SOPRA STERIA GROUP (SOP.PA) Stock Fundamental Analysis
Europe - EPA:SOP - FR0000050809 - Common Stock
129.3 EUR
-1 (-0.77%)
SOP gets a fundamental rating of 5 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 72 industry peers in the IT Services industry. SOP has an excellent profitability rating, but there are some minor concerns on its financial health. SOP may be a bit undervalued, certainly considering the very reasonable score on growth
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
SOP had positive earnings in the past year.
SOP had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
SOP had positive earnings in each of the past 5 years.
In the past 5 years SOP always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
1.2 Ratios
Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of 4.80%, SOP is in line with its industry, outperforming 58.33% of the companies in the same industry.
The Return On Equity of SOP (13.71%) is better than 65.28% of its industry peers.
With a decent Return On Invested Capital value of 11.01%, SOP is doing good in the industry, outperforming 77.78% of the companies in the same industry.
SOP had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 10.67%. This is in line with the industry average of 11.33%.
The 3 year average ROIC (10.67%) for SOP is below the current ROIC(11.01%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 4.8% | ||
| ROE | 13.71% | ||
| ROIC | 11.01% |
ROA(3y)4.16%
ROA(5y)3.75%
ROE(3y)12.07%
ROE(5y)11.05%
ROIC(3y)10.67%
ROIC(5y)9.58%
1.3 Margins
With a decent Profit Margin value of 4.76%, SOP is doing good in the industry, outperforming 62.50% of the companies in the same industry.
In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of SOP has grown nicely.
The Operating Margin of SOP (8.80%) is better than 66.67% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of SOP has grown nicely.
Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 76.49%, SOP is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 72.22% of the companies in the same industry.
SOP's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 8.8% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 4.76% | ||
| GM | 76.49% |
OM growth 3Y5.51%
OM growth 5Y5.28%
PM growth 3Y2.72%
PM growth 5Y3.75%
GM growth 3Y0.74%
GM growth 5Y1.12%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is well above the Cost of Capital (WACC), so SOP is creating value.
Compared to 1 year ago, SOP has less shares outstanding
Compared to 5 years ago, SOP has less shares outstanding
The debt/assets ratio for SOP has been reduced compared to a year ago.
2.2 Solvency
An Altman-Z score of 2.10 indicates that SOP is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
With a Altman-Z score value of 2.10, SOP perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 40.28% of the companies in the same industry.
SOP has a debt to FCF ratio of 3.23. This is a good value and a sign of high solvency as SOP would need 3.23 years to pay back of all of its debts.
SOP has a Debt to FCF ratio (3.23) which is in line with its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.48 indicates that SOP is not too dependend on debt financing.
SOP's Debt to Equity ratio of 0.48 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. SOP outperforms 48.61% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.48 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 3.23 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.1 |
ROIC/WACC1.84
WACC5.99%
2.3 Liquidity
SOP has a Current Ratio of 0.89. This is a bad value and indicates that SOP is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
The Current ratio of SOP (0.89) is worse than 77.78% of its industry peers.
SOP has a Quick Ratio of 0.89. This is a bad value and indicates that SOP is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
SOP's Quick ratio of 0.89 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. SOP is outperformed by 72.22% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.89 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 43.42% over the past year.
SOP shows quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 9.39% yearly.
Looking at the last year, SOP shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -1.23% in the last year.
Measured over the past years, SOP shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 5.43% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)43.42%
EPS 3Y10.32%
EPS 5Y9.39%
EPS Q2Q%19.95%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-1.23%
Revenue growth 3Y7.25%
Revenue growth 5Y5.43%
Sales Q2Q%-3.58%
3.2 Future
SOP is expected to show a small growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 2.38% yearly.
SOP is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 2.82% yearly.
EPS Next Y-8.07%
EPS Next 2Y-0.86%
EPS Next 3Y1.83%
EPS Next 5Y2.38%
Revenue Next Year-3.25%
Revenue Next 2Y-0.88%
Revenue Next 3Y0.53%
Revenue Next 5Y2.82%
3.3 Evolution
The EPS growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.
When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
SOP is valuated reasonably with a Price/Earnings ratio of 9.55.
Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, SOP is valued cheaply inside the industry as 94.44% of the companies are valued more expensively.
SOP's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 25.56.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 7.25, the valuation of SOP can be described as very cheap.
91.67% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than SOP, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of SOP to the average of the S&P500 Index (34.62), we can say SOP is valued rather cheaply.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 9.55 | ||
| Fwd PE | 7.25 |
4.2 Price Multiples
Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, SOP is valued a bit cheaper than 77.78% of the companies in the same industry.
Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, SOP is valued cheaper than 86.11% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 6.62 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 5.5 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
SOP has a very decent profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)1.02
EPS Next 2Y-0.86%
EPS Next 3Y1.83%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
SOP has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 3.51%. Purely for dividend investing, there may be better candidates out there.
In the last 3 months the price of SOP has falen by -25.54%. A price decline artificially increases the dividend yield. It may be a sign investors do not expect the dividend to last.
Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 3.84, SOP pays a bit more dividend than its industry peers.
