FORVIA (FAU.DE) Stock Fundamental Analysis
FRA:FAU - Deutsche Boerse Ag - FR0000121147 - Common Stock - Currency: EUR
Overall FAU gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. We evaluated FAU against 29 industry peers in the Automobile Components industry. FAU may be in some trouble as it scores bad on both profitability and health. FAU is cheap, but on the other hand it scores bad on growth.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
FAU had negative earnings in the past year.
FAU had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
In the past 5 years FAU reported 4 times negative net income.
In the past 5 years FAU always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
1.2 Ratios
FAU has a Return On Assets of -0.61%. This is in the lower half of the industry: FAU underperforms 64.52% of its industry peers.
FAU's Return On Equity of -4.32% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. FAU is outperformed by 67.74% of its industry peers.
FAU has a Return On Invested Capital of 4.90%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: FAU outperforms 41.94% of its industry peers.
The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for FAU is in line with the industry average of 6.14%.
The 3 year average ROIC (4.47%) for FAU is below the current ROIC(4.90%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -0.61% | ||
| ROE | -4.32% | ||
| ROIC | 4.9% |
ROA(3y)-0.36%
ROA(5y)-0.69%
ROE(3y)-2.6%
ROE(5y)-4.25%
ROIC(3y)4.47%
ROIC(5y)4.01%
1.3 Margins
FAU's Operating Margin of 4.56% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. FAU outperforms 41.94% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of FAU has declined.
Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 13.36%, FAU is doing worse than 83.87% of the companies in the same industry.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of FAU has remained more or less at the same level.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 4.56% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 13.36% |
OM growth 3Y-1.94%
OM growth 5Y-8.01%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y3.47%
GM growth 5Y-0.92%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
FAU has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
The number of shares outstanding for FAU remains at a similar level compared to 1 year ago.
The number of shares outstanding for FAU has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
The debt/assets ratio for FAU has been reduced compared to a year ago.
2.2 Solvency
Based on the Altman-Z score of 1.14, we must say that FAU is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
FAU has a worse Altman-Z score (1.14) than 80.65% of its industry peers.
FAU has a debt to FCF ratio of 17.80. This is a negative value and a sign of low solvency as FAU would need 17.80 years to pay back of all of its debts.
FAU has a worse Debt to FCF ratio (17.80) than 67.74% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 2.46 is on the high side and indicates that FAU has dependencies on debt financing.
FAU's Debt to Equity ratio of 2.46 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. FAU is outperformed by 87.10% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 2.46 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 17.8 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.14 |
ROIC/WACC1
WACC4.92%
2.3 Liquidity
A Current Ratio of 0.99 indicates that FAU may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
The Current ratio of FAU (0.99) is worse than 77.42% of its industry peers.
FAU has a Quick Ratio of 0.99. This is a bad value and indicates that FAU is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
With a Quick ratio value of 0.80, FAU is not doing good in the industry: 67.74% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.99 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.8 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
The earnings per share for FAU have decreased strongly by -183.81% in the last year.
The Revenue has decreased by -1.01% in the past year.
FAU shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 8.71% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-183.81%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-198.27%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-1.01%
Revenue growth 3Y19.98%
Revenue growth 5Y8.71%
Sales Q2Q%-1.37%
3.2 Future
Based on estimates for the next years, FAU will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 94.40% on average per year.
Based on estimates for the next years, FAU will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 3.33% on average per year.
EPS Next Y188.01%
EPS Next 2Y98.57%
EPS Next 3Y94.4%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year1.83%
Revenue Next 2Y2.92%
Revenue Next 3Y3.33%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
3.3 Evolution
The Revenue growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
FAU reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 3.33, the valuation of FAU can be described as very cheap.
FAU's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. FAU is cheaper than 90.32% of the companies in the same industry.
