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Vicat SA
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Rating:64Neutral
Price Target:
€71.00
▲(6.13% Upside)
Action:Downgraded
Date:03/17/26
The score is driven by solid underlying financial performance (profitability and improving leverage) and supportive valuation (moderate P/E and a strong dividend). These positives are offset by clearly bearish technicals, with the price below key moving averages and negative momentum indicators despite oversold readings.
Positive Factors
Vertical integration & footprint
Owning cement, aggregates and ready-mix operations creates durable cost and logistics advantages. Captive inputs lower delivered cost, support margin resilience versus pure-play sellers, and a distributed industrial footprint close to end markets preserves competitiveness and contract access over cycles.
Negative Factors
High absolute debt
Despite improving leverage ratios, a large absolute debt stock constrains flexibility in a cyclical construction-materials industry. In downturns higher debt raises interest and covenant risk, limits capacity for opportunistic investments and can force procyclical asset sales or curtailed capex.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Vertical integration & footprint
Owning cement, aggregates and ready-mix operations creates durable cost and logistics advantages. Captive inputs lower delivered cost, support margin resilience versus pure-play sellers, and a distributed industrial footprint close to end markets preserves competitiveness and contract access over cycles.
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Vicat SA (VCT) vs. iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ)
Market Cap
€2.93B
Dividend Yield2.66%
Average Volume (3M)29.85K
Price to Earnings (P/E)10.8
Beta (1Y)0.95
Revenue Growth-0.76%
EPS Growth0.55%
CountryFR
Employees10,224
SectorBasic Materials
Sector Strength58
IndustryConstruction Materials
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)6.17
Shares Outstanding44,900,000
10 Day Avg. Volume41,992
30 Day Avg. Volume29,851
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio18.88
Price to Book (P/B)1.16
Price to Sales (P/S)0.88
P/FCF Ratio10.82
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
€83.33Price Target Upside24.56% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering3
EPS Forecast (FY)6.52
Revenue Forecast (FY)€3.96B
Vicat SA Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Vicat S.A., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production and sale of cement, ready-mixed concrete, and aggregates for construction industry. The company offers artificial cements, natural cements, and hydraulic road binders for use in...
How the Company Makes Money
Vicat makes money primarily by producing and selling construction materials through three core product lines: (1) Cement: Vicat sells cement and clinker to distributors, building-material retailers, and large construction customers. Revenue is gen...
Vicat SA Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
72
Positive
Balance Sheet
68
Positive
Cash Flow
63
Positive
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 3.85B | 3.88B | 3.94B | 3.64B | 3.12B |
| Gross Profit | 443.85M | 1.40B | 1.34B | 1.13B | 1.12B |
| EBITDA | 778.61M | 835.31M | 785.48M | 497.93M | 553.50M |
| Net Income | 275.00M | 272.63M | 258.43M | 156.09M | 204.18M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 6.35B | 6.41B | 6.36B | 6.39B | 5.71B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 528.41M | 535.68M | 493.55M | 503.60M | 527.39M |
| Total Debt | 1.69B | 1.78B | 1.94B | 2.11B | 1.88B |
| Total Liabilities | 3.14B | 3.15B | 3.35B | 3.53B | 3.11B |
| Stockholders Equity | 2.93B | 2.96B | 2.73B | 2.59B | 2.36B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 313.13M | 356.56M | 279.28M | -65.46M | 52.34M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 649.33M | 700.89M | 608.26M | 356.90M | 438.91M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -325.39M | -328.33M | -312.94M | -477.90M | -442.87M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -261.72M | -295.75M | -301.49M | 184.93M | 66.06M |
Vicat SA Technical Analysis
Positive
66.90
Price Trends
62.65
Positive
64.15
Positive
65.48
Positive
Market Momentum
1.38
Negative
59.97
Neutral
65.81
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For FR:VCT, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 66.9 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 63.46, above the 50-day MA of 62.65, and above the 200-day MA of 65.48, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 1.38 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 59.97 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 65.81 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for FR:VCT.
Vicat SA Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
64 Neutral | €2.93B | 10.76 | 9.78% | 2.66% | -0.76% | 0.55% | |
61 Neutral | $10.43B | 7.12 | -0.05% | 2.87% | 2.86% | -36.73% | |
53 Neutral | €455.97M | 37.30 | 1.38% | 0.99% | -6.60% | 80.63% | |
46 Neutral | €1.87B | -4.55 | -11.01% | 6.28% | -6.14% | -329.02% | |
44 Neutral | €62.82M | -3.95 | -14.10% | ― | 27.13% | -189.22% | |
44 Neutral | €57.53M | -7.74 | ― | 8.60% | -27.83% | -172.18% | |
42 Neutral | €12.01M | -1.50 | ― | ― | -21.46% | -401.39% |
* Basic Materials Sector Average
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66.40
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