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Strong BuyFull HouseAI neutralLagardere SA · Consumer Cyclical · France · $2.9B
EUR 18.00 +0.0% · close 5 Oct · scored 7 Oct
Full House: Strong business, sensible price, market agrees. The rare full house.
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Lagardère owns Hachette Livre, one of the world's largest book publishers, and Lagardère Travel Retail, which operates airport and station shops. Publishing is a solid franchise, but the group is controlled by the Bolloré family through Vivendi, leaving a very small free float and minority shareholders with limited influence. Arnaud Lagardère left the chief executive role after being placed under formal investigation, and the travel retail arm is sensitive to air traffic, which high fuel prices threaten.
ABOUT LAGARDERE SA
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Lagardere SA is a global media group with interests in publishing (Hachette Livre), travel retail (Lagardère Travel Retail), and content production and distribution. It benefits from leading positions in its core segments, particularly in book publishing and airport retail, leveraging strong brands and extensive international networks. Lagardere is a diversified media conglomerate undergoing strategic realignment, focusing on its two core pillars: publishing and travel retail.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (EUR)
| Year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | CAGR | TTM | 2026E | 2027E | Fwd CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 5.2B | 7.0B | 8.1B | 9.0B | 9.4B | 16.2% | 9.5B | 9.6B | 10.0B | 2.9% |
| EPS (EUR) | — | 1.15 | 1.02 | 1.19 | 1.44 | 7.8% | 1.48 | 1.44 | 1.53 | 3.0% |
| Shares | — | 140.6M | 140.8M | 141.0M | 141.7M | +0.8% | 142.9M | — | — | — |
| Debt | — | 4.5B | 4.9B | 4.9B | 5.1B | 4.5% | 5.0B | — | — | — |
| Equity | — | 899.0M | 837.0M | 977.0M | 888.0M | -0.4% | — | — | — | — |
| Op CF | — | 722.0M | 980.0M | 1.3B | 1.3B | 22.6% | 1.3B | — | — | — |
| Inv CF | — | -338.0M | -601.0M | -197.0M | -177.0M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fin CF | — | -511.0M | -744.0M | -1.2B | -895.0M | — | — | — | — | — |
Calmer than 92% of stocks we rank over the past year (19% a year).
How this is worked out
What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.
What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.
Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.
Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.
SCORE BREAKDOWN
FUNDAMENTALS
SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Consumer Cyclical, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of MMB.PA are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | StockRank | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MMB.PA | Lagardere SA(you) | $2.9B | 93 | Strong Buy |
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| TRI.PA | Trigano S.A. | $2.9B | 90 | Strong Buy |
| FR.PA | Valeo SE | $4.1B | 82 | Strong Buy |
| BUR.PA | Burelle SA | $735M | 94 | Strong Buy |
| SK.PA | SEB SA | $3.6B | 67 | Buy |
| ALVDM.PA | Voyageurs du Monde SA | $915M | 80 | Strong Buy |
| SMCP.PA | SMCP S.A. | $542M | 89 | Strong Buy |
| FDJU.PA | FDJ United | $4.6B | 61 | Hold |
| FCMC.PA | Société Fermière du Casino Municipal de Cannes | $506M | 87 | Strong Buy |
Peer medians: ROE 8.1% · P/E 16.3x · Gross margin 51.5%
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