SOP's Dividend Yield is a higher than the S&P500 average which is at 2.44.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 3.51% |
5.2 History
On average, the dividend of SOP grows each year by 20.50%, which is quite nice.
Dividend Growth(5Y)20.5%
Div Incr Years2
Div Non Decr Years3
5.3 Sustainability
SOP pays out 33.43% of its income as dividend. This is a sustainable payout ratio.
SOP's earnings are growing slower than its dividend. This means the dividend growth is not sustainable.
DP33.43%
EPS Next 2Y-0.86%
EPS Next 3Y1.83%
EPA:SOP (11/18/2025, 1:50:26 PM)
129.3
-1 (-0.77%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustryGroupSoftware & Services
GICS IndustryIT Services
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners43.75%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners0.18%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap2.66B
Revenue(TTM)5.67B
Net Income(TTM)269.80M
Analysts82.86
Price Target218.18 (68.74%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 3.51% |
Yearly Dividend4.72
Dividend Growth(5Y)20.5%
DP33.43%
Div Incr Years2
Div Non Decr Years3
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)-6.06%
PT rev (3m)-5.9%
EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)-1.18%
EPS NY rev (3m)-6.92%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.64%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-2.39%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 9.55 | ||
| Fwd PE | 7.25 | ||
| P/S | 0.47 | ||
| P/FCF | 6.62 | ||
| P/OCF | 5.67 | ||
| P/B | 1.35 | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 5.5 |
EPS(TTM)13.54
EY10.47%
EPS(NY)17.82
Fwd EY13.79%
FCF(TTM)19.52
FCFY15.1%
OCF(TTM)22.79
OCFY17.62%
SpS275.97
BVpS95.8
TBVpS-30.03
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)1.02
Graham Number170.83
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 4.8% | ||
| ROE | 13.71% | ||
| ROCE | 15.06% | ||
| ROIC | 11.01% | ||
| ROICexc | 11.52% | ||
| ROICexgc | 62.81% | ||
| OM | 8.8% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 4.76% | ||
| GM | 76.49% | ||
| FCFM | 7.07% |
ROA(3y)4.16%
ROA(5y)3.75%
ROE(3y)12.07%
ROE(5y)11.05%
ROIC(3y)10.67%
ROIC(5y)9.58%
ROICexc(3y)11.97%
ROICexc(5y)10.63%
ROICexgc(3y)121.68%
ROICexgc(5y)90.7%
ROCE(3y)14.59%
ROCE(5y)13.1%
ROICexgc growth 3Y39.77%
ROICexgc growth 5Y23.23%
ROICexc growth 3Y10.54%
ROICexc growth 5Y8.39%
OM growth 3Y5.51%
OM growth 5Y5.28%
PM growth 3Y2.72%
PM growth 5Y3.75%
GM growth 3Y0.74%
GM growth 5Y1.12%
F-Score8
Asset Turnover1.01
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.48 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 3.23 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 1.35 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 34.15% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 1.18% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 15.45 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 67.3% | ||
| Profit Quality | 148.67% | ||
| Current Ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.89 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.1 |
F-Score8
WACC5.99%
ROIC/WACC1.84
Cap/Depr(3y)38%
Cap/Depr(5y)32.61%
Cap/Sales(3y)1.66%
Cap/Sales(5y)1.48%
Profit Quality(3y)227.03%
Profit Quality(5y)244.93%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)43.42%
EPS 3Y10.32%
EPS 5Y9.39%
EPS Q2Q%19.95%
EPS Next Y-8.07%
EPS Next 2Y-0.86%
EPS Next 3Y1.83%
EPS Next 5Y2.38%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-1.23%
Revenue growth 3Y7.25%
Revenue growth 5Y5.43%
Sales Q2Q%-3.58%
Revenue Next Year-3.25%
Revenue Next 2Y-0.88%
Revenue Next 3Y0.53%
Revenue Next 5Y2.82%
EBIT growth 1Y1.09%
EBIT growth 3Y13.16%
EBIT growth 5Y11%
EBIT Next Year32.56%
EBIT Next 3Y13.38%
EBIT Next 5Y8.81%
FCF growth 1Y-13.69%
FCF growth 3Y12.48%
FCF growth 5Y9.29%
OCF growth 1Y-16.54%
OCF growth 3Y12.31%
OCF growth 5Y9.2%
SOPRA STERIA GROUP / SOP.PA FAQ
What is the fundamental rating for SOP stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 5 / 10 to SOP.PA.
Can you provide the valuation status for SOPRA STERIA GROUP?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 7 / 10 to SOPRA STERIA GROUP (SOP.PA). This can be considered as Undervalued.
Can you provide the profitability details for SOPRA STERIA GROUP?
SOPRA STERIA GROUP (SOP.PA) has a profitability rating of 7 / 10.
Can you provide the PE and PB ratios for SOP stock?
The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for SOPRA STERIA GROUP (SOP.PA) is 9.55 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 1.35.
What is the earnings growth outlook for SOPRA STERIA GROUP?
The Earnings per Share (EPS) of SOPRA STERIA GROUP (SOP.PA) is expected to decline by -8.07% in the next year.