SGSN Stock Analysis: SGS | SW
Consulting Services | SW, Switzerland | Market Cap: 18.944m CHF | 12M Return: 20.7% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 29.6M
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Seasonality 11.6 years of data
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SGS SA is a Swiss-based testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) company founded in 1878 and headquartered in Baar, Switzerland. It operates globally across Asia Pacific, Europe, North America, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and the Americas, organized into two segments: Testing & Inspection and Certification. Its service offering spans agricultural and commodity testing, marine and pre-shipment inspections, product and supply chain certification, sustainability assurance, auditing, regulatory compliance, and professional training.
Classified within the Industrials sector under Research & Consulting Services, SGS serves a diverse client base across agriculture, food, pharma, MedTech, oil and gas, mining, and consumer products. As a TIC provider, SGS typically operates a global network of accredited laboratories and relies on recurring, contract-based revenue tied to regulatory compliance, quality verification, and supply chain risk management for multinational clients.
- Testing and inspection organic growth tracks mid-single digit target
- Operational efficiency program supports margin expansion
- Bolt-on acquisitions expand food and pharma certification footprint
| Net Income: 663.0m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.12 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -0.15 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -2.26% < 20% (prev 7.68%; Δ -9.94% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.15 > 3% & CFO 1.25b > Net Income 663.0m |
| Net Debt (4.48b) to EBITDA (1.58b): 2.83 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 0.95 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (196.0m) vs 12m ago 4.81% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 37.25% > 18% (prev 39.43%; Δ -2.18% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 92.08% > 50% (prev 71.98%; Δ 20.11% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 10.69 > 6 (EBIT TTM 1.08b / Interest Expense TTM 101.0m) |
| A: -0.02 (Total Current Assets 3.22b - Total Current Liabilities 3.39b) / Total Assets 8.47b |
| B: 0.35 (Retained Earnings 3.00b / Total Assets 8.47b) |
| C: 0.14 (EBIT TTM 1.08b / Avg Total Assets 7.83b) |
| D: 0.14 (Book Value of Equity 1.01b / Total Liabilities 7.34b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 2.10 = BBB |
| DSRI: 0.89 (Receivables 1.55b/1.26b, Revenue 7.21b/5.17b) |
| GMI: 1.06 (GM 39.43% / 37.25%) |
| AQI: 1.29 (AQ_t 0.45 / AQ_t-1 0.35) |
| SGI: 1.39 (Revenue 7.21b / 5.17b) |
| TATA: -0.07 (NI 663.0m - CFO 1.25b) / TA 8.47b) |
| Beneish M = -2.62 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of August 03, 2026, the stock is trading at CHF 95.78 with a total of 377,846 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +2.57%, over one month by +1.50%, over three months by +13.46% and over the past year by +20.71%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 93.70 (which is 2.2% or 1.2 ATR below the current price).
SGS has no consensus analysts rating.
P/E Trailing = 28.1706
P/E Forward = 23.753
P/S = 2.6289
P/B = 18.9379
P/EG = 5.3974
Revenue TTM = 7.21b CHF
EBIT TTM = 1.08b CHF
EBITDA TTM = 1.58b CHF
Long Term Debt = 3.37b CHF (from longTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Short Term Debt = 1.52b CHF (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 5.78b CHF (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 560.0m
Net Debt = 4.48b CHF (calculated: Debt 5.78b - CCE 1.30b)
Enterprise Value = 23.4b CHF (18.9b + Debt 5.78b - CCE 1.30b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 10.69 (Ebit TTM 1.08b / Interest Expense TTM 101.0m)
EV/FCF = 23.54x (Enterprise Value 23.4b / FCF TTM 995.0m)
FCF Yield = 4.25% (FCF TTM 995.0m / Enterprise Value 23.4b)
FCF Margin = 13.81% (FCF TTM 995.0m / Revenue TTM 7.21b)
Net Margin = 9.20% (Net Income TTM 663.0m / Revenue TTM 7.21b)
Gross Margin = 37.25% ((Revenue TTM 7.21b - Cost of Revenue TTM 4.52b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 36.60% (prev 37.92%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 2.77 (Enterprise Value 23.4b / Total Assets 8.47b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 1.75% (Interest Expense 101.0m / Debt 5.78b)
Taxrate = 25.13% (239.0m / 951.0m)
NOPAT = 808.6m (EBIT 1.08b * (1 - 25.13%))
Current Ratio = 0.95 (Total Current Assets 3.22b / Total Current Liabilities 3.39b)
Debt / Equity = 5.74 (Debt 5.78b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.01b)
Debt / EBITDA = 2.83 (Net Debt 4.48b / EBITDA 1.58b)
Debt / FCF = 4.50 (Net Debt 4.48b / FCF TTM 995.0m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 836.5m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 8.47% (Net Income 663.0m / Total Assets 8.47b)
RoE = 79.26% (Net Income TTM 663.0m / Total Stockholder Equity 836.5m)
RoCE = 25.69% (EBIT 1.08b / Capital Employed (Equity 836.5m + L.T.Debt 3.37b))
RoIC = 12.94% (NOPAT 808.6m / Invested Capital 6.25b)
WACC = 5.79% (E(18.9b)/V(24.7b) * Re(7.16%) + D(5.78b)/V(24.7b) * Rd(1.75%) * (1-Tc(0.25)))
Discount Rate = 7.16% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -40.44 | Cagr: 1.99%
[DCF] Terminal Value 77.97% ; FCFF base≈938.8m ; Y1≈1.08b ; Y5≈1.58b
[DCF] Fair Price = 97.88 (EV 23.8b - Net Debt 4.48b = Equity 19.4b / Shares 197.8m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -57.77 | EPS CAGR: -56.35% | SUE: 0.0 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -21.65 | Revenue CAGR: -3.26% | SUE: 1.13 | # QB: 1
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=0.00 | Chg30d=N/A | Revisions=N/A | Analysts=0
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.00 | Chg30d=N/A | Revisions=N/A | Analysts=0
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=4.11 | Chg30d=+0.24% | Revisions=-22% | GrowthEPS=+7.4% | GrowthRev=+9.7%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=4.45 | Chg30d=+1.06% | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=+8.3% | GrowthRev=+5.7%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -13% (up=5, down=7)