FORVIA (FAU.DE) Stock Fundamental Analysis
FRA:FAU - Deutsche Boerse Ag - FR0000121147 - Common Stock - Currency: EUR
FAU gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 29 industry peers in the Automobile Components industry. Both the profitability and financial health of FAU have multiple concerns. A decent growth rate in combination with a cheap valuation! Better keep an eye on FAU.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
FAU had positive 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.
Each year in the past 5 years FAU had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
FAU has a Return On Assets (-0.61%) which is in line with its industry peers.
FAU's Return On Equity of -4.32% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. FAU outperforms 41.38% of its industry peers.
FAU has a worse Return On Invested Capital (4.90%) than 62.07% of its industry peers.
Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for FAU is in line with the industry average of 6.47%.
The last Return On Invested Capital (4.90%) for FAU is above the 3 year average (4.47%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
| 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
Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 4.56%, FAU is in line with its industry, outperforming 48.28% of the companies in the same industry.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of FAU has declined.
FAU has a Gross Margin of 13.36%. This is in the lower half of the industry: FAU underperforms 79.31% of its industry peers.
FAU's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
| 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
The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so FAU is destroying value.
Compared to 1 year ago, FAU has about the same amount of shares outstanding.
FAU has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
The debt/assets ratio for FAU has been reduced compared to a year ago.
2.2 Solvency
FAU has an Altman-Z score of 1.15. This is a bad value and indicates that FAU is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
FAU has a Altman-Z score of 1.15. This is amonst the worse of the industry: FAU underperforms 86.21% 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 Debt to FCF ratio of 17.80. This is in the lower half of the industry: FAU underperforms 68.97% of its industry peers.
FAU has a Debt/Equity ratio of 2.46. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
FAU has a worse Debt to Equity ratio (2.46) than 89.66% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 2.46 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 17.8 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.15 |
ROIC/WACC0.93
WACC5.25%
2.3 Liquidity
FAU has a Current 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.
FAU has a worse Current ratio (0.99) than 82.76% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 0.80 indicates that FAU may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.80, FAU is doing worse than 65.52% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.99 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.8 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
The Earnings Per Share has grown by an nice 14.55% over the past year.
The earnings per share for FAU have been decreasing by -20.18% on average. This is quite bad
The Revenue has decreased by -1.01% in the past year.
Measured over the past years, FAU shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 8.71% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)14.55%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5Y-20.18%
EPS Q2Q%29.17%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-1.01%
Revenue growth 3Y19.98%
Revenue growth 5Y8.71%
Sales Q2Q%-1.37%
3.2 Future
FAU is expected to show a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 39.77% yearly.
The Revenue is expected to grow by 1.96% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y113.11%
EPS Next 2Y63.4%
EPS Next 3Y39.77%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-1.24%
Revenue Next 2Y1.04%
Revenue Next 3Y1.96%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
3.3 Evolution
The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
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 is valuated reasonably with a Price/Earnings ratio of 8.04.
86.21% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than FAU, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
FAU is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 27.30, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 3.77, which indicates a rather cheap valuation of FAU.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, FAU is valued cheaply inside the industry as 96.55% of the companies are valued more expensively.
When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of FAU to the average of the S&P500 Index (21.76), we can say FAU is valued rather cheaply.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 8.04 | ||
| Fwd PE | 3.77 |
4.2 Price Multiples
Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, FAU is valued cheaply inside the industry as 86.21% of the companies are valued more expensively.
86.21% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than FAU, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 3.22 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 2.52 |
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.
FAU's earnings are expected to grow with 39.77% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)0.07
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y63.4%
EPS Next 3Y39.77%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
No dividends for FAU!.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
FRA:FAU (7/11/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
10.135
+0.14 (+1.43%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustryGroupAutomobiles & Components
GICS IndustryAutomobile Components
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners35.67%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners0.11%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap2.00B
Analysts71.82
Price Target11.39 (12.38%)
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)-1.69%
PT rev (3m)-18.19%
EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-3.77%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-3.02%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 8.04 | ||
| Fwd PE | 3.77 | ||
| P/S | 0.07 | ||
| P/FCF | 3.22 | ||
| P/OCF | 0.76 | ||
| P/B | 0.47 | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 2.52 |
EPS(TTM)1.26
EY12.43%
EPS(NY)2.69
Fwd EY26.49%
FCF(TTM)3.14
FCFY31.01%
OCF(TTM)13.35
OCFY131.71%
SpS136.86
BVpS21.78
TBVpS-27.64
PEG (NY)0.07
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 | 1.15 |
F-Score4
WACC5.25%
ROIC/WACC0.93
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)14.55%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5Y-20.18%
EPS Q2Q%29.17%
EPS Next Y113.11%
EPS Next 2Y63.4%
EPS Next 3Y39.77%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-1.01%
Revenue growth 3Y19.98%
Revenue growth 5Y8.71%
Sales Q2Q%-1.37%
Revenue Next Year-1.24%
Revenue Next 2Y1.04%
Revenue Next 3Y1.96%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-3.18%
EBIT growth 3Y17.66%
EBIT growth 5Y0%
EBIT Next Year170.61%
EBIT Next 3Y46.67%
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%