Proximus | Large-cap | Communication Services

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

Latest Quarterly: Mar 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 1.6B
Gross Profit 1.0B 63.63%
Operating Income 237.0M 14.61%
Net Income 140.0M 8.63%
EPS (Diluted) €0.43

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 13.4B
Total Liabilities 8.8B
Shareholders Equity 4.6B
Debt to Equity 1.90

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow 176.0M
Free Cash Flow 24.0M

Revenue & Profitability Trend

Proximus Income Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Revenue i6.4B6.0B5.9B5.5B5.4B
Cost of Goods Sold i2.4B2.2B2.2B2.0B1.9B
Gross Profit i4.0B3.8B3.7B3.5B3.5B
Gross Margin % i62.9%63.3%62.7%63.9%65.1%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i-----
Selling, General & Administrative i287.0M289.0M272.0M251.0M230.0M
Other Operating Expenses i504.0M432.0M328.0M302.0M530.0M
Total Operating Expenses i791.0M721.0M600.0M553.0M760.0M
Operating Income i687.0M595.0M643.0M644.0M802.0M
Operating Margin % i10.8%9.9%11.0%11.6%14.7%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i17.0M7.0M3.0M2.0M2.0M
Interest Expense i183.0M100.0M55.0M49.0M48.0M
Other Non-Operating Income-----
Pre-tax Income i513.0M461.0M578.0M581.0M756.0M
Income Tax i57.0M104.0M128.0M137.0M174.0M
Effective Tax Rate % i11.1%22.6%22.1%23.6%23.0%
Net Income i456.0M357.0M450.0M445.0M582.0M
Net Margin % i7.2%6.0%7.7%8.0%10.7%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i1.9B1.7B1.8B1.8B1.9B
EPS (Basic) i€1.39€1.11€1.40€1.37€1.75
EPS (Diluted) i€1.39€1.11€1.40€1.37€1.75
Basic Shares Outstanding i322573717322442197322552465322751990322752015
Diluted Shares Outstanding i322573717322442197322552465322751990322752015

Income Statement Trend

Proximus Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i497.0M715.0M298.0M249.0M310.0M
Short-term Investments i41.0M---3.0M
Accounts Receivable i1.0B866.0M938.0M879.0M868.0M
Inventory i147.0M158.0M187.0M131.0M106.0M
Other Current Assets1.0M2.0M268.0M-1.0M139.0M
Total Current Assets i2.4B2.2B2.0B1.7B1.7B
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i12.7B12.0B12.5B12.4B12.0B
Goodwill i8.6B6.9B7.0B6.4B6.0B
Intangible Assets i2.1B1.7B1.8B1.3B1.0B
Long-term Investments1.0M71.0M83.0M3.0M4.0M
Other Non-Current Assets102.0M110.0M211.0M135.0M109.0M
Total Non-Current Assets i11.0B8.9B8.6B7.7B7.1B
Total Assets i13.3B11.2B10.5B9.4B8.8B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i1.5B1.4B1.5B1.5B1.2B
Short-term Debt i622.0M699.0M661.0M321.0M231.0M
Current Portion of Long-term Debt-----
Other Current Liabilities1.0M1.0M1.0M-1.0M1.0M
Total Current Liabilities i3.2B3.1B3.0B2.5B2.1B
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i4.2B3.5B2.9B2.9B2.7B
Deferred Tax Liabilities i313.0M197.0M181.0M136.0M115.0M
Other Non-Current Liabilities-1.0M1.0M-1.0M-1.0M2.0M
Total Non-Current Liabilities i5.6B4.8B4.2B3.9B3.6B
Total Liabilities i8.8B7.9B7.2B6.4B5.8B
Equity
Common Stock i1.0B1.0B1.0B1.0B1.0B
Retained Earnings i2.7B2.4B2.5B2.4B2.4B
Treasury Stock i417.0M419.0M425.0M422.0M423.0M
Other Equity-----
Total Shareholders Equity i4.5B3.3B3.3B3.0B3.0B
Key Metrics
Total Debt i4.8B4.2B3.5B3.3B3.0B
Working Capital i-833.0M-839.0M-1.0B-824.0M-454.0M

Balance Sheet Composition

Proximus Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Operating Activities
Net Income i456.0M357.0M450.0M445.0M582.0M
Depreciation & Amortization i-----
Stock-Based Compensation i-----
Working Capital Changes i-28.0M61.0M95.0M-84.0M105.0M
Operating Cash Flow i587.0M417.0M545.0M359.0M688.0M
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i033.0M13.0M6.0M11.0M
Acquisitions i-754.0M-90.0M-33.0M-174.0M-2.0M
Investment Purchases i-----
Investment Sales i-----
Investing Cash Flow i-754.0M-57.0M-20.0M-168.0M8.0M
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i----1.0M-6.0M
Dividends Paid i-360.0M-387.0M-387.0M-388.0M-485.0M
Debt Issuance i714.0M1.2B542.0M980.0M150.0M
Debt Repayment i-629.0M-587.0M-270.0M-676.0M-2.0M
Financing Cash Flow i605.0M397.0M113.0M6.0M-339.0M
Free Cash Flow i128.0M167.0M276.0M484.0M426.0M
Net Change in Cash i438.0M757.0M638.0M197.0M357.0M

Cash Flow Trend

Proximus Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 4.12
Forward P/E 6.46
Price to Book 0.62
Price to Sales 0.36
PEG Ratio 6.46

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin 8.82%
Operating Margin 17.07%
Return on Equity 14.11%
Return on Assets 4.14%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 0.94
Debt to Equity 120.26
Beta 0.44

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) €1.77
Book Value per Share €11.75
Revenue per Share €19.99

Peer Financial Comparison

CompanyMarket CapP/E RatioP/B RatioROEProfit MarginDebt/Equity
prox2.4B4.120.6214.11%8.82%120.26
Orange Belgium S.A 1.3B31.901.303.93%1.89%218.39
Kinepolis Group NV 874.6M18.534.3124.72%7.98%350.82
Roularta Media 165.7M102.690.760.78%0.53%5.94
KBC Group NV 40.0B11.751.7414.43%31.37%1.97
Argenx SE 39.2B38.096.4024.72%41.03%0.71

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