Louis Hachette Group | Large-cap | Industrials

TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Income Metrics

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 12.2B
Total Liabilities 9.4B
Shareholders Equity 3.0B
Debt to Equity 3.16

Cash Flow Metrics

Revenue & Profitability Trend

Louis Hachette Income Statement From 2021 to 2024

Metric2024202320222021
Revenue i9.2B979.0M7.2B5.4B
Cost of Goods Sold i4.3B480.0M7.0B5.3B
Gross Profit i5.0B499.0M293.0M109.0M
Gross Margin % i53.8%51.0%4.0%2.0%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i----
Selling, General & Administrative i4.5B465.0M--
Other Operating Expenses i----
Total Operating Expenses i4.5B465.0M00
Operating Income i478.0M34.0M293.0M109.0M
Operating Margin % i5.2%3.5%4.0%2.0%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i-21.0M16.0M24.0M
Interest Expense i256.0M25.0M125.0M131.0M
Other Non-Operating Income----
Pre-tax Income i145.0M120.0M146.0M-112.0M
Income Tax i93.0M20.0M26.0M12.0M
Effective Tax Rate % i64.1%16.7%17.8%0.0%
Net Income i52.0M100.0M155.0M-122.0M
Net Margin % i0.6%10.2%2.1%-2.2%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i1.4B242.0M297.0M111.0M
EPS (Basic) i€0.01€0.11€0.09€-0.08
EPS (Diluted) i€0.01€0.11€0.09€-0.08
Basic Shares Outstanding i991996494991996494991996494991996494
Diluted Shares Outstanding i991996494991996494991996494991996494

Income Statement Trend

Louis Hachette Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i422.0M468.0M1.0M2.0M-
Short-term Investments i-14.0M---
Accounts Receivable i1.1B1.1B67.0M63.0M-
Inventory i855.0M848.0M6.0M7.0M-
Other Current Assets387.0M369.0M---
Total Current Assets i2.9B3.0B104.0M85.0M0
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i3.5B2.8B51.0M55.0M-
Goodwill i6.2B6.4B441.0M444.0M-
Intangible Assets i3.8B3.9B89.0M92.0M-
Long-term Investments00---
Other Non-Current Assets43.0M31.0M---
Total Non-Current Assets i9.2B9.3B2.2B1.8B784.0M
Total Assets i12.2B12.3B2.4B1.9B784.0M
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i316.0M301.0M65.0M45.0M-
Short-term Debt i971.0M2.8B186.0M188.0M-
Current Portion of Long-term Debt-----
Other Current Liabilities1.9B1.9B---
Total Current Liabilities i4.1B5.9B321.0M329.0M0
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i3.9B2.3B7.0M15.0M-
Deferred Tax Liabilities i1.0B1.1B20.0M20.0M-
Other Non-Current Liabilities-59.0M-56.0M---
Total Non-Current Liabilities i5.3B3.8B36.0M47.0M0
Total Liabilities i9.4B9.7B357.0M376.0M0
Equity
Common Stock i198.0M0---
Retained Earnings i-2.1B2.0B1.5B784.0M
Treasury Stock i0----
Other Equity-----
Total Shareholders Equity i3.0B2.8B2.0B1.5B784.0M
Key Metrics
Total Debt i4.9B5.1B193.0M203.0M0
Working Capital i-1.1B-2.9B-217.0M-244.0M0

Balance Sheet Composition

Louis Hachette Cash Flow Statement From 2021 to 2024

Metric2024202320222021
Operating Activities
Net Income i401.0M155.0M127.0M38.0M
Depreciation & Amortization i----
Stock-Based Compensation i----
Working Capital Changes i17.0M144.0M12.0M3.0M
Operating Cash Flow i418.0M299.0M139.0M36.0M
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i1.0M11.0M00
Acquisitions i-3.0M319.0M0-175.0M
Investment Purchases i-60.0M-1.0M-2.0M0
Investment Sales i115.0M320.0M00
Investing Cash Flow i68.0M688.0M-2.0M-175.0M
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i----
Dividends Paid i-55.0M---
Debt Issuance i1.7B276.0M00
Debt Repayment i-2.1B-275.0M-11.0M0
Financing Cash Flow i-261.0M2.0M-22.0M163.0M
Free Cash Flow i1.0B162.0M22.0M19.0M
Net Change in Cash i225.0M989.0M115.0M24.0M

Cash Flow Trend

Louis Hachette Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 40.56
Forward P/E 15.60
Price to Book 0.68
Price to Sales 0.18
PEG Ratio -0.45

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin 0.14%
Operating Margin 6.72%
Return on Equity 1.79%
Return on Assets 2.40%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 0.78
Debt to Equity 163.41

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) €0.04
Book Value per Share €2.37
Revenue per Share €9.31

Peer Financial Comparison

CompanyMarket CapP/E RatioP/B RatioROEProfit MarginDebt/Equity
alhg1.6B40.560.681.79%0.14%163.41
Sodexo S.A 7.6B11.371.9016.24%2.80%139.45
Elis S.A 5.8B16.841.6310.62%7.96%113.56
Teleperformance SE 4.1B8.071.0511.73%4.66%144.67
Id Logistics 2.9B57.104.7510.41%1.62%233.20
Pluxee NV 2.6B15.948.3069.29%13.10%305.61

Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.