LOUIS HACHETTE GROUP (ALHG.PA) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

EPA:ALHG • FR001400TL40

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This ALHG.PA fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. ALHG.PA Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year ALHG was profitable.
  • ALHG had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • Each year in the past 5 years ALHG has been profitable.
  • Each year in the past 5 years ALHG had a positive operating cash flow.
ALHG.PA Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFALHG.PA Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B

1.2 Ratios

  • ALHG has a Return On Assets of 0.32%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: ALHG outperforms 46.97% of its industry peers.
  • Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of 1.76%, ALHG is in line with its industry, outperforming 48.48% of the companies in the same industry.
  • With a Return On Invested Capital value of 2.66%, ALHG perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 50.00% of the companies in the same industry.
  • ALHG had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 1.99%. This is significantly below the industry average of 7.74%.
  • The last Return On Invested Capital (2.66%) for ALHG is above the 3 year average (1.99%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 0.32%
ROE 1.76%
ROIC 2.66%
ROA(3y)0.39%
ROA(5y)1.5%
ROE(3y)2.32%
ROE(5y)2.91%
ROIC(3y)1.99%
ROIC(5y)1.48%
ALHG.PA Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICALHG.PA Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 1 2 3 4 5

1.3 Margins

  • ALHG has a Profit Margin (0.41%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • ALHG's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • The Operating Margin of ALHG (4.82%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of ALHG has declined.
  • ALHG has a better Gross Margin (63.79%) than 63.64% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of ALHG has grown nicely.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 4.82%
PM (TTM) 0.41%
GM 63.79%
OM growth 3Y-19.6%
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3Y-81.51%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y17.51%
GM growth 5YN/A
ALHG.PA Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsALHG.PA Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 20 40 60

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2. ALHG.PA Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • ALHG has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
  • ALHG has about the same amout of shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • The debt/assets ratio for ALHG is higher compared to a year ago.
ALHG.PA Yearly Shares OutstandingALHG.PA Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M 800M
ALHG.PA Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsALHG.PA Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2B 4B 6B 8B 10B

2.2 Solvency

  • Based on the Altman-Z score of 0.94, we must say that ALHG is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 0.94, ALHG is doing worse than 62.12% of the companies in the same industry.
  • ALHG has a debt to FCF ratio of 4.94. This is a neutral value as ALHG would need 4.94 years to pay back of all of its debts.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of ALHG (4.94) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.84 is on the high side and indicates that ALHG has dependencies on debt financing.
  • Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 1.84, ALHG is doing worse than 71.21% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.84
Debt/FCF 4.94
Altman-Z 0.94
ROIC/WACC0.92
WACC2.89%
ALHG.PA Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFALHG.PA Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 1B 2B 3B 4B

2.3 Liquidity

  • ALHG has a Current Ratio of 0.78. This is a bad value and indicates that ALHG is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • ALHG has a worse Current ratio (0.78) than 66.67% of its industry peers.
  • ALHG has a Quick Ratio of 0.78. This is a bad value and indicates that ALHG is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.55, ALHG is doing worse than 78.79% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.78
Quick Ratio 0.55
ALHG.PA Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesALHG.PA Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 1B 2B 3B 4B 5B

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3. ALHG.PA Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • ALHG shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 69.47%, which is quite impressive.
  • Measured over the past years, ALHG shows a very negative growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been decreasing by -42.36% on average per year.
  • Looking at the last year, ALHG shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 4.52% in the last year.
  • ALHG shows a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 211.63% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)69.47%
EPS 3Y-42.36%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-35.33%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)4.52%
Revenue growth 3Y211.63%
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%4.53%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 45.36% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
  • Based on estimates for the next years, ALHG will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 3.17% on average per year.
EPS Next Y142.86%
EPS Next 2Y61.83%
EPS Next 3Y45.36%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year2.87%
Revenue Next 2Y3.15%
Revenue Next 3Y3.17%
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
ALHG.PA Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesALHG.PA Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2B 4B 6B 8B 10B
ALHG.PA Yearly EPS VS EstimatesALHG.PA Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2

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4. ALHG.PA Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 87.00, the valuation of ALHG can be described as expensive.
  • ALHG's Price/Earnings ratio is a bit more expensive when compared to the industry. ALHG is more expensive than 63.64% of the companies in the same industry.
  • ALHG's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a rather expensive valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 26.86.
  • ALHG is valuated reasonably with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 10.03.
  • 65.15% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than ALHG, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
  • When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of ALHG to the average of the S&P500 Index (37.39), we can say ALHG is valued rather cheaply.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 87
Fwd PE 10.03
ALHG.PA Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsALHG.PA Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 20 40 60 80

4.2 Price Multiples

  • 72.73% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than ALHG, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
  • ALHG's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. ALHG is cheaper than 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 1.66
EV/EBITDA 4.56
ALHG.PA Per share dataALHG.PA EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 2 -2 4 6 8

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • ALHG's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
  • ALHG's earnings are expected to grow with 45.36% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)0.61
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y61.83%
EPS Next 3Y45.36%

