As global markets react to the recent Federal Reserve rate cut, small-cap stocks have shown resilience despite remaining below their previous peaks. In France, the CAC 40 Index has seen modest gains, reflecting cautious optimism among investors. Identifying a good stock in this environment often involves looking for companies with strong fundamentals and growth potential that can thrive amid changing economic conditions.

Top 10 Undiscovered Gems With Strong Fundamentals In France

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Axway Software

Simply Wall St Value Rating: ★★★★★☆

Overview: Axway Software SA is an infrastructure software publisher with operations spanning France, the rest of Europe, the Americas, and the Asia Pacific, and has a market cap of €685.50 million.

Operations: Axway Software generates revenue from four primary segments: License (€8.46 million), Maintenance (€77.04 million), Subscription (€201.19 million), and Services excluding Subscription (€35.49 million). The company has a market cap of €685.50 million.

Axway Software has shown notable progress, becoming profitable this year with high-quality earnings. The debt to equity ratio increased from 12.5% to 24.6% over the past five years, yet remains satisfactory at 19.9%. Recently, Axway completed a €130.61 million follow-on equity offering and announced new revenue targets of €460 million for 2024 and €700 million by 2025, reflecting its strategic growth initiatives and integration of Sopra Banking Software activities.

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Caisse Régionale de Crédit Agricole Mutuel de Normandie-Seine Société coopérative

Simply Wall St Value Rating: ★★★★☆☆

Overview: Caisse Régionale de Crédit Agricole Mutuel de Normandie-Seine Société coopérative provides a range of banking products and services to individuals, professionals, farmers, associations, and companies in France with a market cap of €433.60 million.

Operations: The company's revenue streams are derived from providing various banking products and services to a diverse clientele in France. It has a market cap of €433.60 million.

Caisse Régionale de Crédit Agricole Mutuel de Normandie-Seine Société coopérative, with total assets of €25.5B and total equity of €3.0B, reported earnings growth of 4% over the past year, outpacing the -2.7% industry average. The bank has a sufficient allowance for bad loans at 115%, covering its appropriate level of bad loans (1%). Total deposits stand at €7.9B against total loans of €22.0B, reflecting robust financial health despite higher-risk funding sources making up 65% of liabilities.

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Neurones

Simply Wall St Value Rating: ★★★★★☆

Overview: Neurones S.A. is an IT services company offering infrastructure, application, and consulting services in France and internationally, with a market cap of €1.04 billion.

Operations: Neurones generates revenue primarily from infrastructure, application, and consulting services. The company has a market cap of €1.04 billion.

Neurones reported half-year revenue of €402.43 million, up from €368.69 million last year, with net income slightly down to €24.5 million from €25.42 million. Basic earnings per share were stable at €1.01 compared to the previous year's €1.05. Over the past year, earnings grew by 1.8%, outpacing the IT industry's -7.4%. The debt-to-equity ratio rose to 2.8% over five years, but Neurones has more cash than total debt and generates high-quality earnings.

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