Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A. | Large-cap | Financial Services

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

Latest Quarterly: Mar 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 1.7B
Gross Profit 713.5M 42.65%
Operating Income 181.5M 10.85%
Net Income 99.6M 5.95%
EPS (Diluted) €0.73

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 27.5B
Total Liabilities 11.3B
Shareholders Equity 16.1B
Debt to Equity 0.70

Cash Flow Metrics

Revenue & Profitability Trend

Groupe Bruxelles Income Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Revenue i6.1B-6.1B6.5B6.3B
Cost of Goods Sold i3.3B-3.0B3.4B3.3B
Gross Profit i2.8B-3.1B3.1B3.0B
Gross Margin % i45.4%0.0%51.3%47.1%47.4%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i41.0M-42.0M38.0M47.0M
Selling, General & Administrative i-----
Other Operating Expenses i1.5B-2.1B1.5B1.4B
Total Operating Expenses i1.5B02.1B1.5B1.5B
Operating Income i393.0M-301.5M714.2M1.0B
Operating Margin % i6.4%0.0%5.0%11.0%16.1%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i80.4M-6.5M5.1M3.0M
Interest Expense i396.9M-136.7M148.0M148.6M
Other Non-Operating Income-----
Pre-tax Income i155.1M--35.4M429.5M510.1M
Income Tax i91.8M-105.0M62.2M80.8M
Effective Tax Rate % i59.2%0.0%0.0%14.5%15.8%
Net Income i63.2M--432.5M434.8M429.3M
Net Margin % i1.0%0.0%-7.1%6.7%6.8%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i1.1B-1.0B1.1B1.3B
EPS (Basic) i€0.99€12.28€-3.99€1.83€2.53
EPS (Diluted) i€0.96€11.87€-4.07€1.83€2.53
Basic Shares Outstanding i133547609140300000146717159152157142154360882
Diluted Shares Outstanding i133547609140300000146717159152157142154360882

Income Statement Trend

Groupe Bruxelles Balance Sheet From 2019 to 2024

Metric20242022202120202019
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i1.5B1.8B1.3B1.3B1.2B
Short-term Investments i2.1B908.0M2.1B487.3M1.5B
Accounts Receivable i637.1M1.1B1.0B912.3M959.3M
Inventory i1.1B1.2B1.1B704.0M846.1M
Other Current Assets92.9M101.3M79.6M65.2M69.9M
Total Current Assets i5.8B6.9B6.1B4.3B4.9B
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i3.3B3.7B2.5B2.3B2.3B
Goodwill i11.7B15.4B10.9B9.0B9.6B
Intangible Assets i2.2B2.8B1.6B1.0B1.2B
Long-term Investments9.6M9.6M1.7M4.6M7.7M
Other Non-Current Assets57.7M39.9M2.2M-200.0K-400.0K
Total Non-Current Assets i21.7B26.5B28.2B26.1B26.4B
Total Assets i27.5B33.4B34.3B30.4B31.3B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i630.0M857.4M865.8M603.8M667.1M
Short-term Debt i1.2B1.6B997.8M349.7M1.2B
Current Portion of Long-term Debt-----
Other Current Liabilities556.8M837.6M741.3M661.3M191.2M
Total Current Liabilities i3.0B4.5B3.1B2.4B2.8B
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i7.1B10.1B7.6B6.3B5.8B
Deferred Tax Liabilities i570.6M659.4M458.4M271.9M346.4M
Other Non-Current Liabilities53.3M478.4M70.6M34.4M22.0M
Total Non-Current Liabilities i8.4B12.1B9.4B7.5B7.1B
Total Liabilities i11.3B16.6B12.5B9.9B9.9B
Equity
Common Stock i653.1M653.1M653.1M653.1M653.1M
Retained Earnings i8.5B----
Treasury Stock i957.5M----
Other Equity-----
Total Shareholders Equity i16.1B16.8B21.8B20.5B21.3B
Key Metrics
Total Debt i8.3B11.7B8.6B6.6B7.0B
Working Capital i2.8B2.4B3.0B1.9B2.1B

Balance Sheet Composition

Groupe Bruxelles Cash Flow Statement From 2019 to 2024

Metric20242022202120202019
Operating Activities
Net Income i63.2M-432.5M434.8M429.3M768.9M
Depreciation & Amortization i-----
Stock-Based Compensation i-----
Working Capital Changes i593.6M-528.9M-120.2M268.0M14.8M
Operating Cash Flow i712.0M117.3M899.0M718.0M776.6M
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i-579.9M-614.6M-444.2M-321.3M-381.7M
Acquisitions i-270.6M-1.7B-807.8M-189.8M-666.6M
Investment Purchases i-2.0B-1.7B-4.9B-1.3B-382.8M
Investment Sales i3.0B3.8B4.6B1.1B1.1B
Investing Cash Flow i141.6M-281.4M-1.5B167.3M-1.4B
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i-----
Dividends Paid i-355.0M-400.7M-380.4M-488.9M-484.4M
Debt Issuance i587.0M2.2B2.2B694.9M1.6B
Debt Repayment i-1.1B-1.1B-857.9M-1.2B-246.9M
Financing Cash Flow i-849.2M762.9M1.0B-1.0B859.9M
Free Cash Flow i746.9M184.0M587.6M869.5M661.3M
Net Change in Cash i4.4M598.8M405.5M-127.6M250.0M

Cash Flow Trend

Groupe Bruxelles Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 306.67
Forward P/E 24.20
Price to Book 0.76
Price to Sales 1.46
PEG Ratio 24.20

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin -1.59%
Operating Margin 9.16%
Return on Equity -1.41%
Return on Assets 1.38%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 1.91
Debt to Equity 53.49
Beta 0.76

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) €-0.78
Book Value per Share €100.42
Revenue per Share €49.55

Peer Financial Comparison

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Brederode S.A 3.4B8.140.8110.45%109.70%0.00
Gimv NV 1.6B5.840.8212.90%72.77%18.95
Tinc Comm. VA 490.7M8.960.738.49%59.20%1.36

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