Equities
  • Price (CHF)88.78
  • Today's Change0.84 / 0.96%
  • Shares traded578.51k
  • 1 Year change+18.25%
  • Beta1.1050
Data delayed at least 15 minutes, as of Nov 08 2024 16:31 GMT.
More ▼
Find More Stocks
Find More Stocks
Use our equities screener to discover other potential opportunities.
 
Equities ScreenerGo to the Equities Screener

Profile data is unavailable for this security.

About the company

SGS SA is a Switzerland-based company that provides inspection, verification, testing and certification services. Inspection comprises checking the condition and weight of traded goods at transshipment, quality and quantity control, and compliance with regulatory requirements. Testing services are provided through a global network of testing facilities and test the quality, safety and performance of products against health, safety and regulatory standards. Certification services confirm if products, processes, systems or services are compliant with either national or international standards and regulations or customer defined standards. Verification focuses on ensuring that products and services comply with global standards and local regulations.

  • Revenue in CHF (TTM)6.67bn
  • Net income in CHF548.00m
  • Incorporated1919
  • Employees99.59k
  • Location
    SGS SAPlace des Alpes 1,P.O. Box 2152GENEVE 1211SwitzerlandCHE
  • Phone+41 227399111
  • Fax+41 227399886
  • Websitehttps://www.sgs.com/en
More ▼

Mergers & acquisitions

Acquired companyDeal statusDateDate /
Deal status
SGSN:SWX since
announced
Transaction
value
Analisis Quimico Y Microbiologico SASDeal completed18 Jul 202418 Jul 2024Deal completed9.39%--
Cromanal SASDeal completed18 Jul 202418 Jul 2024Deal completed9.39%--
Gossamer Security Solutions IncDeal completed18 Jul 202418 Jul 2024Deal completed9.39%--
Data delayed at least 15 minutes, as of Nov 08 2024 16:31 GMT.

Peer analysis

Key Information
CompanyRevenue (TTM)Net income (TTM)Market capEmployeesPrice/earnings (TTM)Price/book value (MRQ)Price/cash flow (TTM)Price/sales (TTM)EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM)EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM)Revenue per share (TTM)Book value per share (MRQ)Asset turnover (TTM)Inventory turnover (TTM)Receivables turnover (TTM)Revenues per employee (TTM)Return on avg assets (TTM)Return on avg assets (5 yr avg)Return on investment (TTM)Return on investment (5 yr avg)Gross margin (TTM)Gross margin
(5 yr avg)
Net profit margin (TTM)Net Profit margin
(5 yr avg)
Quick ratio (MRQ)Interest coverage (TTM)Total debt to capital (MRQ)Payout ratio
(5 yr avg)
Revenue
(YOY change %)
Revenue
(5 yr growth rate)
Net income
(YOY change %)
Net income
(5 yr growth rate)
Capital expenditure
(5 yr growth rate)
Dividend
(5 yr growth rate)
Intertek Group plc3.80bn349.31m8.42bn43.91k24.245.6914.092.221.901.9020.698.110.943--4.3576,482.659.249.9013.2014.76----9.8010.161.2512.400.50160.174.253.512.980.89790.64532.42
Wise PLC1.77bn488.03m9.52bn5.50k20.239.9618.765.380.40580.40581.470.82420.103--3.90284,433.502.841.6041.9722.8180.1769.7027.5714.96----0.04270.0046.4751.34211.05102.95-0.8984--
Rentokil Initial plc6.12bn443.57m11.53bn62.90k26.012.4511.511.880.15520.15522.141.650.4839--5.9286,009.543.514.164.575.97--80.997.257.670.96165.180.53347.3444.7216.8064.22--4.4014.19
Bureau Veritas SA5.62bn474.42m12.35bn81.51k26.227.9716.422.201.111.1113.103.640.8347--3.0673,429.357.225.8411.638.4852.0796.338.657.55--20.630.642168.223.844.127.938.663.788.19
Informa PLC3.81bn353.95m12.47bn12.30k36.431.7314.263.270.22740.22742.454.800.2844--5.38273,639.703.11-0.28513.94-0.3427--65.9910.92-1.330.53739.440.2205--40.986.12202.9615.057.61-3.85
Bunzl plc13.13bn551.85m13.15bn24.53k24.014.1513.731.001.451.4534.438.371.31--7.10473,002.305.506.239.5610.20--25.424.204.150.75357.910.545344.12-2.015.3810.9210.0213.396.35
SGS SA6.67bn548.00m16.82bn99.59k30.1328.0914.882.522.952.9535.883.160.98821.236.8467,005.398.789.1415.1414.2693.9093.978.899.691.0917.040.8622102.99-0.3011-0.2518-5.95-2.97-0.9110.5076
Data as of Nov 08 2024. Currency figures normalised to SGS SA's reporting currency: Swiss Franc CHF

Institutional shareholders

18.26%Per cent of shares held by top holders
HolderShares% Held
UBS Asset Management Switzerland AGas of 30 Sep 20248.78m4.63%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.as of 30 Sep 20245.20m2.74%
Norges Bank Investment Managementas of 30 Jun 20243.33m1.76%
Z�rcher Kantonalbank (Investment Management)as of 30 Aug 20243.19m1.68%
BlackRock Fund Advisorsas of 03 Oct 20243.16m1.67%
Geode Capital Management LLCas of 31 Oct 20242.43m1.28%
Capital Research & Management Co. (Global Investors)as of 30 Sep 20242.26m1.20%
BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz AGas of 03 Oct 20242.25m1.19%
Evenlode Investment Management Ltd.as of 01 Nov 20242.04m1.08%
Walter Scott & Partners Ltd.as of 31 Oct 20241.98m1.04%
More ▼
Data from 30 Jun 2024 - 01 Nov 2024Source: FactSet Research Systems Inc.
Data Provided by LSEG
All markets data located on FT.com is subject to the FT Terms & Conditions
All content on FT.com is for your general information and use only and is not intended to address your particular requirements. In particular, the content does not constitute any form of advice, recommendation, representation, endorsement or arrangement by FT and is not intended to be relied upon by users in making (or refraining from making) any specific investment or other decisions.
Any information that you receive via FT.com is at best delayed intraday data and not "real time". Share price information may be rounded up/down and therefore not entirely accurate. FT is not responsible for any use of content by you outside its scope as stated in the FT Terms & Conditions.