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APLUF
Applus Services, S.A
~4 min film100% real numbersplain English
WHAT DOES THIS COMPANY DO?
Applus Services, S.A. What it actually does.

Provide non-destructive testing and quality control for industrial assets. Offer accreditation and project management services for energy and construction sectors. Now — the numbers.

on the stock market since 2020
27K employees
$1.8B market value
Revenue last year:
$2.4B
The net profit left over:
$23.4M
Out of every $100 in sales, $1 stays as net profit.
THE SLICE THAT TURNS INTO PROFIT: 1%

This is an established company with proven profits.

THE SALES TREND
Sales are moving sideways.

No real growth (4% a year). Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.

$2.1B
2019
2020
2021
2022
$2.4B
2023
Cash on hand:
$240.3M
Total debt:
$1.2B
The debt outweighs the cash.

The gap is $1.0B. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.

THE PRICE TAG
MARKET VALUE / ANNUAL PROFIT
77.2×

The market pays 77.2× for every dollar this company earns in a year — a price that already assumes things go well.

No analyst target is on record for this company.

THE COUNCIL REVIEW
9

angles, checked one by one.

The 2 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.

The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.

WEAK SPOTS
The stock has lost its spark0/10
Costs eat into the margin4/10
WORTH WATCHING

Cost Efficiency: As sales grow, profit fails to keep the same pace.

THE FIVE-YEAR JOURNEY
Bumpy, but the direction is up.

The stock trades near its peak today. For long-term holders the ride has paid off so far — though past performance guarantees nothing about the future.

THE BRIGHT SIDE

Our checks did not surface a specific strength to highlight here.

1
THE RISKS · 1/3
A rich price tag

The company’s market value is 77 times its annual profit. Even a small disappointment could hit the price hard.

2
THE RISKS · 2/3
The stock has lost its spark

The price action doesn’t yet back an upward turn. Council score: 0/10.

3
THE RISKS · 3/3
Costs eat into the margin

Costs swallow the gains that sales growth brings in. Council score: 4/10.

FINALE · THE GRADE
grade pending

We don’t have a report card for this stock yet — the data isn’t mature enough to grade. No grade is information too: it means the evidence is thin.

One-line summary: few numbers, an untested story. Keep watching.

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Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: earnings execution, the revenue breakdown.

This was a film — not investment advice.
Data: FMP & company filings
Sep 12, 2026 · stockexpertai.com · Stock Film