AIR LIQUIDE SA (AI.PA) Stock Fundamental Analysis
Europe - Euronext Paris - EPA:AI - FR0000120073 - Common Stock
158.9 EUR
+0.1 (+0.06%)
Overall AI gets a fundamental rating of 5 out of 10. We evaluated AI against 69 industry peers in the Chemicals industry. While AI belongs to the best of the industry regarding profitability, there are some minor concerns on its financial health. While showing a medium growth rate, AI is valued expensive at the moment.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
In the past year AI was profitable.
In the past year AI had a positive cash flow from operations.
In the past 5 years AI has always been profitable.
In the past 5 years AI always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
1.2 Ratios
AI's Return On Assets of 6.70% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. AI outperforms 76.81% of its industry peers.
AI has a Return On Equity of 13.49%. This is in the better half of the industry: AI outperforms 78.26% of its industry peers.
AI's Return On Invested Capital of 9.87% is amongst the best of the industry. AI outperforms 84.06% of its industry peers.
The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for AI is above the industry average of 6.95%.
The 3 year average ROIC (9.47%) for AI is below the current ROIC(9.87%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 6.7% | ||
| ROE | 13.49% | ||
| ROIC | 9.87% |
ROA(3y)6.1%
ROA(5y)5.92%
ROE(3y)12.2%
ROE(5y)12.34%
ROIC(3y)9.47%
ROIC(5y)8.98%
1.3 Margins
The Profit Margin of AI (12.22%) is better than 89.86% of its industry peers.
AI's Profit Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
AI has a better Operating Margin (19.93%) than 94.20% of its industry peers.
AI's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
AI has a better Gross Margin (63.01%) than 92.75% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of AI has remained more or less at the same level.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 19.93% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 12.22% | ||
| GM | 63.01% |
OM growth 3Y3.78%
OM growth 5Y2.86%
PM growth 3Y3.49%
PM growth 5Y3.63%
GM growth 3Y1.78%
GM growth 5Y0.07%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), AI is creating some value.
AI has about the same amout of shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
Compared to 5 years ago, AI has more shares outstanding
Compared to 1 year ago, AI has an improved debt to assets ratio.
2.2 Solvency
An Altman-Z score of 3.65 indicates that AI is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
With a decent Altman-Z score value of 3.65, AI is doing good in the industry, outperforming 73.91% of the companies in the same industry.
AI has a debt to FCF ratio of 4.60. This is a neutral value as AI would need 4.60 years to pay back of all of its debts.
AI has a better Debt to FCF ratio (4.60) than 79.71% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.47 indicates that AI is not too dependend on debt financing.
With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 0.47, AI perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 50.72% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.47 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 4.6 | ||
| Altman-Z | 3.65 |
ROIC/WACC1.35
WACC7.33%
2.3 Liquidity
A Current Ratio of 0.84 indicates that AI may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 0.84, AI is doing worse than 84.06% of the companies in the same industry.
A Quick Ratio of 0.61 indicates that AI may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
AI has a Quick ratio of 0.61. This is amonst the worse of the industry: AI underperforms 84.06% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.84 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.61 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
The Earnings Per Share has grown by an nice 11.10% over the past year.
The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 11.55% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
The Revenue has decreased by -1.99% in the past year.
The Revenue has been growing slightly by 4.30% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)11.1%
EPS 3Y12.6%
EPS 5Y11.55%
EPS Q2Q%-4.88%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-1.99%
Revenue growth 3Y5.06%
Revenue growth 5Y4.3%
Sales Q2Q%2.94%
3.2 Future
Based on estimates for the next years, AI will show a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 10.14% on average per year.
AI is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 3.85% yearly.
EPS Next Y4.63%
EPS Next 2Y8.3%
EPS Next 3Y8.77%
EPS Next 5Y10.14%
Revenue Next Year0.45%
Revenue Next 2Y2.29%
Revenue Next 3Y3.29%
Revenue Next 5Y3.85%
3.3 Evolution
When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is stable.
When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is stable.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
AI is valuated quite expensively with a Price/Earnings ratio of 25.34.
The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Earnings ratio as AI.
AI is valuated at similar levels of the S&P average when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 27.19, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 21.07, which indicates a rather expensive current valuation of AI.
AI's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is in line with the industry average.
AI is valuated at similar levels of the S&P average when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 23.92, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 25.34 | ||
| Fwd PE | 21.07 |
4.2 Price Multiples
AI's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is in line with the industry average.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of AI indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: AI is cheaper than 60.87% of the companies listed in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 33.44 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 12.69 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates an expensive valuation of the company.
AI has an outstanding profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)5.48
PEG (5Y)2.2
EPS Next 2Y8.3%
EPS Next 3Y8.77%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
With a Yearly Dividend Yield of 2.12%, AI has a reasonable but not impressive dividend return.
Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 2.45, AI has a dividend in line with its industry peers.
AI's Dividend Yield is comparable with the S&P500 average which is at 1.92.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 2.12% |
5.2 History
The dividend of AI has a limited annual growth rate of 5.86%.
Dividend Growth(5Y)5.86%
Div Incr Years6
Div Non Decr Years6
5.3 Sustainability
59.10% of the earnings are spent on dividend by AI. This is a bit on the high side, but may be sustainable.
AI's earnings are growing more than its dividend. This makes the dividend growth sustainable.
