Ratings Meritz Financial Group Inc.

Equities

A138040

KR7138040001

End-of-day quote Korea S.E. Other stock markets 18:00:00 2024-05-13 EDT			5-day change	1st Jan Change
85,400 ^KRW	+1.43%		+6.35%	+44.50%

12:03pm	Meritz Financial's Net Attributable Income Jumps 11% in Q1 Despite 28% Sales Drop	MT
03-29	Tranche Update on Meritz Financial Group Inc.'s Equity Buyback Plan announced on September 21, 2023.	CI

Summary

On the basis of various fundamental qualitative criteria, the company appears to be particularly poorly ranked from a medium and long-term investment perspective.
From a short-term investment perspective, the company presents a deteriorated fundamental situation

Strengths

The group's activity appears highly profitable thanks to its outperforming net margins.
Its low valuation, with P/E ratio at 7.18 and 6.86 for the ongoing fiscal year and 2025 respectively, makes the stock pretty attractive with regard to earnings multiples.
Analysts have a positive opinion on this stock. Average consensus recommends overweighting or purchasing the stock.
Over the past four months, analysts' average price target has been revised upwards significantly.

Weaknesses

According to forecast, a sluggish sales growth is expected for the next fiscal years.
The company's earnings growth outlook lacks momentum and is a weakness.
Based on current prices, the company has particularly high valuation levels.
The sales outlook for the group was lowered in the last twelve months. This change in forecast points out a decline in activity as well as pessimistic analyses of the company.
For the last 12 months, analysts have been regularly downgrading their EPS expectations. Analysts predict worse results for the company against their predictions a year ago.
For the last four months, earnings estimated by analysts have been revised downwards with respect to the next two years.
Over the past twelve months, analysts' opinions have been revised negatively.
The price targets of analysts who cover the stock differ significantly. This implies difficulties in evaluating the company and its business.

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Sector: Investment Holding Companies

	1st Jan change	Capi.	Investor Rating	ESG Refinitiv
MERITZ FINANCIAL GROUP INC.	+44.50%	10.99B		-
INVESTOR AB	+21.30%	79.56B		A-
KOÇ HOLDING	+69.61%	19.37B		A
INVESTMENT AB LATOUR	+12.50%	17.24B	-	C+
AB INDUSTRIVÄRDEN	+11.46%	14.63B	-	C-
L E LUNDBERGFÖRETAGEN AB	+5.07%	13.08B	-	C
HAL TRUST	+7.91%	11.98B		-
BAJAJ HOLDINGS & INVESTMENT LIMITED	+9.83%	11.22B	-	D
GROUPE BRUXELLES LAMBERT SA	+0.46%	9.94B		B+
SOFINA SA	+2.13%	8.18B	-	C

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