(PUB) Publicis e - Overview
Sector: Communication Services | Industry: Advertising Agencies | Exchange: PA (France) | Market Cap: 20.698m EUR | Total Return: -11.1% in 12m
Avg Turnover: 48.3M
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Publicis Groupe S.A. is a global marketing and digital transformation firm headquartered in Paris, France. Operating under a Power of One model, the company integrates creative, media, data, and technology services across major geographic regions including North America and Europe.
The company operates within the advertising sub-industry, a sector that has increasingly shifted from traditional media buying toward data-driven digital business transformation. A key component of its business model is Publicis Sapient, which focuses on consulting and technical implementation to help clients modernize their digital infrastructure.
For a more detailed analysis of the companys valuation and growth metrics, you may wish to consult ValueRay. Publicis Groupe remains one of the Big Five global advertising holding companies, leveraging its scale to manage complex healthcare and consumer communication strategies for multinational corporations.
- Epsilon and Sapient data capabilities drive market share gains over legacy agencies
- Global advertising spend cycles dictate organic revenue growth and margin expansion
- Digital business transformation demand accelerates high-margin consulting revenue through Publicis Sapient
- First-party data dominance via Epsilon mitigates impact of third-party cookie depreciation
- Enterprise marketing budget cuts during macroeconomic downturns pressure short-term billings growth
| Net Income: 2.74b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.12 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 3.91 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -2.94% < 20% (prev -8.88%; Δ 5.94% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.13 > 3% & CFO 5.33b > Net Income 2.74b |
| Net Debt (3.64b) to EBITDA (5.21b): 0.70 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 0.97 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (253.4m) vs 12m ago 0.04% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 47.18% > 18% (prev 0.26%; Δ 4.69k% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 73.86% > 50% (prev 72.40%; Δ 1.46% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 15.87 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 5.21b / Interest Expense TTM 254.5m) |
| A: -0.02 (Total Current Assets 23.1b - Total Current Liabilities 23.9b) / Total Assets 40.0b |
| B: 0.20 (Retained Earnings 8.08b / Total Assets 40.0b) |
| C: 0.11 (EBIT TTM 4.04b / Avg Total Assets 38.0b) |
| D: 0.24 (Book Value of Equity 7.16b / Total Liabilities 29.6b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 1.49 = BB |
| DSRI: 1.11 (Receivables 17.7b/14.7b, Revenue 28.0b/26.0b) |
| GMI: 0.56 (GM 47.18% / 26.41%) |
| AQI: 0.93 (AQ_t 0.37 / AQ_t-1 0.40) |
| SGI: 1.08 (Revenue 28.0b / 26.0b) |
| TATA: -0.06 (NI 2.74b - CFO 5.33b) / TA 40.0b) |
| Beneish M = -3.38 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of May 28, 2026, the stock is trading at EUR 83.14 with a total of 476,396 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.26%,
over one month by +5.53%,
over three months by +10.24% and
over the past year by -11.14%.
Publicis e has no consensus analysts rating.
P/E Trailing = 12.7761
P/E Forward = 9.901
P/S = 1.1896
P/B = 1.9812
P/EG = 1.4775
Revenue TTM = 28.0b EUR
EBIT TTM = 4.04b EUR
EBITDA TTM = 5.21b EUR
Long Term Debt = 3.08b EUR (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 760.0m EUR (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 7.84b EUR (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 2.18b
Net Debt = 3.64b EUR (calculated: Debt 7.84b - CCE 4.20b)
Enterprise Value = 24.3b EUR (20.7b + Debt 7.84b - CCE 4.20b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 15.87 (Ebit TTM 4.04b / Interest Expense TTM 254.5m)
EV/FCF = 5.03x (Enterprise Value 24.3b / FCF TTM 4.84b)
FCF Yield = 19.88% (FCF TTM 4.84b / Enterprise Value 24.3b)
FCF Margin = 17.25% (FCF TTM 4.84b / Revenue TTM 28.0b)
Net Margin = 9.78% (Net Income TTM 2.74b / Revenue TTM 28.0b)
Gross Margin = 47.18% ((Revenue TTM 28.0b - Cost of Revenue TTM 14.8b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 13.87% (prev 14.13%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.61 (Enterprise Value 24.3b / Total Assets 40.0b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 3.24% (Interest Expense 254.5m / Debt 7.84b)
Taxrate = 27.28% (311.0m / 1.14b)
NOPAT = 2.94b (EBIT 4.04b * (1 - 27.28%))
Current Ratio = 0.97 (Total Current Assets 23.1b / Total Current Liabilities 23.9b)
Debt / Equity = 0.75 (Debt 7.84b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 10.4b)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.70 (Net Debt 3.64b / EBITDA 5.21b)
Debt / FCF = 0.75 (Net Debt 3.64b / FCF TTM 4.84b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 10.3b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 7.22% (Net Income 2.74b / Total Assets 40.0b)
RoE = 26.71% (Net Income TTM 2.74b / Total Stockholder Equity 10.3b)
RoCE = 30.26% (EBIT 4.04b / Capital Employed (Equity 10.3b + L.T.Debt 3.08b))
RoIC = 17.55% (NOPAT 2.94b / Invested Capital 16.7b)
WACC = 6.32% (E(20.7b)/V(28.5b) * Re(7.82%) + D(7.84b)/V(28.5b) * Rd(3.24%) * (1-Tc(0.27)))
Discount Rate = 7.82% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -62.93 | Cagr: -0.23%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.97% ; FCFF base≈4.08b ; Y1≈4.67b ; Y5≈6.88b
[DCF] Fair Price = 402.0 (EV 104b - Net Debt 3.64b = Equity 99.9b / Shares 248.5m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 52.08 | EPS CAGR: 14.00% | SUE: 0.0 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 86.24 | Revenue CAGR: 16.59% | SUE: 0.94 | # QB: 2
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=7.95 | Chg30d=+0.93% | Revisions=+43% | GrowthEPS=+6.3% | GrowthRev=+3.4%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=8.53 | Chg30d=+0.94% | Revisions=+60% | GrowthEPS=+7.3% | GrowthRev=+5.3%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +60%