BVI Stock Analysis: Bureau Veritas | PA
Consulting Services | PA, France | Market Cap: 12.079m EUR | 12M Return: 8.6% | FR0006174348 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 18.8M
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Seasonality 11.6 years of data
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Bureau Veritas SA is a French testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) company headquartered in Neuilly-sur-Seine, founded in 1828. It operates through six segments - Marine & Offshore; Agri-Food & Commodities; Industry; Buildings & Infrastructure; Certification; and Consumer Products - delivering services such as compliance auditing, laboratory testing, asset integrity management, technical control, and management system certification to clients in industries including oil and gas, construction, marine, automotive, aerospace, power, and the public sector.
The company belongs to the GICS Industrials / Research & Consulting Services sub-industry and operates in approximately 140 countries. The broader TIC sector is shaped by regulatory mandates, infrastructure spending, and the globalization of supply chains, with Bureau Veritas competing alongside other large international operators such as SGS and Intertek.
- Marine offshore revenue rises with oil and gas capex recovery
- Energy transition drives certification and offshore wind demand
- Strong euro pressures emerging market testing revenue margins
| Net Income: 503.6m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.12 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -0.86 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 6.71% < 20% (prev 6.78%; Δ -0.07% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.14 > 3% & CFO 960.2m > Net Income 503.6m |
| Net Debt (2.51b) to EBITDA (1.18b): 2.13 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.17 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (448.9m) vs 12m ago -1.51% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 19.91% > 18% (prev 73.82%; Δ -53.91% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 96.41% > 50% (prev 97.76%; Δ -1.35% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 7.23 > 6 (EBIT TTM 875.9m / Interest Expense TTM 121.1m) |
| A: 0.06 (Total Current Assets 3.04b - Total Current Liabilities 2.60b) / Total Assets 6.99b |
| B: 0.23 (Retained Earnings 1.60b / Total Assets 6.99b) |
| C: 0.13 (EBIT TTM 875.9m / Avg Total Assets 6.78b) |
| D: 0.31 (Book Value of Equity 1.66b / Total Liabilities 5.29b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 2.36 = BBB |
| DSRI: 1.01 (Receivables 2.08b/2.03b, Revenue 6.53b/6.41b) |
| GMI: 3.71 (GM 73.82% / 19.91%) |
| AQI: 1.06 (AQ_t 0.46 / AQ_t-1 0.43) |
| SGI: 1.02 (Revenue 6.53b / 6.41b) |
| TATA: -0.07 (NI 503.6m - CFO 960.2m) / TA 6.99b) |
| Beneish M = -0.52 (Cap -4..+1) = D |
As of September 16, 2026, the stock is trading at EUR 27.82 with a total of 863,690 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +2.28%, over one month by -1.10%, over three months by +11.10% and over the past year by +8.60%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 27.10 (which is 2.6% or 1.8 ATR below the current price).
Bureau Veritas has no consensus analysts rating.
P/E Trailing = 24.0708
P/E Forward = 17.2712
P/S = 1.79
P/B = 7.3042
P/EG = 2.2128
Revenue TTM = 6.53b EUR
EBIT TTM = 875.9m EUR
EBITDA TTM = 1.18b EUR
Long Term Debt = 1.89b EUR (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 862.0m EUR (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 3.45b EUR (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 411.1m
Net Debt = 2.51b EUR (calculated: Debt 3.45b - CCE 942.1m)
Enterprise Value = 14.6b EUR (12.1b + Debt 3.45b - CCE 942.1m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 7.23 (Ebit TTM 875.9m / Interest Expense TTM 121.1m)
EV/FCF = 18.03x (Enterprise Value 14.6b / FCF TTM 809.2m)
FCF Yield = 5.55% (FCF TTM 809.2m / Enterprise Value 14.6b)
FCF Margin = 12.39% (FCF TTM 809.2m / Revenue TTM 6.53b)
Net Margin = 7.71% (Net Income TTM 503.6m / Revenue TTM 6.53b)
Gross Margin = 19.91% ((Revenue TTM 6.53b - Cost of Revenue TTM 5.23b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 15.19% (prev 24.61%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 2.09 (Enterprise Value 14.6b / Total Assets 6.99b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 3.51% (Interest Expense 121.1m / Debt 3.45b)
Taxrate = 33.97% (269.5m / 793.3m)
NOPAT = 578.3m (EBIT 875.9m * (1 - 33.97%))
Current Ratio = 1.17 (Total Current Assets 3.04b / Total Current Liabilities 2.60b)
Debt / Equity = 2.08 (Debt 3.45b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.66b)
Debt / EBITDA = 2.13 (Net Debt 2.51b / EBITDA 1.18b)
Debt / FCF = 3.10 (Net Debt 2.51b / FCF TTM 809.2m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.70b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 7.43% (Net Income 503.6m / Total Assets 6.99b)
RoE = 29.70% (Net Income TTM 503.6m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.70b)
RoCE = 24.42% (EBIT 875.9m / Capital Employed (Equity 1.70b + L.T.Debt 1.89b))
RoIC = 11.73% (NOPAT 578.3m / Invested Capital 4.93b)
WACC = 5.85% (E(12.1b)/V(15.5b) * Re(6.86%) + D(3.45b)/V(15.5b) * Rd(3.51%) * (1-Tc(0.34)))
Discount Rate = 6.86% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -79.96 | Cagr: -0.72%
[DCF] Terminal Value 75.34% ; FCFF base≈811.6m ; Y1≈809.9m ; Y5≈847.3m
[DCF] Fair Price = 24.06 (EV 13.2b - Net Debt 2.51b = Equity 10.7b / Shares 444.1m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow -0.75% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: N/A | EPS CAGR: N/A | SUE: 0.0 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 94.65 | Revenue CAGR: 4.28% | SUE: 1.12 | # QB: 1
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=0.00 | Chg30d=N/A | Revisions=N/A | Analysts=0
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=1.54 | Chg30d=+0.43% | Revisions=+31% | GrowthEPS=+8.6% | GrowthRev=+4.7%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=1.63 | Chg30d=-2.08% | Revisions=-31% | GrowthEPS=+5.6% | GrowthRev=+3.9%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +0% (up=10, down=10)