SGS SA (Switzerland) Today

SGSN Stock  CHF 85.04  0.26  0.30%   

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SGS SA is selling for under 85.04 as of the 21st of January 2025; that is 0.3% down since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's lowest day price was 84.8. SGS SA has less than a 9 % chance of experiencing financial distress in the next few years, but has generated negative returns over the last 90 days. The performance scores are derived for the period starting the 22nd of December 2024 and ending today, the 21st of January 2025. Click here to learn more.
SGS SA provides inspection, verification, testing, certification, and quality assurance services in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Americas, and the Asia Pacific. SGS SA was founded in 1878 and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. SGS N operates under Consulting Services classification in Switzerland and is traded on Switzerland Exchange. The company has 7.49 M outstanding shares. More on SGS SA
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Business ConcentrationConsulting Services, Industrials (View all Sectors)
SGS SA (SGSN) is traded on SIX Swiss Exchange in Switzerland and employs 98,152 people. The company currently falls under 'Large-Cap' category with a current market capitalization of 16.52 B. Market capitalization usually refers to the total value of a company's stock within the entire market. To calculate SGS SA's market, we take the total number of its shares issued and multiply it by SGS SA's current market price. To manage market risk and economic uncertainty, many investors today build portfolios that are diversified across equities with different market capitalizations. However, as a general rule, conservative investors tend to hold large-cap stocks, and those looking for more risk prefer small-cap and mid-cap equities. SGS SA operates under Industrials sector and is part of Consulting Services industry. The entity has 7.49 M outstanding shares. SGS SA has accumulated about 1.62 B in cash with 1.03 B of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 237.64.
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Ownership Allocation
The market capitalization of SGS SA is ₣16.52 Billion. 30% of SGS SA outstanding shares are owned by institutional holders. Institutional investors are typically referred to investors that purchase positions in a given stock to benefit from reduced commissions. Therefore, institutional investors are subject to different rules and regulations than regular investors. Please look out for any change in current institutional holding as this could mean something significant has changed at the company or is about to change. Note, that even with substantial debt, if the true value of the company is larger than the current market value, you may still be able to generate positive returns on investment in this company at some future point.
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SGS SA Risk Profiles

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SGS SA Corporate Management

Elected by the shareholders, the SGS SA's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: SGS SA inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of SGS. The board's role is to monitor SGS SA's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. SGS SA's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, SGS SA's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.

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