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Market Inference Overview -- PHG Stock

Koninklijke Philips logged a 5.9% change during today's evening session, and is now trading at a price of $22.2 per share.

Koninklijke Philips returned gains of 51.0% last year, with its stock price reaching a high of $23.3 and a low of $12.96. Over the same period, the stock outperformed the S&P 500 index by 30.2%. More recently, the company's 50-day average price was $19.79. Koninklijke Philips N.V. operates as a health technology company in North America, the Greater China, and internationally. Based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, the large-cap Health Care company has 70,741 full time employees. Koninklijke Philips has not offered a regular dividend during the last year.

The Business Is Unprofitable and Its Balance Sheet Is Highly Leveraged:

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Revenue (MM) $18,121 $18,121 $17,313 $17,313 $17,827 $17,827
Revenue Growth n/a 0.0% -4.46% 0.0% 2.97% 0.0%
Operating Margins 9% 9% 8% 7% 3% -9%
Net Margins 10% 8% 9% 26% 25% -4%
Net Income (MM) $1,870 $1,512 $1,512 $4,527 $4,527 -$782
Net Interest Expense (MM) $222 $196 $196 $173 $235 $235
Depreciation & Amort. (MM) $1,089 $1,343 $1,462 $1,462 $1,602 $1,602
Current Ratio 1.27 1.21 1.45 1.45 1.3 1.29
Total Debt (MM) $8,205 $9,100 $10,005 $10,515 $11,333 $11,333
Net Debt / EBITDA 2.23 2.42 2.4 2.67 4.19 139.19

Koninklijke Philips does not have a meaningful trailing P/E ratio since its earnings per share are currently in the red. Based on its EPS guidance of $1.61, the company has a forward P/E ratio of 12.3. In comparison, the average P/E ratio for the Health Care sector is 30.21. On the other hand, the market is undervaluing Koninklijke Philips in terms of its equity because its P/B ratio is 1.68. In comparison, the sector average is 4.08.

There's an Analyst Consensus that Shares Are Overpriced for Koninklijke Philips:

The 3 analysts following Koninklijke Philips have set target prices ranging from $18.56 to $22.07 per share, for an average of $19.8 with a underperform rating. As of April 2023, the company is trading -0.1% away from its average target price, indicating that there is an analyst belief that shares are overpriced.

The largest shareholder is Exor N.V., whose 15% stake in the company is worth $3,092,404,672.

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