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Thales SA

HO.PA · EURONEXT PARIS · EUR · Market cap $48.2B · 79,263 employees

Thales S.A.

FAIL · Does not pass the screen
236.70 EUR

Screen close, 2026-09-21 · not a live quote
Last reviewed 14 days ago

Screened 2026-09-21 · the tape above runs as of 11:17 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed

PRICE · FAIR-VALUE RANGE1M3M6MYTD1Y3Y5Y
225.00270.67311.27

What this means: price 236.70 against the desk's fair-value range, base estimate 270.67, over the last year.

Current read
Markdown ?
AVOID · screened 2026-09-21
  • Trend Markdown
  • Insiders no filings inside 60 days, left as found
  • Positioning no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
  • Options no verdict drawn today, left as found
  • Ethical does not pass the values gate
Price236.70 EUR
Fair value270.67
Ethical score30.0/100
RatingAVOID
Our investment reviews on this name
2026-09-01Read Markdown234.70+0.9% to today
2026-08-01Read Markup234.70+0.9% to today ✓
2026-07-02Read Accumulation234.70+0.9% to today ✓

Our analytic regime reads on this name, dated and marked against the screened price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.

The full research record, in depth, below
The Label · The Season, Not the Day

This name holds its markdown label.

Thales SA holds its Markdown at $236.70. The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 268 days.

As held on the ledger · 2026-09-21
PhaseMarkdown · caution
Quantitative stateThe statistical read favours the sellers, held for 268 days
Price at the screen$236.70
Valuation29.15 trailing · 19.26 forward price to earnings
Values screenFAIL · score 30.0
Beta0.11
The Workings

Five Screens, Shown in Full

Does not pass. Business activity exclusion: FAIL

TestFigureLimitWhat it meansStatus
Business activity Excluded Core business clean Business activity exclusion: FAIL Fail
Debt load Excluded Below 33% Interest-bearing debt is of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows. Fail
Interest-bearing cash Excluded Below 33% Interest-bearing cash and securities are of assets, above the one-third limit. Fail
Receivables Excluded Below 49% Money owed to the company is of assets, above the 49% limit. Fail
Revenue purity Excluded Below 5% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, over the 5% line. Fail

Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.

The Ethical Read

Why It Falls Short, in Plain English

Thales does not clear the screen at the business-activity stage. It operates in an area the screen excludes: Business activity exclusion: FAIL, so the financial ratios are not the deciding factor here.

Read as at 2026-10-04. It updates when the underlying figures move, and past reads are kept below.

The Conscience Overlay
Conscience flag · AFSC Investigate

The quantitative screen above is arithmetic. Separately, community boycott lists cite this company: Documented on AFSC Investigate. The desk records that flag here without folding it into the verdict: the screen measures the balance sheet, the overlay informs the conscience, and they are different judgements that belong to different owners. The second one is yours.

What the Numbers Say It Is Worth

The Fair Value Range

Our framework reads AVOID: it trades at roughly a 14% discount to our $270.67 fair value, 7.10% revenue growth.

225.00Conservative270.67Base case311.27Growth case 236.70Price

Fair value range in EUR, drawn from the 2026-09-21 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 14.3% margin of safety to the base estimate.

The Street's Range
250.00Street low 295.50Street average 390.00Street high 236.70Price

Third-party analyst targets: 18 covering, consensus Buy. The average target sits +25% from the screen price.

Reading the gap · Both our model and the analysts see meaningful upside from here.

Price History & Projections
$415$234$53TODAY5y agoPROJECTIONStreet high$390.00 +67%Street avg$295.50 +26%Our fair value$270.67 +16%Conservative$225.00 -4%

Where it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-09-21 screen.

Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.

The Business, in Plain Words

Why it gives us pause

At 19.3x forward earnings, the price already runs ahead of the business. Our fair value sits at $270.67, below where it trades today.

The fundamentals · plain-English read
Forward P/E19.3xexpensive even after accounting for its growth
Trailing P/E29.2xa premium valuation
EPS, trailing8.12
EPS, forward12.29
Revenue growth+7.1%slow but positive growth
Profit margin7.6%thin but positive margins
Return on equity21.1%an exceptional return on shareholder capital
FCF yield4.43%
Dividend yield166.00%
Debt to equity0.77moderate, manageable leverage
Beta0.11barely tracks the market's swings
52-week range214.50 - 279.30
Market cap$48.2B
Employees79,263

The risks · The things to watch: its business and earnings are exposed to France and to currency swings.

Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.

Where & How to Trade

HO.PA trades on EURONEXT PARIS (the company is based in France). As a listed security it is accessible through almost any international broker offering its home market. New to this, or investing from abroad? Our guide to accessing global markets covers brokers, currencies and the practical steps.

The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited

Every Entry, As Written

2026-10-02 Markdown $236.70 +0.9% Entry 6

The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved up 0.9% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 5%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (18 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $293.

2026-09-01 Markdown · changed $234.70 +0.0% Entry 5

The framework has shifted from markup to markdown since the last review. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 5%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (18 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $293.

2026-08-01 Markup · changed $234.70 +0.0% Entry 4

The framework has shifted from accumulation to markup since the last review. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 5%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (18 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $293.

2026-07-18 Accumulation $234.70 +0.0% Entry 3

The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 5%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 23%. The street (18 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $293.

2026-07-03 Accumulation $234.70 +0.0% Entry 2

The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.

2026-07-02 Accumulation $234.70 Entry 1

The framework reads accumulation. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows good risk-adjusted returns.

Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.

What Holding Actually Paid · Price Plus Dividends
If $1,000 had been placed · historical, not a promise
PeriodPrice thenPrice returnDivs per share$1,000 becameTotal return
1 month $221.97 +5.4% $2.95 $1,067 +6.7%
2 months $255.71 -8.5% $2.95 $927 -7.3%
3 months $244.17 -4.2% $2.95 $970 -3.0%
6 months $225.33 +3.9% $2.95 $1,052 +5.2%
1 year $245.28 -4.6% $3.90 $970 -3.0%
2 years $163.73 +42.9% $7.60 $1,476 +47.6%
3 years $123.27 +89.8% $11.00 $1,987 +98.7%
5 years $77.58 +201.6% $16.50 $3,229 +222.9%

Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

The Ledger's Promise

This entry now belongs to the ledger. Whatever HO.PA does next, these words stay.

Thales SA · HO.PA · Markdown · $236.70
Recorded 2026-09-21 · before the outcome · scored mechanically

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