Released on: October 8, 2008, 10:49 am

Press Release Author: Andrew Kerr

Industry: Financial

Press Release Summary: SADIF-Investment Analytics SA has applied its StockMarks(tm)
stock-rating system to Bouygues and produced a research report, rating the company's
attractiveness to long-term investors.


Press Release Body: Mira, Portugal - October 8, 2008 - SADIF Investment Analytics
SA, today announced the release of a new equity research report covering Bouygues
(EPA:EN). The report utilizes SADIF's powerful StockMarks(tm) stock rating system and
is required reading for any current or potential Bouygues investor.

Report Summary: French conglomerate Bouygues operates in the telecommunications and
construction sectors. While the group stated in August that it does not expect the
global economic slowdown to impact its sales targets, the stock price has tumbled by
more than 30% in the past month. The market clearly disagrees with Bouygues
management's opinion. During the first half of 2008, the company reported a 6% rise
in net profit attributable to the group compared to the first half of 2007. This
figure was held back by the company's affiliate TF1 which reported a 5% contraction
in sales and a reduction in net profit attributable to the group of 33%. All other
business units reported growth during the half, including the firms construction
unit, which, despite the slowing economy and real estate market, increased new
orders by 17% compared to the first half of 2007. Despite the rosy outlook portrayed
by these results, investors remain wary of the company. However, in order to remain
objective, we should look at the company's long-term fundamentals before making any
investment decision. We can assess Bouygues's long-term outlook through the use of
the StockMarks framework. The company currently has an overall long-term
investment-attractiveness rating (Total StockMark or SMT) of 64, placing above the
French market average and ranking the company fifth among nine of its closest peers,
selected on the basis of similarity of business as well as market positioning
factors such as size.

The complete report breaks down the Total StockMark into its three components -
Business, Management and Price, performing a thorough analysis of Bouygues for
long-term investors.

A summary of the StockMarks(tm) ratings for Bouygues is available here:
http://sadifanalytics.com/stockmarks/company.php?ticker=EN&cod_country=37

The report has been distributed to Reuters, and forwarded to Yahoo Finance and
FT.com. It is available under 'Analyst Research' from these websites or directly
from SADIF-Investment Analytics SA at
http://sadifanalytics.com/stockmarks/article/hist_article.php?cod_article=152&cod_country=37


About SADIF-Investment Analytics SA
SADIF-Investment Analytics SA is an independent investment research company covering
sixteen different markets and over 12,000 companies. Our StockMarks(tm) system is based
on proven investment principles and is designed to drive long-term shareholder
returns.




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