RCS MEDIAGROUP SPA (RCS.MI) Stock Fundamental Analysis
Europe - Euronext Milan - BIT:RCS - IT0004931496 - Common Stock
0.98 EUR
-0.01 (-0.61%)
Overall RCS gets a fundamental rating of 5 out of 10. We evaluated RCS against 70 industry peers in the Media industry. While RCS has a great profitability rating, there are some minor concerns on its financial health. RCS has a valuation in line with the averages, but on the other hand it scores bad on growth. Finally RCS also has an excellent dividend rating. With these ratings, RCS could be worth investigating further for dividend investing!.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
RCS had positive earnings in the past year.
In the past year RCS had a positive cash flow from operations.
Each year in the past 5 years RCS has been profitable.
Each year in the past 5 years RCS had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of 5.83%, RCS belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 85.51% of the companies in the same industry.
RCS's Return On Equity of 13.79% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. RCS outperforms 76.81% of its industry peers.
RCS has a Return On Invested Capital of 11.40%. This is amongst the best in the industry. RCS outperforms 88.41% of its industry peers.
Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for RCS is in line with the industry average of 7.99%.
The last Return On Invested Capital (11.40%) for RCS is above the 3 year average (9.48%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 5.83% | ||
| ROE | 13.79% | ||
| ROIC | 11.4% |
ROA(3y)5.43%
ROA(5y)5.28%
ROE(3y)13.54%
ROE(5y)14.11%
ROIC(3y)9.48%
ROIC(5y)8.92%
1.3 Margins
RCS's Profit Margin of 5.28% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. RCS outperforms 66.67% of its industry peers.
RCS's Profit Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 8.52%, RCS is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 62.32% of the companies in the same industry.
RCS's Operating Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
RCS has a Gross Margin of 64.17%. This is in the better half of the industry: RCS outperforms 65.22% of its industry peers.
RCS's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 8.52% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 5.28% | ||
| GM | 64.17% |
OM growth 3Y1.16%
OM growth 5Y0.53%
PM growth 3Y-4.01%
PM growth 5Y0.41%
GM growth 3Y-0.21%
GM growth 5Y0.65%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), so RCS is still creating some value.
Compared to 1 year ago, RCS has about the same amount of shares outstanding.
RCS has about the same amout of shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
Compared to 1 year ago, RCS has a worse debt to assets ratio.
2.2 Solvency
RCS has an Altman-Z score of 2.17. This is not the best score and indicates that RCS is in the grey zone with still only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
RCS has a Altman-Z score of 2.17. This is in the better half of the industry: RCS outperforms 75.36% of its industry peers.
The Debt to FCF ratio of RCS is 1.44, which is an excellent value as it means it would take RCS, only 1.44 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
RCS has a better Debt to FCF ratio (1.44) than 86.96% of its industry peers.
RCS has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.29. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.
RCS has a Debt to Equity ratio of 0.29. This is in the better half of the industry: RCS outperforms 72.46% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.29 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 1.44 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.17 |
ROIC/WACC1.63
WACC7%
2.3 Liquidity
RCS has a Current Ratio of 0.94. This is a bad value and indicates that RCS is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
The Current ratio of RCS (0.94) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
A Quick Ratio of 0.89 indicates that RCS may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
RCS's Quick ratio of 0.89 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. RCS outperforms 50.72% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.89 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
RCS shows a small growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has grown by 3.90%.
RCS shows a decrease in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been decreasing by -1.98% yearly.
Looking at the last year, RCS shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -0.89% in the last year.
The Revenue has been decreasing by -2.37% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)3.9%
EPS 3Y-5.04%
EPS 5Y-1.98%
EPS Q2Q%0%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-0.89%
Revenue growth 3Y-1.08%
Revenue growth 5Y-2.37%
Sales Q2Q%-1.82%
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.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
With a Price/Earnings ratio of 8.17, the valuation of RCS can be described as very reasonable.
86.96% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than RCS, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
RCS is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 26.31, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 8.17 | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A |
4.2 Price Multiples
Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, RCS is valued a bit cheaper than 78.26% of the companies in the same industry.
Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, RCS is valued cheaper than 86.96% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 4.51 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 4.17 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
RCS has a very decent profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
RCS has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 7.17%, which is a nice return.
Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 5.90, RCS pays a better dividend. On top of this RCS pays more dividend than 92.75% of the companies listed in the same industry.
RCS's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 2.40.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 7.17% |
5.2 History
The dividend of RCS has a limited annual growth rate of 3.17%.
Dividend Growth(5Y)3.17%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
5.3 Sustainability
RCS pays out 59.64% of its income as dividend. This is a bit on the high side, but may be sustainable.
The Dividend Rate of RCS has been growing, while earnings will be declining. This means the dividend growth is most likely not sustainable.
DP59.64%
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
BIT:RCS (11/28/2025, 5:29:51 PM)
0.98
-0.01 (-0.61%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorCommunication Services
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryMedia
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners10.18%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners68.32%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap511.42M
Revenue(TTM)1.15B
Net Income(TTM)60.70M
Analysts80
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 7.17% |
Yearly Dividend0.07
Dividend Growth(5Y)3.17%
DP59.64%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
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)0%
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 | 8.17 | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A | ||
| P/S | 0.45 | ||
| P/FCF | 4.51 | ||
| P/OCF | 3.69 | ||
| P/B | 1.16 | ||
| P/tB | 7.21 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 4.17 |
EPS(TTM)0.12
EY12.24%
EPS(NY)N/A
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)0.22
FCFY22.15%
OCF(TTM)0.27
OCFY27.1%
SpS2.2
BVpS0.84
TBVpS0.14
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number1.51
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 5.83% | ||
| ROE | 13.79% | ||
| ROCE | 14.68% | ||
| ROIC | 11.4% | ||
| ROICexc | 12.15% | ||
| ROICexgc | 29.59% | ||
| OM | 8.52% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 5.28% | ||
| GM | 64.17% | ||
| FCFM | 9.86% |
ROA(3y)5.43%
ROA(5y)5.28%
ROE(3y)13.54%
ROE(5y)14.11%
ROIC(3y)9.48%
ROIC(5y)8.92%
ROICexc(3y)10%
ROICexc(5y)9.6%
ROICexgc(3y)24.34%
ROICexgc(5y)24.68%
ROCE(3y)12.21%
ROCE(5y)11.48%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-7.29%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-2.11%
ROICexc growth 3Y-2.92%
ROICexc growth 5Y-2.22%
OM growth 3Y1.16%
OM growth 5Y0.53%
PM growth 3Y-4.01%
PM growth 5Y0.41%
GM growth 3Y-0.21%
GM growth 5Y0.65%
F-Score7
Asset Turnover1.1
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.29 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 1.44 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 0.84 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 46% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 2.2% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 250 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 90.65% | ||
| Profit Quality | 186.66% | ||
| Current Ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.17 |
F-Score7
WACC7%
ROIC/WACC1.63
Cap/Depr(3y)78.2%
Cap/Depr(5y)60.63%
Cap/Sales(3y)4.95%
Cap/Sales(5y)3.82%
Profit Quality(3y)100.72%
Profit Quality(5y)144.72%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)3.9%
EPS 3Y-5.04%
EPS 5Y-1.98%
EPS Q2Q%0%
EPS Next YN/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-0.89%
Revenue growth 3Y-1.08%
Revenue growth 5Y-2.37%
Sales Q2Q%-1.82%
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y15.31%
EBIT growth 3Y0.07%
EBIT growth 5Y-1.86%
EBIT Next YearN/A
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y580.09%
FCF growth 3Y-6.79%
FCF growth 5Y-4.81%
OCF growth 1Y131%
OCF growth 3Y-4.94%
OCF growth 5Y-3.37%
RCS MEDIAGROUP SPA / RCS.MI FAQ
What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of RCS MEDIAGROUP SPA (RCS.MI) stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 5 / 10 to RCS.MI.
Can you provide the valuation status for RCS MEDIAGROUP SPA?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 5 / 10 to RCS MEDIAGROUP SPA (RCS.MI). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.
What is the profitability of RCS stock?
RCS MEDIAGROUP SPA (RCS.MI) has a profitability rating of 7 / 10.
What are the PE and PB ratios of RCS MEDIAGROUP SPA (RCS.MI) stock?
The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for RCS MEDIAGROUP SPA (RCS.MI) is 8.17 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 1.16.