UCB S.A. | Large-cap | Healthcare

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

Income Metrics

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 17.3B
Total Liabilities 7.3B
Shareholders Equity 10.0B
Debt to Equity 0.73

Cash Flow Metrics

Revenue & Profitability Trend

UCB S.A Income Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Revenue i6.2B5.3B5.5B5.8B5.3B
Cost of Goods Sold i1.8B1.7B1.7B1.4B1.4B
Gross Profit i4.4B3.5B3.8B4.3B4.0B
Gross Margin % i71.5%67.5%69.6%75.1%74.5%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i1.8B1.6B1.7B1.6B1.6B
Selling, General & Administrative i2.3B1.8B1.7B1.6B1.4B
Other Operating Expenses i-33.0M17.0M13.0M7.0M77.0M
Total Operating Expenses i4.1B3.5B3.4B3.2B3.1B
Operating Income i864.0M633.0M701.0M1.3B1.0B
Operating Margin % i14.0%12.1%12.7%22.9%19.5%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i29.0M27.0M12.0M7.0M14.0M
Interest Expense i159.0M144.0M71.0M45.0M68.0M
Other Non-Operating Income-----
Pre-tax Income i1.2B441.0M511.0M1.2B880.0M
Income Tax i98.0M98.0M91.0M170.0M119.0M
Effective Tax Rate % i8.4%22.2%17.8%13.9%13.5%
Net Income i1.1B343.0M418.0M1.1B761.0M
Net Margin % i17.3%6.5%7.6%18.3%14.2%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i1.5B1.3B1.3B1.6B1.4B
EPS (Basic) i-€1.81€2.20€5.60€3.87
EPS (Diluted) i-€1.76€2.14€5.45€3.77
Basic Shares Outstanding i-189690000189619000188973000189035000
Diluted Shares Outstanding i-189690000189619000188973000189035000

Income Statement Trend

UCB S.A Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i1.6B861.0M899.0M1.3B1.3B
Short-term Investments i184.0M195.0M243.0M212.0M186.0M
Accounts Receivable i1.0B750.0M687.0M887.0M742.0M
Inventory i1.3B1.0B907.0M878.0M854.0M
Other Current Assets---1.0M--
Total Current Assets i4.8B3.4B3.3B3.7B3.6B
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i1.0B953.0M903.0M828.0M737.0M
Goodwill i15.0B14.7B15.5B13.5B12.9B
Intangible Assets i4.1B4.2B4.8B3.2B3.0B
Long-term Investments41.0M31.0M28.0M9.0M15.0M
Other Non-Current Assets-----
Total Non-Current Assets i12.6B12.1B12.6B10.5B9.7B
Total Assets i17.3B15.5B15.9B14.2B13.3B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i750.0M537.0M573.0M596.0M513.0M
Short-term Debt i63.0M42.0M262.0M55.0M431.0M
Current Portion of Long-term Debt-----
Other Current Liabilities-----
Total Current Liabilities i3.5B2.6B3.1B2.8B2.8B
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i3.0B3.0B2.6B2.1B2.3B
Deferred Tax Liabilities i91.0M286.0M377.0M191.0M168.0M
Other Non-Current Liabilities1.0M--1.0M-
Total Non-Current Liabilities i3.8B3.9B3.7B3.0B3.2B
Total Liabilities i7.3B6.6B6.8B5.8B6.0B
Equity
Common Stock i584.0M584.0M584.0M584.0M584.0M
Retained Earnings i7.4B6.6B6.4B6.3B5.5B
Treasury Stock i384.0M353.0M363.0M395.0M393.0M
Other Equity-----
Total Shareholders Equity i10.0B9.0B9.1B8.4B7.3B
Key Metrics
Total Debt i3.0B3.0B2.9B2.1B2.7B
Working Capital i1.3B828.0M192.0M886.0M768.0M

Balance Sheet Composition

UCB S.A Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Operating Activities
Net Income i1.1B343.0M418.0M1.1B732.0M
Depreciation & Amortization i-----
Stock-Based Compensation i2.0M17.0M-20.0M12.0M4.0M
Working Capital Changes i-575.0M-211.0M4.0M-278.0M-440.0M
Operating Cash Flow i605.0M78.0M531.0M683.0M396.0M
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i-234.0M-238.0M-252.0M-281.0M-255.0M
Acquisitions i619.0M-109.0M-1.2B15.0M-2.0B
Investment Purchases i-19.0M-18.0M-17.0M-19.0M-7.0M
Investment Sales i4.0M3.0M19.0M9.0M38.0M
Investing Cash Flow i370.0M-358.0M-1.5B-261.0M-2.1B
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i-162.0M-40.0M-42.0M-60.0M-106.0M
Dividends Paid i-259.0M-252.0M-247.0M-240.0M-235.0M
Debt Issuance i572.0M597.0M1.0B01.9B
Debt Repayment i-756.0M-424.0M-546.0M-716.0M-416.0M
Financing Cash Flow i-605.0M-119.0M190.0M-1.0B1.3B
Free Cash Flow i920.0M445.0M748.0M1.1B732.0M
Net Change in Cash i370.0M-399.0M-740.0M-594.0M-451.0M

Cash Flow Trend

UCB S.A Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 28.06
Forward P/E 28.06
Price to Book 3.78
Price to Sales 5.34
PEG Ratio 28.06

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin 19.45%
Operating Margin 19.90%
Return on Equity 14.30%
Return on Assets 4.63%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 1.35
Debt to Equity 29.72
Beta 0.24

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) €6.86
Book Value per Share €50.96
Revenue per Share €36.03

Peer Financial Comparison

CompanyMarket CapP/E RatioP/B RatioROEProfit MarginDebt/Equity
ucb36.6B28.063.7814.30%19.45%29.72
Argenx SE 34.9B33.765.7224.72%41.03%0.71
Onward Medical N.V 212.5M-6.314.42-108.28%71.43%31.40
Hyloris 180.9M-5.52-17.81%-64.98%5.65
European Medical 20.3M36.151.925.40%1.14%191.98
Celyad Oncology S.A 17.9M-0.2233.25-170.92%0.00%177.10

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