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Employees: 3,035
Size Societe Explosifs et Produits Chimiques (EXPL.PA) is a France Materials company (Chemicals: Specialty) with a market value of $684M, the 157th largest of 206 France companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at €290.00 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 3.6%, against -24.7% for the median peer and -0.4% for the France market (cap-weighted) — 3rd highest of 19 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 13.5% over the last twelve months (peer median +12.4%); the operating margin is 6.5% (peer median 1.9%).
Valuation It trades at 19.7× forward earnings against a peer median of 25.0× (4th cheapest of 9).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 8% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +10%, so the hurdle is -2 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 1.7 points above its cost of capital (7.1% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 3 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | €577M | €539M | €490M | €482M | €468M |
| Revenue growth | — | +10% | +2% | +3% | — |
| Gross profit | €136M | €127M | €110M | €101M | €91.9M |
| EBITDA | €68.2M | €62.5M | €49.6M | €42.6M | €42.8M |
| Net income | €29.2M | €28.5M | €23.4M | €21.3M | €17.7M |
| Free cash flow | €28.0M | €26.2M | €35.9M | €5.27M | -€12.0M |
| Capital expenditure | €28.3M | €28.5M | €26.5M | €22.8M | €29.5M |
| Total debt | n/a | €117M | €106M | €118M | €115M |
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| Measure | EXPL.PA | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +16.0% | -14.0% | highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +3.6% | -24.7% | 3rd highest of 19 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -4.9% | -49.8% | highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +13.5% | +12.4% | 10th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 6.5% | 1.9% | 9th highest of 20 |
| Forward P/E | 19.7× | 25.0× | 4th cheapest of 9 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 7.7% | 24.1% | 3rd least demanding of 7 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +9.8% | +9.5% | 3rd highest of 6 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -2.1 pp | +4.9 pp | 3rd least demanding of 6 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +1.7 pp | -4.7 pp | 5th highest of 19 |
| EV / EBITDA | 10.5× | 12.9× | 2nd cheapest of 5 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.4× | 0.7× | 3rd least indebted of 5 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Societe Explosifs et Produits Chimiques EXPL.PA | France | $684M | +4% | +13% | 7% | 19.7× | 7.7% | +9.8% |
| Anhui Estone Materials Technology 688733.SS | China | $676M | -25% | +44% | -5% | 51.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Jiangsu Lopal Tech 2465.HK | Hong Kong | $694M | -67% | +107% | 7% | 5.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Lightwave Logic LWLG | United States | $673M | -73% | +165% | -9,688% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Ningbo Runhe High-Tech Materials 300727.SZ | China | $695M | -32% | +18% | 5% | 42.9× | 33.7% | +14.6% |
| Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals GNFC.NS | India | $703M | -10% | +22% | 10% | n/a | 4.4% | +7.2% |
| Waga Energy WAGA.PA | France | $659M | -3% | +7% | -20% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Liaoning Xinde New Material Technology 301349.SZ | China | $711M | -20% | +63% | 7% | 28.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Jiangsu Baichuan High-Tech New Materials 002455.SZ | China | $656M | -42% | +9% | 1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Orinko Advanced Plastics 688219.SS | China | $714M | -23% | +13% | 2% | n/a | 14.4% | +9.5% |
| Beijing Shougang LanzaTech Technology 2553.HK | Hong Kong | $653M | n/a | 0% | -45% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Zhejiang Jiaao Enprotech Stock 603822.SS | China | $718M | -19% | +101% | 19% | 9.7× | -7.5% | +31.6% |
| DL 000210.KS | South Korea | $718M | -37% | +5% | 10% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Hangzhou Grascent 301688.SZ | China | $720M | n/a | +12% | n/a | n/a | 47.1% | n/a |
| Yuanli Chemical 603217.SS | China | $720M | -25% | +8% | 10% | 18.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Malion New Materials 300586.SZ | China | $720M | -42% | +4% | -4% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Foosung 093370.KS | South Korea | $648M | -38% | +27% | 8% | 21.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Shanghai Allied Industrial 301419.SZ | China | $723M | +10% | +19% | 14% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Kornit Digital KRNT | United States | $724M | +4% | +4% | -17% | 86.4× | 36.2% | +0.9% |
| Hongbaoli 002165.SZ | China | $645M | -32% | +10% | -19% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Cybrid Technologies 603212.SS | China | $725M | -19% | -9% | -7% | n/a | n/a | n/a |