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Bureau Veritas' LEAP | 28 Strategy Delivers Outstanding Results in 2024; Confident 2025 Outlook

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Hinda Gharbi, CEO Bureau Veritas (Photo: Business Wire)
Hinda Gharbi, CEO Bureau Veritas (Photo: Business Wire)

NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, France, February 25, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bureau Veritas (BOURSE:BVI):

2024 key figures1

› Revenue of EUR 6,240.9 million in the full year 2024, up 6.4% year-on-year and up 10.2% organically (including 9.6% in the fourth quarter),
› Adjusted operating profit of EUR 996.2 million, up 7.1% versus EUR 930.2 million in 2023, representing an adjusted operating margin of 16.0%, up 11 basis points year-on-year and up 38 basis points at constant currency,
› Operating profit of EUR 933.4 million, up 13.2% versus EUR 824.4 million in 2023,
› Adjusted net profit of EUR 620.7 million, up 8.0% versus EUR 574.7 million in 2023,
› Attributable net profit of EUR 569.4 million, up 13.0% versus EUR 503.7 million in 2023,
› Adjusted Earnings Per Share (EPS) of EUR 1.38, up 8.7% versus EUR 1.27 in 2023,
› Record Free Cash Flow of EUR 843.3 million, up 27.9% year-on-year and cash conversion of 114%2,
› Adjusted net debt/EBITDA ratio of 1.06x as of December 31, 2024, versus 0.92x last year,
› Proposed dividend of EUR 0.90 per share3, up 8.4% year-on-year, payable in cash.

2024 highlights

› 2024 financial targets of organic growth, margin and cash flow exceeded,
› Tangible achievements and successes delivered in the first year of the new LEAP | 28 strategy,
› Strong growth recorded in the Americas, the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific and Europe,
› Sustained growth momentum in sustainability services across the full portfolio,
› In line with the LEAP I 28 focused portfolio strategy and through active portfolio management, in 2024 the company completed: i) the acquisition of 10 bolt-on companies for a total annualized revenue of c. EUR 180 million; ii) the divestment of its Food testing business and of a technical supervision business on construction projects in China (c. EUR 165 million in annualized combined revenue),
› Double-digit shareholder returns based on EPS growth of c. 9%, a dividend yield of c. 3% and enhanced by a EUR 200 million share buyback program announced in March 2024,
› First A3 long-term credit rating by Moody’s,
› EUR 1 billion bond issuances to refinance four US Private Placements in advance with a nominal amount of USD 755 million as well as the bond debt of EUR 500 million maturing in January 2025,
› Good progress towards achieving the 2028 CSR ambitions with multiple recognitions by several non-financial rating agencies,
› Inclusion of Bureau Veritas in the CAC 40 Paris stock index in December 2024.

2025 outlook

Building on a strong 2024 momentum, a robust opportunities pipeline, a solid backlog, and strong underlying market growth, and in line with the LEAP | 28 financial ambitions, Bureau Veritas expects to deliver for the full year 2025: