Applus Services, S.A.

Applus Services, S.A., together with its subsidiaries, provides testing, inspection, and certification services. It operates through four segments: Applus+ Energy & lndustry, Applus+ Laboratories, Applus+ Automotive, and Applus+ IDIADA. The Applus+ Energy & lndustry segment offers non-destructive testing, quality control, and accreditation services, as well as project management, supplier inspection, facility inspection, and asset certification and integrity services. This segment also provides qualified staff recruitment and hiring services for the oil and gas, aircraft, energy, mining, telecommunications, and construction industries. The Applus+ Laboratories segment offers a range of laboratory testing, system certification, and product development services across various industries and electronic payment systems, including aerospace and industrial sectors. The Applus+ Automotive segment provides mandatory vehicle roadworthiness testing services, as well as verifies vehicles' compliance with safety and emissions regulations in force in various countries. The Applus+ IDIADA segment offers design, engineering, testing, and certification services primarily to car manufacturers. It operates in Spain, rest of Europe, the United States, Canada, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. The company was formerly known as Applus Technologies Holding, S.L. and changed its name to Applus Services, S.A. in March 2014. Applus Services, S.A. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.

Applus Services, S.A. trades as APLUF on OTC. The company is classified in Industrials / Specialty Business Services and reports in USD.

The current profile places the business in Specialty Business Services. This section is intended to summarize the operating segments, products, geographies, and main revenue lines from official filings.

Latest available fiscal data shows $2.06B of revenue and $20.19M of net income.

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Current signals to investigate include market capitalization of $1.81B, beta of 0.96, and return on equity of +3.7%.

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Company website: https://www.applus.com

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