BASF SE (BAS.DE) Stock Fundamental Analysis
FRA:BAS - Deutsche Boerse Ag - DE000BASF111 - Common Stock - Currency: EUR
Overall BAS gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. We evaluated BAS against 67 industry peers in the Chemicals industry. BAS scores quite bad on profitability, while its financial health is fine. Not spectacular, but in line with the averages. BAS has a correct valuation and a medium growth rate.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
In the past year BAS was profitable.
In the past year BAS had a positive cash flow from operations.
The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: BAS reported negative net income in multiple years.
Each year in the past 5 years BAS had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
BAS has a Return On Assets (0.91%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
BAS's Return On Equity of 2.05% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. BAS outperforms 47.76% of its industry peers.
Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 1.44%, BAS is in line with its industry, outperforming 43.28% of the companies in the same industry.
BAS had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 3.26%. This is below the industry average of 6.51%.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 0.91% | ||
| ROE | 2.05% | ||
| ROIC | 1.44% |
ROA(3y)0.39%
ROA(5y)1.23%
ROE(3y)0.9%
ROE(5y)2.62%
ROIC(3y)3.26%
ROIC(5y)3.13%
1.3 Margins
BAS has a Profit Margin (1.14%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
BAS's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
BAS has a Operating Margin (2.90%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
BAS's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
BAS's Gross Margin of 26.10% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. BAS outperforms 40.30% of its industry peers.
BAS's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 2.9% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 1.14% | ||
| GM | 26.1% |
OM growth 3Y-20.75%
OM growth 5Y-6.65%
PM growth 3Y-34.34%
PM growth 5Y-32.5%
GM growth 3Y0.64%
GM growth 5Y-1.3%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
BAS has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
BAS has about the same amout of shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
BAS has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
The debt/assets ratio for BAS is higher compared to a year ago.
2.2 Solvency
An Altman-Z score of 2.20 indicates that BAS is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
BAS has a Altman-Z score (2.20) which is in line with its industry peers.
The Debt to FCF ratio of BAS is 56.08, which is on the high side as it means it would take BAS, 56.08 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
BAS's Debt to FCF ratio of 56.08 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. BAS outperforms 44.78% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.52 indicates that BAS is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
BAS has a Debt to Equity ratio (0.52) which is in line with its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.52 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 56.08 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.2 |
ROIC/WACC0.29
WACC4.91%
2.3 Liquidity
BAS has a Current Ratio of 1.83. This is a normal value and indicates that BAS is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
BAS has a Current ratio of 1.83. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: BAS outperforms 53.73% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 1.07 indicates that BAS should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 1.07, BAS is in line with its industry, outperforming 52.24% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.83 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.07 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
BAS shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 34.25%, which is quite impressive.
Measured over the past years, BAS shows a decrease in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been decreasing by -2.33% on average per year.
Looking at the last year, BAS shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -2.04% in the last year.
BAS shows a small growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 1.93% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)34.25%
EPS 3Y-19.55%
EPS 5Y-2.33%
EPS Q2Q%-6.55%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-2.04%
Revenue growth 3Y-6.01%
Revenue growth 5Y1.93%
Sales Q2Q%-0.86%
3.2 Future
BAS is expected to show a small growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 3.04% yearly.
The Revenue is expected to grow by 2.23% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y-4.45%
EPS Next 2Y7.76%
EPS Next 3Y9.7%
EPS Next 5Y3.04%
Revenue Next Year0.93%
Revenue Next 2Y2.32%
Revenue Next 3Y2.97%
Revenue Next 5Y2.23%
3.3 Evolution
The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is stable.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 12.22, the valuation of BAS can be described as correct.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of BAS indicates a rather cheap valuation: BAS is cheaper than 86.57% of the companies listed in the same industry.
BAS's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 27.45.
A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 10.20 indicates a reasonable valuation of BAS.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, BAS is valued cheaply inside the industry as 88.06% of the companies are valued more expensively.
BAS's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 21.90.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12.22 | ||
| Fwd PE | 10.2 |
4.2 Price Multiples
Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, BAS is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 65.67% of the companies are valued more expensively.
BAS's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is in line with the industry average.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 91.63 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 8.85 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y7.76%
EPS Next 3Y9.7%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
With a Yearly Dividend Yield of 5.38%, BAS is a good candidate for dividend investing.
Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 3.08, BAS pays a better dividend. On top of this BAS pays more dividend than 88.06% of the companies listed in the same industry.
BAS's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 2.42.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 5.38% |
5.2 History
The dividend of BAS has a limited annual growth rate of 2.83%.
Dividend Growth(5Y)2.83%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years3
5.3 Sustainability
439.38% of the earnings are spent on dividend by BAS. This is not a sustainable payout ratio.
