Employees: 6,871
Size Groupe Samse (SAMS.PA) is a France Industrials company (Wholesale Distributors) with a market value of $439M, the 182nd largest of 206 France companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at €113.50 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 5.4%, against +0.3% for the median peer and -0.4% for the France market (cap-weighted) — 9th lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue fell 2.1% over the last twelve months (peer median +3.0%); the operating margin is 2.1% (peer median 2.5%).
Valuation It trades at 8.5× forward earnings against a peer median of 11.8× (cheapest of 12).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 6% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +5%, so the hurdle is +1 pp: the price needs faster growth than the company has been delivering — of companies that just grew 25–50% a year, 93.8% slowed down over the next four years.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 3.1 points below its cost of capital (5.9% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 25 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | €1.93B | €1.92B | €1.93B | €1.89B | €1.91B |
| Revenue growth | — | 0% | +2% | -1% | — |
| Gross profit | €73.0M | €139M | €156M | €206M | €227M |
| EBITDA | €126M | €124M | €132M | €165M | €182M |
| Net income | €32.4M | €25.6M | €26.3M | €76.4M | €94.9M |
| Free cash flow | €66.8M | €74.3M | €68.2M | €89.2M | €76.8M |
| Capital expenditure | €32.6M | €36.4M | €57.1M | €56.1M | €46.1M |
| Total debt | n/a | €604M | €617M | €405M | €370M |
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| Measure | SAMS.PA | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -3.0% | -4.8% | 7th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -5.4% | +0.3% | 9th lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -15.3% | -18.6% | 7th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | -2.1% | +3.0% | 4th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 2.1% | 2.5% | 10th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 8.5× | 11.8× | cheapest of 12 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 5.9% | 1.4% | 7th most demanding of 16 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +5.0% | +8.4% | 7th lowest of 16 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | +0.9 pp | -5.5 pp | 7th most demanding of 16 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -3.1 pp | -1.7 pp | 7th lowest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 7.1× | 7.9× | 6th cheapest of 11 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.9× | 3.1× | 8th most indebted of 17 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groupe Samse SAMS.PA | France | $439M | -5% | -2% | 2% | 8.5× | 5.9% | +5.0% |
| Brdr A & O Johansen A/S AOJ-B.CO | Denmark | $439M | +17% | +12% | 5% | 11.8× | 0.7% | +8.4% |
| Shenzhen Huakong Seg 000068.SZ | China | $432M | -13% | -52% | -3% | n/a | 11.9% | +30.6% |
| UNISOL 7128.T | Japan | $420M | +31% | -1% | 2% | n/a | -2.9% | +24.5% |
| Symphony 1223.HK | Hong Kong | $467M | -12% | +9% | 1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Fujian Haiqin Energy 600753.SS | China | $412M | -7% | +193% | 5% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Bourrelier ALBOU.PA | France | $468M | +36% | +3% | 3% | n/a | 11.5% | +1.1% |
| Kpp 9274.T | Japan | $411M | +13% | -1% | 2% | n/a | -0.7% | +8.6% |
| Siix 7613.T | Japan | $471M | +23% | 0% | 3% | 8.8× | -8.8% | +9.8% |
| Meko MEKO.ST | Sweden | $406M | -5% | -1% | 2% | 9.7× | 2.2% | +9.4% |
| BlueLinx BXC | United States | $477M | +16% | +4% | 1% | 47.7× | 13.3% | -0.9% |
| Huitongda Network 9878.HK | Hong Kong | $480M | -6% | +3% | 1% | 9.2× | -5.1% | +0.3% |
| Ananda Drive Techniques (Shanghai) 603350.SS | China | $481M | -21% | +6% | 4% | 22.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Bapcor BAP.AX | Australia | $399M | +66% | -3% | 2% | 27.6× | 7.2% | +1.8% |
| Solum 248070.KS | South Korea | $398M | -42% | +16% | 4% | 10.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Haypp HAYPP.ST | Sweden | $485M | +5% | +16% | 1% | 73.5× | 35.0% | +17.4% |
| Shinsho 8075.T | Japan | $485M | +24% | +4% | 2% | n/a | -3.3% | -5.0% |
| Shanghai Tianyong Engineering 603895.SS | China | $393M | -15% | +28% | 3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Jacquet Metals JCQ.PA | France | $493M | -4% | -2% | 3% | 12.9× | 1.4% | +6.2% |
| Nanjing Business & Tourism 600250.SS | China | $388M | -24% | 0% | 9% | n/a | 12.7% | -4.9% |
| Wajax WJX.TO | Canada | $503M | +11% | -4% | 6% | 9.8× | -6.8% | +8.6% |