Groupe CRIT S.A.

CEN.PA

Staffing & Employment Services · Industrials

Also trades as: 0DZJ.L

Price

€52.20

+0.00 (+0.00%)

Market Cap

€549.8M

Exchange

Euronext Paris

Winston Score

Winston is curious

Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025

How the score breaks down

Quality

Weak

Growth

Mixed

Cash Flow

Strong

Stability

Strong

Valuation

Strong

Dividends

Strong

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Share count rising — dilution

+11.7% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 11.1M (2021) → 12.4M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Groupe CRIT is a French company that helps businesses find workers. It places temporary and permanent employees across industries like logistics, manufacturing, retail, and aviation. The company also runs airport services — handling baggage, check-in, and ground operations — through its subsidiary Groupe CRIT Airport Services, making it one of the few staffing firms with a meaningful presence in airport ground handling.

CRIT earns money by charging client companies a fee for each worker placed, keeping a small margin on top of the wages it pays out — which explains the thin gross margin typical of staffing businesses. It operates mainly in France, with some activity in other European countries and internationally through its airport services division. The company's long-standing relationships with large corporate clients and its dual focus on staffing and airport services provide some stability, but its biggest risk is an economic slowdown, since businesses quickly cut temporary workers when demand falls.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+0.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-74.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

€0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

82.5%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

€312M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Groupe CRIT S.A. is growing revenue at 0% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

6.1%

Thin — 6.1% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

1.7%

Thin — 1.7% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

7.9%

Weak — 7.9% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+7.9%

Steady sales growth (+7.9% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

-59.9%

Earnings shrinking (-59.9% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

5/8 quarters

Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

326%

Turns 326% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

2.4%

Thin free cash flow (2.4%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

0.13

Conservative — low debt load (0.13)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

7.81x

Adequate interest coverage (7.8x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

18.8x

Fair value — P/E 18.8

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+9.5

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (18.8 → 9.3)

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

2.86%

Moderate income — 2.86% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+73.9%

Dividend growing fast (73.9% YoY)

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