- Bouygues reported an adjusted current operating income of €69 million for Q1, improving from €26 million in the same period last year.
- Bouygues Construction’s adjusted operating income rose by 16% year-on-year to €72 million, meeting analyst estimates.
- Bouygues Immobilier reduced its operating loss to €7 million, which is 73% lower than the previous year and better than the expected loss of €14 million.
- Colas experienced an increased operating loss of €305 million, slightly higher than the estimated €298.8 million but improving by 1.7% from last year.
- TF1’s adjusted current operating income increased by 16% year-on-year to €43 million, surpassing the estimate of €36.9 million.
- Bouygues Telecom saw a 22% drop in adjusted current operating income to €101 million.
- The group’s overall current operating income increased to €40 million from €3 million year-on-year.
- Revenue for the group was €12.59 billion, up 2.2% from last year but slightly below the estimate of €12.62 billion.
- Bouygues Construction’s revenue was €2.52 billion, a 3.2% increase year-on-year, just shy of the €2.54 billion estimate.
- Bouygues Immobilier’s revenue rose by 2.8% year-on-year to €289 million, exceeding the expected €262.7 million.
- Colas reported a 3.2% increase in revenue to €2.73 billion, surpassing the estimate of €2.68 billion.
- TF1’s revenue grew by 1.6% to €520 million, above the estimated €514 million.
- Bouygues Telecom’s revenue increased by 4.8% to €1.99 billion, slightly higher than the €1.98 billion estimate.
- The net income for Q1 was a loss of €123 million without the exceptional French tax, improving from a €146 million loss last year, while factoring in the tax led to a €156 million loss.
- The company expects a slight increase in full-year sales and current operating profit from activities compared to 2024.
- New French finance laws and social security financing law changes for 2025 are anticipated to reduce the net profit attributable to the group by approximately €100 million.
Bouygues SA on Smartkarma
Analyst coverage on Bouygues SA on Smartkarma is quite positive. Baptista Research, in their report titled “Bouygues SA: Initiation of Coverage- Strengthening Infrastructure & Construction Activities to Drive Steady Margin Growth & Reinforce Market Position!” highlighted the conglomerate’s diverse interests across construction, media, and telecommunications. Bouygues SA posted strong financial results for 2024, with a 1% increase in group sales, reaching EUR 56.8 billion. They also noted a 5% rise in current operating profit to EUR 2.53 billion, and a slight uptick in net profit to EUR 1.058 billion.
Another analyst Joe Jasper also expressed optimism towards Europe, upgrading it to overweight status and monitoring the U.S. S&P 500 for a potential downgrade. Jasper recommended buying gold miners and noted that both ACWI-US and the S&P 500 showed false breakouts recently. He advised looking for near-term pullbacks and highlighted key support levels for potential buying opportunities. Overall, the analyst sentiment on Bouygues SA appears favorable based on the research provided on Smartkarma.
A look at Bouygues SA Smart Scores
| Factor | Score | Magnitude |
|---|---|---|
| Value | 4 | |
| Dividend | 5 | |
| Growth | 3 | |
| Resilience | 3 | |
| Momentum | 5 | |
| OVERALL SMART SCORE | 4.0 |
Smart Score is a compound score for the Company indicating its overall outlook. It is derived by taking an equally weighted average of underlying Factor scores computed by Smartkarma
Based on the Smartkarma Smart Scores, Bouygues SA seems to have a promising long-term outlook. With a strong dividend score of 5, the company is likely to provide stable returns to its investors. Additionally, a high momentum score of 5 suggests that Bouygues SA is performing well in the markets and could continue to see positive price movements in the future.
Although the growth and resilience scores are not as high, with scores of 3 for both factors, Bouygues SA still presents a solid value proposition with a score of 4. Overall, the company’s diverse business activities, including construction services, real estate development, and telecommunications, position it well for future success.
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