The timing appears opportune to go long in shares of Compañía de Distribución Integral Logista Holdings, S.A. as we anticipate another pick-up in the underlying trend.
Summary
● The company has strong fundamentals. More than 70% of companies have a lower mix of growth, profitability, debt and visibility.
● Overall, and from a short-term perspective, the company presents an interesting fundamental situation.
Strengths
● The company's EBITDA/Sales ratio is relatively high and results in high margins before depreciation, amortization and taxes.
● The company returns high margins, thereby supporting business profitability.
● Thanks to a sound financial situation, the firm has significant leeway for investment.
● The stock, which is currently worth 2023 to 0.34 times its sales, is clearly overvalued in comparison with peers.
● The company is one of the best yield companies with high dividend expectations.
● Over the past year, analysts have regularly revised upwards their sales forecast for the company.
● Growth remains a strong point in this company. In their sales forecast, analysts sound optimistic with regard to sales prospects.
● For the past year, analysts covering the stock have been revising their EPS expectations upwards in a significant manner.
● For several months, analysts have been revising their EPS estimates roughly upwards.
● Analysts covering this company mostly recommend stock overweighting or purchase.
● Predictions on business development from analysts polled by Standard & Poor's are tight. This results from either a good visibility into core activities or accurate earnings releases.
Weaknesses
● In relation to the value of its tangible assets, the company's valuation appears relatively high.
● The valuation of the company is particularly high given the cash flows generated by its activity.
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Compañía de Distribución Integral Logista Holdings, S.A. specializes in the distribution, transportation and logistical services. The group's activity is primarily organized into five sectors:
- distribution of tobacco products;
- distribution of consumer goods: foods, beverages, stamps, phone cards, etc.;
- transportation services: primarily transportation of documents and merchandise;
- distribution of books, newspapers and magazines.
At the end of September 2023, the group served more than 200,000 points of sale (tobacco shops, pharmacies, perfume stores, bookstores, convenience stores, etc.) located in Europe through a fleet of vehicles, both company-owned and subcontracted.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Spain and Portugal (35.8%), Italy (34.1%) and France (30.1%).