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Precia

PAR:ALPM · FR0014004EC4
MachinerySmall

360

85
EV / EBIT73
Price / Owner Earnings58
Owner Earnings Yield88
Dividend Yield43
Price/Sales70
EV / Gross Profit82
Price/Book71
Return on Capital82
Cash Return on Capital88
Return on Equity82
EBIT Margin71
Gross Profitability98
Cash Conversion46
Accruals45
Owner Earnings Margin77
Sales growth15
Profit Growth20
Long-Term EPS Growth40
Owner Earnings Growth87
Reinvestment30
Price momentum35
Debt load79
Refinancing71
Debt Payback100
Liquidity80
Analyst ratings100
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside52
Market mood70
Value Creation16/20strong value creator
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Precia generates returns well above its cost of capital, the foundation of durable shareholder value.

Profile

CountryFrance
IndustryMachinery
SizeSmall
TypePublic Company
ExchangeENXTPA
Founded1966
Employees293
ISINFR0014004EC4
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Index & Theme
Industrial AutomationProcess AutomationDetectors, Sensors and MemsSensorsSoftware Development

Description

Precia S.A. engages in the designing, manufacturing, sales, installation, maintenance, and verification of industrial and commercial weighing solutions. The company’s product applications cater to both heavy industries—which include mining, quarrying…

Analysis

Quality compounder

Precia S.A. is a quality compounder: a well-run business trading at a price that reflects what it is worth. One caution: reported profits have recently run ahead of actual cash, which we track closely.

The price is attractive. You pay 9.7× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically attractive zone.

The trajectory is tepid and the balance sheet is sturdy. The company scores 16/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator.

What to watch: Reported profits have run ahead of actual cash for several periods. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
78
2023202420252026

All-time high

89

Jan 2023

All-time low

73

Mar 2026

Average rank

80

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
70
56
50
51
Price/Earnings
79
46
34
36
Price/Book
71
65
63
74
Dividend Yield
43
59
27
27
Value (overall)
85
55
41
49

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

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1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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