FORVIA (FAU.DE) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation
FRA:FAU • FR0000121147
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10.51 EUR
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This FAU.DE fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.
1. FAU.DE Profitability Analysis
1.1 Basic Checks
- In the past year FAU has reported negative net income.
- In the past year FAU had a positive cash flow from operations.
- FAU had negative earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
- FAU had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
- The Return On Assets of FAU (-7.94%) is worse than 79.31% of its industry peers.
- FAU has a Return On Equity of -111.03%. This is amonst the worse of the industry: FAU underperforms 86.21% of its industry peers.
- FAU has a Return On Invested Capital of 4.93%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: FAU outperforms 41.38% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -7.94% | ||
| ROE | -111.03% | ||
| ROIC | 4.93% |
ROA(3y)N/A
ROA(5y)N/A
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
1.3 Margins
- Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 5.29%, FAU is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 62.07% of the companies in the same industry.
- In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of FAU has grown nicely.
- With a Gross Margin value of 14.81%, FAU is not doing good in the industry: 75.86% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
- FAU's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 5.29% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 14.81% |
OM growth 3Y14.3%
OM growth 5Y17.43%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y5.14%
GM growth 5Y7.53%
2. FAU.DE Health Analysis
2.1 Basic Checks
- With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), FAU is destroying value.
- There is no outstanding debt for FAU. This means it has a Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratio of 0 and it is amongst the best of the sector and industry.
2.2 Solvency
- FAU has an Altman-Z score of 0.96. This is a bad value and indicates that FAU is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
- The Altman-Z score of FAU (0.96) is worse than 86.21% of its industry peers.
- The Debt to FCF ratio of FAU is 7.92, which is on the high side as it means it would take FAU, 7.92 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
- FAU has a Debt to FCF ratio (7.92) which is in line with its industry peers.
- FAU has a Debt/Equity ratio of 4.92. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
- FAU has a Debt to Equity ratio of 4.92. This is amonst the worse of the industry: FAU underperforms 93.10% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 4.92 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 7.92 | ||
| Altman-Z | 0.96 |
ROIC/WACC0.85
WACC5.79%
2.3 Liquidity
- FAU has a Current Ratio of 0.95. 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 Current ratio value of 0.95, FAU is not doing good in the industry: 75.86% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
- A Quick Ratio of 0.77 indicates that FAU may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
- Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.77, FAU is doing worse than 68.97% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.95 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.77 |
3. FAU.DE Growth Analysis
3.1 Past
- The earnings per share for FAU have decreased strongly by -426.98% in the last year.
- FAU shows a decrease in Revenue. In the last year, the revenue decreased by -2.43%.
- FAU shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 8.12% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-426.98%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-616.13%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-2.43%
Revenue growth 3Y-4.58%
Revenue growth 5Y8.12%
Sales Q2Q%-41.45%
3.2 Future
- FAU is expected to show a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 41.96% yearly.
- FAU is expected to show a decrease in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will decrease by -4.67% yearly.
EPS Next Y135.09%
EPS Next 2Y58.23%
EPS Next 3Y41.96%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-14.61%
Revenue Next 2Y-6.47%
Revenue Next 3Y-4.67%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
3.3 Evolution
- When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
4. FAU.DE Valuation Analysis
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- FAU reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
- With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 7.27, the valuation of FAU can be described as very cheap.
- Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, FAU is valued cheaper than 89.66% of the companies in the same industry.
- Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 23.54, FAU is valued rather cheaply.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | 7.27 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, FAU is valued cheaply inside the industry as 82.76% of the companies are valued more expensively.
- Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, FAU is valued cheaply inside the industry as 96.55% of the companies are valued more expensively.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 1.66 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 2.68 |
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 41.96% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y58.23%
EPS Next 3Y41.96%
5. FAU.DE Dividend Analysis
5.1 Amount
- No dividends for FAU!.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
FAU.DE Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics
FRA:FAU (4/10/2026, 7:00:00 PM)
10.51
+0.36 (+3.55%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustryGroupAutomobiles & Components
GICS IndustryAutomobile Components
Earnings (Last)02-24 2026-02-24/amc
Earnings (Next)04-24 2026-04-24
Inst Owners39.26%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners0.11%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap2.07B
Revenue(TTM)21.35B
Net Income(TTM)-2.09B
Analysts74.78
Price Target15.31 (45.67%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
Yearly Dividend0.5
Dividend Growth(5Y)-15.05%
DP0%
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)0%
PT rev (3m)7.73%
EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-27.79%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)-3.78%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-15.41%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | 7.27 | ||
| P/S | 0.1 | ||
| P/FCF | 1.66 | ||
| P/OCF | 0.8 | ||
| P/B | 1.1 | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 2.68 |
EPS(TTM)-4.12
EYN/A
EPS(NY)1.45
Fwd EY13.76%
FCF(TTM)6.32
FCFY60.11%
OCF(TTM)13.08
OCFY124.43%
SpS108.31
BVpS9.56
TBVpS-26.3
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -7.94% | ||
| ROE | -111.03% | ||
| ROCE | 7.22% | ||
| ROIC | 4.93% | ||
| ROICexc | 6.52% | ||
| ROICexgc | 15.51% | ||
| OM | 5.29% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 14.81% | ||
| FCFM | 5.83% |
ROA(3y)N/A
ROA(5y)N/A
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3Y14.3%
OM growth 5Y17.43%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y5.14%
GM growth 5Y7.53%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover0.81
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 4.92 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 7.92 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 3.34 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 80.93% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 6.24% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 250 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 92.89% | ||
| Profit Quality | N/A | ||
| Current Ratio | 0.95 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.77 | ||
| Altman-Z | 0.96 |
F-Score4
WACC5.79%
ROIC/WACC0.85
Cap/Depr(3y)100.97%
Cap/Depr(5y)102.45%
Cap/Sales(3y)7.29%
Cap/Sales(5y)7.61%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-426.98%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-616.13%
EPS Next Y135.09%
EPS Next 2Y58.23%
EPS Next 3Y41.96%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-2.43%
Revenue growth 3Y-4.58%
Revenue growth 5Y8.12%
Sales Q2Q%-41.45%
Revenue Next Year-14.61%
Revenue Next 2Y-6.47%
Revenue Next 3Y-4.67%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y11.99%
EBIT growth 3Y9.06%
EBIT growth 5Y26.97%
EBIT Next Year153.7%
EBIT Next 3Y35.64%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y121.75%
FCF growth 3Y53.58%
FCF growth 5Y122.56%
OCF growth 1Y15.75%
OCF growth 3Y1.92%
OCF growth 5Y18.56%
FORVIA / FAU.DE Fundamental Analysis FAQ
What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of FORVIA (FAU.DE) stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to FAU.DE.
Can you provide the valuation status for FORVIA?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 7 / 10 to FORVIA (FAU.DE). This can be considered as Undervalued.
Can you provide the profitability details for FORVIA?
FORVIA (FAU.DE) has a profitability rating of 3 / 10.
Can you provide the expected EPS growth for FAU stock?
The Earnings per Share (EPS) of FORVIA (FAU.DE) is expected to grow by 135.09% in the next year.
Is the dividend of FORVIA sustainable?
The dividend rating of FORVIA (FAU.DE) is 0 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 0%.