Metro AG operates as a food wholesale company in Germany and internationally. The company is involved in store-based wholesale trade under the METRO and MAKRO brand; delivery business under the METRO delivery service, Classic Fine Foods, Caterite, Pro à Pro, R Express, Aviludo, Pro a Pro Spain, and Johan i Hallen Bergfalk names; and operates an online marketplace under the METRO MARKETS name. It offers non-food articles from its own product range as well as products from third parties. In addition, the company provides innovative digital solutions under the DISH brand; develops, operates, and markets real estate portfolio; and provision of logistics, IT, advertising, and procurement services. The company was formerly known as METRO Wholesale & Food Specialist AG and changed its name to METRO AG in August 2017. Metro AG was founded in 1964 and is based in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Research context
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- Currency
- EUR
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Food Distribution
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5 years, 7 months ago
Metro AG is currently in a long term uptrend where the price is trading 7.6% above its 200 day moving average.
From a valuation standpoint, the stock is 99.8% cheaper than other stocks from the Consumer Defensive sector with a price to sales ratio of 0.2.
Metro AG's total revenue sank by 16.0% to $6B since the same quarter in the previous year.
Its net income has increased by 391.2% to $99M since the same quarter in the previous year.
Finally, its free cash flow fell by 84.1% to $93M since the same quarter in the previous year.
Based on the above factors, Metro AG gets an overall score of 3/5.