BAS's earnings are growing around the same pace than its dividend. As long as the earnings growth is kept the dividend growth is sustainable.
DP439.38%
EPS Next 2Y7.76%
EPS Next 3Y9.7%
FRA:BAS (7/4/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
41.68
-0.52 (-1.23%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryGroupMaterials
GICS IndustryChemicals
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners24.56%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins OwnersN/A
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap37.20B
Analysts72.26
Price Target52.64 (26.3%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 5.38% |
Yearly Dividend3.68
Dividend Growth(5Y)2.83%
DP439.38%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years3
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)87.67%
Min EPS beat(2)12.51%
Max EPS beat(2)162.84%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)33.19%
Min EPS beat(4)-52.95%
Max EPS beat(4)162.84%
EPS beat(8)4
Avg EPS beat(8)-1.81%
EPS beat(12)7
Avg EPS beat(12)-1.36%
EPS beat(16)10
Avg EPS beat(16)0.44%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-0.75%
Min Revenue beat(2)-1.69%
Max Revenue beat(2)0.2%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)-1.12%
Min Revenue beat(4)-4.39%
Max Revenue beat(4)1.4%
Revenue beat(8)2
Avg Revenue beat(8)-4.26%
Revenue beat(12)4
Avg Revenue beat(12)-3.21%
Revenue beat(16)8
Avg Revenue beat(16)-0.63%
PT rev (1m)-1.78%
PT rev (3m)-5.14%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-5.12%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-7.49%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-4.07%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-2.2%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12.22 | ||
| Fwd PE | 10.2 | ||
| P/S | 0.57 | ||
| P/FCF | 91.63 | ||
| P/OCF | 5.74 | ||
| P/B | 1.03 | ||
| P/tB | 1.52 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 8.85 |
EPS(TTM)3.41
EY8.18%
EPS(NY)4.09
Fwd EY9.81%
FCF(TTM)0.45
FCFY1.09%
OCF(TTM)7.26
OCFY17.41%
SpS72.95
BVpS40.43
TBVpS27.41
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 0.91% | ||
| ROE | 2.05% | ||
| ROCE | 2.98% | ||
| ROIC | 1.44% | ||
| ROICexc | 1.5% | ||
| ROICexgc | 1.85% | ||
| OM | 2.9% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 1.14% | ||
| GM | 26.1% | ||
| FCFM | 0.62% |
ROA(3y)0.39%
ROA(5y)1.23%
ROE(3y)0.9%
ROE(5y)2.62%
ROIC(3y)3.26%
ROIC(5y)3.13%
ROICexc(3y)3.41%
ROICexc(5y)3.28%
ROICexgc(3y)4.31%
ROICexgc(5y)4.15%
ROCE(3y)6.72%
ROCE(5y)6.46%
ROICexcg growth 3Y-24.22%
ROICexcg growth 5Y-3.13%
ROICexc growth 3Y-23.87%
ROICexc growth 5Y-2.72%
OM growth 3Y-20.75%
OM growth 5Y-6.65%
PM growth 3Y-34.34%
PM growth 5Y-32.5%
GM growth 3Y0.64%
GM growth 5Y-1.3%
F-Score6
Asset Turnover0.8
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.52 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 56.08 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 2.88 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 130.17% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 9.32% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 250 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 98.87% | ||
| Profit Quality | 54.94% | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.83 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.07 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.2 |
F-Score6
WACC4.91%
ROIC/WACC0.29
Cap/Depr(3y)115.57%
Cap/Depr(5y)97.77%
Cap/Sales(3y)7.45%
Cap/Sales(5y)6.42%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)34.25%
EPS 3Y-19.55%
EPS 5Y-2.33%
EPS Q2Q%-6.55%
EPS Next Y-4.45%
EPS Next 2Y7.76%
EPS Next 3Y9.7%
EPS Next 5Y3.04%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-2.04%
Revenue growth 3Y-6.01%
Revenue growth 5Y1.93%
Sales Q2Q%-0.86%
Revenue Next Year0.93%
Revenue Next 2Y2.32%
Revenue Next 3Y2.97%
Revenue Next 5Y2.23%
EBIT growth 1Y-0.63%
EBIT growth 3Y-25.51%
EBIT growth 5Y-4.85%
EBIT Next Year113.2%
EBIT Next 3Y38.25%
EBIT Next 5Y21.56%
FCF growth 1Y-82.63%
FCF growth 3Y-41.34%
FCF growth 5Y-27.25%
OCF growth 1Y-7.17%
OCF growth 3Y-1.36%
OCF growth 5Y-1.51%