Lagardere SCA stock analysis
Lagardere SCA (LAG) Stock Price & Analysis
LAG Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- EUR 18.54 - EUR 18.72
- 52-Week Range
- EUR 17.30 - EUR 20.15
- Previous Close
- EUR 18.28
- Volume
- N/A
- Average Volume (3M)
- 26
- Market Cap
- EUR 2.60B
- Enterprise Value
- EUR 7.45B
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- EUR 431.00M
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- EUR 5.01B
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 12.3
- Beta
- 0.45
- Next Earnings
- Feb 25, 2027 (Est.)
- EPS Estimate
- N/A
- Next Dividend Ex-Date
- N/A
- Dividend Yield
- 3.72%
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Revenue Expansion
Revenue has more than doubled across 2020–2025, demonstrating substantial business expansion across Lagardère’s travel retail and publishing activities. This larger operating base can support scale benefits, strengthen market presence, and provide a durable foundation for continued cash generation.
Strong Cash Generation
Robust operating cash flow and consistently positive free cash flow indicate that reported earnings are supported by cash conversion rather than relying solely on accounting profits. This provides resources for investment, distributions, and gradual balance-sheet improvement over the medium term.
Recovered Profitability
The return to sustained positive net income after the 2020–2021 losses, alongside fairly stable mid-teens EBITDA margins, shows meaningful operating recovery. Continued profitability improves internal funding capacity and supports resilience across the group’s diversified businesses.
Bears Say
High Leverage
The large gap between debt and equity leaves Lagardère with limited balance-sheet flexibility and makes financial performance more sensitive to downturns or higher funding costs. Sustained cash generation may help, but reducing leverage would likely require considerable time and discipline.
Thin Net Margins
Thin net margins leave relatively little earnings buffer if operating costs, financing expense, or business conditions worsen. They also mean that substantial revenue growth may translate into only modest bottom-line expansion, limiting the pace at which equity value and financial resilience can build.
Margin Volatility
The uneven gross-margin pattern raises questions about the consistency of earnings quality across periods and suggests that business mix or accounting-related factors can materially affect reported profitability. Persistent variability could make results harder to forecast and weaken confidence in margin durability.
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Company Description
Lagardere SCA
Lagardere SA is an international group focused on two main divisions: Lagardère Publishing, which includes the major imprint Hachette Livre, and Lagardère Travel Retail, which operates retail stores in airports and railway stations. The company's business also includes live entertainment and media activities.
- Sector
- Consumercyclical
- Industry
- Specialty Retail
- CEO
- Arnaud Lagardere
- Employees
- 33,000
- Website
- www.lagardere.com
- Address
- 4 rue de Presbourg, Paris, IF, 75116, FR
Lagardere SCA (LAG) Earnings & Revenues
Technical Analysis
Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 11 | 4 | 6 |
| Technical Analysis | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Moving Averages | 8 | 0 | 4 |
