L.D.C. S.A. | Large-cap | Consumer Defensive

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

Income Metrics

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 4.2B
Total Liabilities 1.9B
Shareholders Equity 2.3B
Debt to Equity 0.84

Cash Flow Metrics

Revenue & Profitability Trend

L.D.C. S.A Income Statement From 2021 to 2025

Metric20252024202320222021
Revenue i6.3B6.2B5.8B5.1B4.4B
Cost of Goods Sold i3.1B3.1B3.0B2.6B2.2B
Gross Profit i3.2B3.1B2.8B2.4B2.2B
Gross Margin % i50.8%50.1%48.1%47.8%49.9%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i-----
Selling, General & Administrative i-----
Other Operating Expenses i1.3B1.3B1.2B992.6M887.3M
Total Operating Expenses i1.3B1.3B1.2B992.6M887.3M
Operating Income i303.7M368.6M326.0M209.8M185.1M
Operating Margin % i4.8%5.9%5.6%4.1%4.2%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i16.9M11.7M2.4M673.0K568.0K
Interest Expense i12.5M9.9M5.3M1.9M2.5M
Other Non-Operating Income-----
Pre-tax Income i336.5M392.5M296.4M214.0M188.5M
Income Tax i90.2M84.9M70.5M46.1M46.8M
Effective Tax Rate % i26.8%21.6%23.8%21.6%24.8%
Net Income i246.3M307.6M226.0M166.4M142.7M
Net Margin % i3.9%5.0%3.9%3.3%3.2%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i556.1M605.0M583.5M414.5M360.1M
EPS (Basic) i€7.04€4.40€6.42€4.79€4.12
EPS (Diluted) i€7.04€4.40€6.42€4.79€4.12
Basic Shares Outstanding i3462086834629474349928243504830434163712
Diluted Shares Outstanding i3462086834629474349928243504830434163712

Income Statement Trend

L.D.C. S.A Balance Sheet From 2021 to 2025

Metric20252024202320222021
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i450.1M406.8M397.4M292.8M245.8M
Short-term Investments i-----
Accounts Receivable i742.5M718.7M691.0M642.2M574.9M
Inventory i579.7M554.7M517.2M415.1M385.0M
Other Current Assets136.6M133.9M125.8M104.2M91.9M
Total Current Assets i2.3B2.3B2.3B1.8B1.6B
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i2.3B2.0B1.8B1.7B1.6B
Goodwill i845.6M597.1M578.6M601.8M552.3M
Intangible Assets i47.6M47.4M46.9M47.4M46.8M
Long-term Investments-----
Other Non-Current Assets-1.0K--90.0K1.0K
Total Non-Current Assets i1.9B1.6B1.5B1.4B1.3B
Total Assets i4.2B3.9B3.7B3.3B3.0B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i609.0M627.0M656.1M506.9M436.7M
Short-term Debt i327.4M250.8M318.3M298.3M266.1M
Current Portion of Long-term Debt-----
Other Current Liabilities120.2M113.7M99.4M103.1M84.5M
Total Current Liabilities i1.6B1.5B1.5B1.3B1.2B
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i275.0M172.0M226.1M182.5M199.0M
Deferred Tax Liabilities i44.0M40.3M43.2M35.5M35.0M
Other Non-Current Liabilities1.0K----
Total Non-Current Liabilities i351.5M238.6M295.6M248.8M267.3M
Total Liabilities i1.9B1.8B1.8B1.5B1.4B
Equity
Common Stock i7.1M7.1M7.1M7.1M6.9M
Retained Earnings i243.6M304.4M224.7M165.1M140.7M
Treasury Stock i33.8M38.7M13.4M11.0M5.5M
Other Equity-----
Total Shareholders Equity i2.3B2.1B1.9B1.7B1.5B
Key Metrics
Total Debt i602.4M422.8M544.4M480.8M465.1M
Working Capital i751.2M782.8M721.1M527.5M476.1M

Balance Sheet Composition

L.D.C. S.A Cash Flow Statement From 2021 to 2025

Metric20252024202320222021
Operating Activities
Net Income i246.3M307.6M226.0M166.4M142.7M
Depreciation & Amortization i-----
Stock-Based Compensation i-----
Working Capital Changes i-24.1M-24.7M22.9M-39.7M12.4M
Operating Cash Flow i222.3M282.9M248.9M126.7M155.1M
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i18.3M16.1M18.5M-238.2M-208.0M
Acquisitions i-228.7M-35.0M-27.2M-24.1M-5.7M
Investment Purchases i-----
Investment Sales i-----
Investing Cash Flow i-210.4M-18.9M-8.6M-262.2M-213.7M
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i0-25.3M-2.4M-5.6M-
Dividends Paid i---36.9M-33.2M-24.3M
Debt Issuance i236.1M49.3M186.1M107.0M138.9M
Debt Repayment i-111.9M-174.5M-114.4M-118.8M-164.3M
Financing Cash Flow i185.3M-119.7M-126.2M-36.2M-27.0M
Free Cash Flow i112.9M197.3M248.5M76.2M113.1M
Net Change in Cash i197.2M144.3M114.1M-171.8M-85.6M

Cash Flow Trend

L.D.C. S.A Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 13.00
Forward P/E 11.14
Price to Book 1.39
Price to Sales 0.50
PEG Ratio 11.14

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin 3.85%
Operating Margin 4.61%
Return on Equity 11.12%
Return on Assets 4.66%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 1.47
Debt to Equity 26.16
Beta 0.44

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) €7.04
Book Value per Share €65.94
Revenue per Share €182.65

Peer Financial Comparison

CompanyMarket CapP/E RatioP/B RatioROEProfit MarginDebt/Equity
loup3.2B13.001.3911.12%3.85%26.16
Danone S.A 46.2B25.222.9211.71%6.73%95.50
Unibel S.A 2.5B37.041.955.12%1.79%105.26
Savencia S.A 828.5M7.930.496.64%1.50%60.83
Fleury Michon S.A 106.2M7.940.537.40%5.92%106.78
Saint Jean Groupe 62.3M30.320.84-1.36%-0.88%78.41

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