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5. ALHG.PA Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • With a Yearly Dividend Yield of 3.50%, ALHG has a reasonable but not impressive dividend return.
  • ALHG's Dividend Yield is a higher than the industry average which is at 3.40.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Dividend Yield of 1.82, ALHG pays a better dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 3.5%

5.2 History

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years1
ALHG.PA Yearly Dividends per shareALHG.PA Yearly Dividends per shareYearly Dividends per share 2025 2026 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05

5.3 Sustainability

  • ALHG pays out 292.31% of its income as dividend. This is not a sustainable payout ratio.
DP292.31%
EPS Next 2Y61.83%
EPS Next 3Y45.36%
ALHG.PA Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendALHG.PA Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendYearly Income VS Free CF VS Dividend 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B
ALHG.PA Dividend Payout.ALHG.PA Dividend Payout, showing the Payout Ratio.ALHG.PA Dividend Payout.PayoutRetained Earnings

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ALHG.PA Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

LOUIS HACHETTE GROUP

EPA:ALHG (4/10/2026, 7:00:00 PM)

1.74

+0.02 (+1.4%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryMedia
Earnings (Last)02-19
Earnings (Next)04-16
Inst Owners16.31%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners8.77%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap1.73B
Revenue(TTM)9.68B
Net Income(TTM)39.00M
Analysts86.67
Price Target2.37 (36.21%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 3.5%
Yearly Dividend0.06
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP292.31%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years1
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)-1.76%
PT rev (3m)2.57%
EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)21.43%
EPS NY rev (3m)30.77%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.1%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.4%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 87
Fwd PE 10.03
P/S 0.18
P/FCF 1.66
P/OCF 1.3
P/B 0.78
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 4.56
EPS(TTM)0.02
EY1.15%
EPS(NY)0.17
Fwd EY9.97%
FCF(TTM)1.05
FCFY60.08%
OCF(TTM)1.33
OCFY76.71%
SpS9.54
BVpS2.24
TBVpS-2.71
PEG (NY)0.61
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number1
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 0.32%
ROE 1.76%
ROCE 5.52%
ROIC 2.66%
ROICexc 2.79%
ROICexgc 7.41%
OM 4.82%
PM (TTM) 0.41%
GM 63.79%
FCFM 10.96%
ROA(3y)0.39%
ROA(5y)1.5%
ROE(3y)2.32%
ROE(5y)2.91%
ROIC(3y)1.99%
ROIC(5y)1.48%
ROICexc(3y)2.12%
ROICexc(5y)1.56%
ROICexgc(3y)6.05%
ROICexgc(5y)3.97%
ROCE(3y)4.12%
ROCE(5y)3.06%
ROICexgc growth 3Y113.39%
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3Y60.93%
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3Y-19.6%
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3Y-81.51%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y17.51%
GM growth 5YN/A
F-Score6
Asset Turnover0.77
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.84
Debt/FCF 4.94
Debt/EBITDA 2.89
Cap/Depr 29.93%
Cap/Sales 3.03%
Interest Coverage 250
Cash Conversion 93.57%
Profit Quality 2658.97%
Current Ratio 0.78
Quick Ratio 0.55
Altman-Z 0.94
F-Score6
WACC2.89%
ROIC/WACC0.92
Cap/Depr(3y)38.25%
Cap/Depr(5y)32.85%
Cap/Sales(3y)3.54%
Cap/Sales(5y)2.52%
Profit Quality(3y)4249.39%
Profit Quality(5y)2567.54%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)69.47%
EPS 3Y-42.36%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-35.33%
EPS Next Y142.86%
EPS Next 2Y61.83%
EPS Next 3Y45.36%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)4.52%
Revenue growth 3Y211.63%
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%4.53%
Revenue Next Year2.87%
Revenue Next 2Y3.15%
Revenue Next 3Y3.17%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y171.43%
EBIT growth 3Y150.54%
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year104.99%
EBIT Next 3Y44.6%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y126.92%
FCF growth 3Y265.7%
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y111.16%
OCF growth 3Y276.38%
OCF growth 5YN/A

LOUIS HACHETTE GROUP / ALHG.PA Fundamental Analysis FAQ

Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for LOUIS HACHETTE GROUP?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to ALHG.PA.


Can you provide the valuation status for LOUIS HACHETTE GROUP?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 6 / 10 to LOUIS HACHETTE GROUP (ALHG.PA). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


What is the profitability of ALHG stock?

LOUIS HACHETTE GROUP (ALHG.PA) has a profitability rating of 5 / 10.


What is the valuation of LOUIS HACHETTE GROUP based on its PE and PB ratios?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for LOUIS HACHETTE GROUP (ALHG.PA) is 87 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 0.78.


Is the dividend of LOUIS HACHETTE GROUP sustainable?

The dividend rating of LOUIS HACHETTE GROUP (ALHG.PA) is 3 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 292.31%.