When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of FAU to the average of the S&P500 Index (22.10), we can say FAU is valued rather cheaply.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | 3.33 |
4.2 Price Multiples
83.87% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than FAU, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, FAU is valued cheaper than 83.87% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 2.81 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 2.44 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
The low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
A more expensive valuation may be justified as FAU's earnings are expected to grow with 94.40% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y98.57%
EPS Next 3Y94.4%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
No dividends for FAU!.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
FRA:FAU (3/7/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
8.82
+0.23 (+2.63%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustryGroupAutomobiles & Components
GICS IndustryAutomobile Components
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners48.45%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners0.09%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap1.74B
Analysts76.67
Price Target14.74 (67.12%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
Yearly Dividend0.5
Dividend Growth(5Y)-15.05%
DP-53.02%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)N/A
Avg EPS beat(2)N/A
Min EPS beat(2)N/A
Max EPS beat(2)N/A
EPS beat(4)N/A
Avg EPS beat(4)N/A
Min EPS beat(4)N/A
Max EPS beat(4)N/A
EPS beat(8)N/A
Avg EPS beat(8)N/A
EPS beat(12)N/A
Avg EPS beat(12)N/A
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(2)N/A
Min Revenue beat(2)N/A
Max Revenue beat(2)N/A
Revenue beat(4)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A
Min Revenue beat(4)N/A
Max Revenue beat(4)N/A
Revenue beat(8)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A
Revenue beat(12)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A
Revenue beat(16)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A
PT rev (1m)-1.83%
PT rev (3m)-6.51%
EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)-0.47%
EPS NY rev (3m)-4.05%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.91%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-1.2%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | 3.33 | ||
| P/S | 0.06 | ||
| P/FCF | 2.81 | ||
| P/OCF | 0.66 | ||
| P/B | 0.41 | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 2.44 |
EPS(TTM)-0.94
EYN/A
EPS(NY)2.65
Fwd EY30.06%
FCF(TTM)3.14
FCFY35.63%
OCF(TTM)13.35
OCFY151.35%
SpS136.86
BVpS21.78
TBVpS-27.64
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -0.61% | ||
| ROE | -4.32% | ||
| ROCE | 7.16% | ||
| ROIC | 4.9% | ||
| ROICexc | 6.58% | ||
| ROICexgc | 25.21% | ||
| OM | 4.56% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 13.36% | ||
| FCFM | 2.3% |
ROA(3y)-0.36%
ROA(5y)-0.69%
ROE(3y)-2.6%
ROE(5y)-4.25%
ROIC(3y)4.47%
ROIC(5y)4.01%
ROICexc(3y)5.93%
ROICexc(5y)5.65%
ROICexgc(3y)21.65%
ROICexgc(5y)19.44%
ROCE(3y)6.59%
ROCE(5y)6%
ROICexcg growth 3Y4.68%
ROICexcg growth 5Y-6.21%
ROICexc growth 3Y-2.68%
ROICexc growth 5Y-11.4%
OM growth 3Y-1.94%
OM growth 5Y-8.01%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y3.47%
GM growth 5Y-0.92%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover0.89
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 2.46 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 17.8 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 3.32 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 102.92% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 7.46% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 250 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 82.58% | ||
| Profit Quality | N/A | ||
| Current Ratio | 0.99 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.8 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.14 |
F-Score4
WACC4.92%
ROIC/WACC1
Cap/Depr(3y)110.58%
Cap/Depr(5y)102.8%
Cap/Sales(3y)7.99%
Cap/Sales(5y)7.82%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-183.81%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-198.27%
EPS Next Y188.01%
EPS Next 2Y98.57%
EPS Next 3Y94.4%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-1.01%
Revenue growth 3Y19.98%
Revenue growth 5Y8.71%
Sales Q2Q%-1.37%
Revenue Next Year1.83%
Revenue Next 2Y2.92%
Revenue Next 3Y3.33%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-3.18%
EBIT growth 3Y17.66%
EBIT growth 5Y0%
EBIT Next Year189.26%
EBIT Next 3Y51.6%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y35.95%
FCF growth 3Y46.28%
FCF growth 5Y8.26%
OCF growth 1Y-0.3%
OCF growth 3Y23.48%
OCF growth 5Y8.09%