DP59.1%
EPS Next 2Y8.3%
EPS Next 3Y8.77%
EPA:AI (1/12/2026, 9:19:14 AM)
158.9
+0.1 (+0.06%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryGroupMaterials
GICS IndustryChemicals
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners27.85%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners0.14%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap91.93B
Revenue(TTM)27.06B
Net Income(TTM)3.31B
Analysts81.29
Price Target202.4 (27.38%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 2.12% |
Yearly Dividend2.98
Dividend Growth(5Y)5.86%
DP59.1%
Div Incr Years6
Div Non Decr Years6
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)N/A
Avg EPS beat(2)N/A
Min EPS beat(2)N/A
Max EPS beat(2)N/A
EPS beat(4)N/A
Avg EPS beat(4)N/A
Min EPS beat(4)N/A
Max EPS beat(4)N/A
EPS beat(8)N/A
Avg EPS beat(8)N/A
EPS beat(12)N/A
Avg EPS beat(12)N/A
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(2)N/A
Min Revenue beat(2)N/A
Max Revenue beat(2)N/A
Revenue beat(4)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A
Min Revenue beat(4)N/A
Max Revenue beat(4)N/A
Revenue beat(8)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A
Revenue beat(12)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A
Revenue beat(16)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A
PT rev (1m)0.05%
PT rev (3m)0.09%
EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)-0.08%
EPS NY rev (3m)-0.52%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.05%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.22%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 25.34 | ||
| Fwd PE | 21.07 | ||
| P/S | 3.4 | ||
| P/FCF | 33.44 | ||
| P/OCF | 14.24 | ||
| P/B | 3.75 | ||
| P/tB | 10.05 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 12.69 |
EPS(TTM)6.27
EY3.95%
EPS(NY)7.54
Fwd EY4.75%
FCF(TTM)4.75
FCFY2.99%
OCF(TTM)11.16
OCFY7.02%
SpS46.77
BVpS42.37
TBVpS15.81
PEG (NY)5.48
PEG (5Y)2.2
Graham Number77.32
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 6.7% | ||
| ROE | 13.49% | ||
| ROCE | 13.55% | ||
| ROIC | 9.87% | ||
| ROICexc | 10.27% | ||
| ROICexgc | 16.67% | ||
| OM | 19.93% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 12.22% | ||
| GM | 63.01% | ||
| FCFM | 10.16% |
ROA(3y)6.1%
ROA(5y)5.92%
ROE(3y)12.2%
ROE(5y)12.34%
ROIC(3y)9.47%
ROIC(5y)8.98%
ROICexc(3y)9.91%
ROICexc(5y)9.43%
ROICexgc(3y)16.92%
ROICexgc(5y)16.28%
ROCE(3y)12.5%
ROCE(5y)11.85%
ROICexgc growth 3Y3.94%
ROICexgc growth 5Y3.85%
ROICexc growth 3Y4.91%
ROICexc growth 5Y4.63%
OM growth 3Y3.78%
OM growth 5Y2.86%
PM growth 3Y3.49%
PM growth 5Y3.63%
GM growth 3Y1.78%
GM growth 5Y0.07%
F-Score7
Asset Turnover0.55
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.47 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 4.6 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 1.45 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 144.46% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 13.69% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 20.73 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 81.12% | ||
| Profit Quality | 83.14% | ||
| Current Ratio | 0.84 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.61 | ||
| Altman-Z | 3.65 |
F-Score7
WACC7.33%
ROIC/WACC1.35
Cap/Depr(3y)136.72%
Cap/Depr(5y)133.49%
Cap/Sales(3y)12.08%
Cap/Sales(5y)12.32%
Profit Quality(3y)89.93%
Profit Quality(5y)95.75%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)11.1%
EPS 3Y12.6%
EPS 5Y11.55%
EPS Q2Q%-4.88%
EPS Next Y4.63%
EPS Next 2Y8.3%
EPS Next 3Y8.77%
EPS Next 5Y10.14%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-1.99%
Revenue growth 3Y5.06%
Revenue growth 5Y4.3%
Sales Q2Q%2.94%
Revenue Next Year0.45%
Revenue Next 2Y2.29%
Revenue Next 3Y3.29%
Revenue Next 5Y3.85%
EBIT growth 1Y6.38%
EBIT growth 3Y9.02%
EBIT growth 5Y7.28%
EBIT Next Year55.06%
EBIT Next 3Y21.81%
EBIT Next 5Y15.89%
FCF growth 1Y-11.8%
FCF growth 3Y1.77%
FCF growth 5Y6.15%
OCF growth 1Y-1.16%
OCF growth 3Y4.31%
OCF growth 5Y6.05%
AIR LIQUIDE SA / AI.PA FAQ
What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of AIR LIQUIDE SA (AI.PA) stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 5 / 10 to AI.PA.
What is the valuation status for AI stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 3 / 10 to AIR LIQUIDE SA (AI.PA). This can be considered as Overvalued.
Can you provide the profitability details for AIR LIQUIDE SA?
AIR LIQUIDE SA (AI.PA) has a profitability rating of 9 / 10.
What is the financial health of AIR LIQUIDE SA (AI.PA) stock?
The financial health rating of AIR LIQUIDE SA (AI.PA) is 4 / 10.
What is the earnings growth outlook for AIR LIQUIDE SA?
The Earnings per Share (EPS) of AIR LIQUIDE SA (AI.PA) is expected to grow by 4.63% in the next year.