y-8.95%
ROICexc growth 5Y-10.36%
OM growth 3Y-11.04%
OM growth 5Y-10.39%
PM growth 3Y-13.43%
PM growth 5Y-9.58%
GM growth 3Y-1.72%
GM growth 5Y-3.8%
F-Score7
Asset Turnover0.66
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.82
Debt/FCF 5.14
Debt/EBITDA 2.44
Cap/Depr 74.23%
Cap/Sales 7.35%
Interest Coverage 6.87
Cash Conversion 92.26%
Profit Quality 210.5%
Current Ratio 1.09
Quick Ratio 1.03
Altman-Z 2.53
F-Score7
WACC7.89%
ROIC/WACC0.85
Cap/Depr(3y)77.81%
Cap/Depr(5y)87.04%
Cap/Sales(3y)7.8%
Cap/Sales(5y)8.15%
Profit Quality(3y)205.64%
Profit Quality(5y)166.63%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)12.73%
EPS 3Y-8.95%
EPS 5Y-3.09%
EPS Q2Q%6.78%
EPS Next Y8.32%
EPS Next 2Y11.81%
EPS Next 3Y13.96%
EPS Next 5Y16.11%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)4.96%
Revenue growth 3Y2.82%
Revenue growth 5Y6.05%
Sales Q2Q%4.3%
Revenue Next Year4.44%
Revenue Next 2Y5.49%
Revenue Next 3Y5.78%
Revenue Next 5Y7.47%
EBIT growth 1Y-4.65%
EBIT growth 3Y-8.54%
EBIT growth 5Y-4.97%
EBIT Next Year81.37%
EBIT Next 3Y28.68%
EBIT Next 5Y24.78%
FCF growth 1Y9.1%
FCF growth 3Y21.91%
FCF growth 5Y-0.13%
OCF growth 1Y6.07%
OCF growth 3Y7.18%
OCF growth 5Y2.72%

EUROFINS SCIENTIFIC / ERF.PA Fundamental Analysis FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of EUROFINS SCIENTIFIC (ERF.PA) stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 5 / 10 to ERF.PA.


What is the valuation status for ERF stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 5 / 10 to EUROFINS SCIENTIFIC (ERF.PA). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


What is the profitability of ERF stock?

EUROFINS SCIENTIFIC (ERF.PA) has a profitability rating of 4 / 10.


Can you provide the PE and PB ratios for ERF stock?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for EUROFINS SCIENTIFIC (ERF.PA) is 17.25 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 2.57.


What is the financial health of EUROFINS SCIENTIFIC (ERF.PA) stock?

The financial health rating of EUROFINS SCIENTIFIC (ERF.PA) is 5 / 10.