Bell Food Group (VTX:BELL) results for the first half of 2024

Key financial results

• Sales: CHF 2.32 billion (up 4.0% compared to the first half of 2023).

• Net profit: CHF 45.3 million (-2.8% compared to the first half of 2023).

• Profit margin: 2.0% (compared to 2.1% in H1 2023). The margin decline is due to higher expenses.

• Earnings per share: CHF 7.22 (compared to CHF 7.42 in the first half of 2023).

All figures shown in the graph above refer to the last 12 months (TTM)

Insights into the earnings of the Bell Food Group

An average sales growth of 2.4% per annum is expected for the next three years. In contrast, growth of 3.8% is forecast for the food industry in Switzerland.

Performance of Swiss food industry.

The company’s shares rose 3.2% compared to the previous week.

Risk analysis

Don’t forget that there can still be risks. For example, we have found 3 warning signals for the Bell Food Group (1 means potentially serious) What you should know.

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