LACROIX GROUP (LACR.PA) Stock Fundamental Analysis
EPA:LACR - Euronext Paris - Matif - FR0000066607 - Common Stock - Currency: EUR
Overall LACR gets a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10. We evaluated LACR against 49 industry peers in the Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components industry. LACR has a bad profitability rating. Also its financial health evaluation is rather negative. LACR does not seem to be growing, but still is valued expensively.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
In the past year LACR has reported negative net income.
LACR had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
LACR had positive earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
In the past 5 years LACR always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
1.2 Ratios
The Return On Assets of LACR (-6.28%) is worse than 69.39% of its industry peers.
The Return On Equity of LACR (-24.77%) is worse than 69.39% of its industry peers.
LACR has a Return On Invested Capital (1.98%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for LACR is below the industry average of 7.00%.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -6.28% | ||
| ROE | -24.77% | ||
| ROIC | 1.98% |
ROA(3y)-1.19%
ROA(5y)0.71%
ROE(3y)-5.18%
ROE(5y)2.12%
ROIC(3y)3.54%
ROIC(5y)4.32%
1.3 Margins
The Operating Margin of LACR (1.28%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
LACR's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
With a Gross Margin value of 41.40%, LACR perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 55.10% of the companies in the same industry.
LACR's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 1.28% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 41.4% |
OM growth 3Y-34.78%
OM growth 5Y-26.33%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y0.09%
GM growth 5Y5.14%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
LACR has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
LACR has about the same amout of shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
LACR has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
The debt/assets ratio for LACR is higher compared to a year ago.
2.2 Solvency
LACR has an Altman-Z score of 1.59. This is a bad value and indicates that LACR is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
LACR has a Altman-Z score of 1.59. This is in the lower half of the industry: LACR underperforms 67.35% of its industry peers.
LACR has a debt to FCF ratio of 19.25. This is a negative value and a sign of low solvency as LACR would need 19.25 years to pay back of all of its debts.
LACR has a Debt to FCF ratio (19.25) which is in line with its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.89 indicates that LACR is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
The Debt to Equity ratio of LACR (0.89) is worse than 69.39% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.89 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 19.25 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.59 |
ROIC/WACC0.42
WACC4.7%
2.3 Liquidity
A Current Ratio of 1.22 indicates that LACR should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
With a Current ratio value of 1.22, LACR is not doing good in the industry: 75.51% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
A Quick Ratio of 0.72 indicates that LACR may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
LACR has a Quick ratio of 0.72. This is amonst the worse of the industry: LACR underperforms 83.67% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.22 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.72 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
The earnings per share for LACR have decreased strongly by -854.04% in the last year.
Looking at the last year, LACR shows a very negative growth in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -14.70% in the last year.
LACR shows a small growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 5.70% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-854.04%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-1429.63%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-14.7%
Revenue growth 3Y8.22%
Revenue growth 5Y5.7%
Sales Q2Q%-20.17%
3.2 Future
Based on estimates for the next years, LACR will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 48.82% on average per year.
The Revenue is expected to decrease by -3.40% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y91.69%
EPS Next 2Y48.82%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-12.54%
Revenue Next 2Y-3.4%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
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
LACR reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Also next year LACR is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A |
4.2 Price Multiples
Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, LACR is valued cheaper than 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of LACR indicates a rather cheap valuation: LACR is cheaper than 83.67% of the companies listed in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 5.32 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 2.29 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
A more expensive valuation may be justified as LACR's earnings are expected to grow with 48.82% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y48.82%
EPS Next 3YN/A
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
LACR does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
EPA:LACR (7/3/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
8.38
+0.18 (+2.2%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustryGroupTechnology Hardware & Equipment
GICS IndustryElectronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners6.18%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins OwnersN/A
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap40.48M
Analysts42.22
Price Target7.24 (-13.6%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
Yearly Dividend0.8
Dividend Growth(5Y)1.73%
DP-11.05%
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)-29.7%
PT rev (3m)-61.62%
EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-119.29%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-14.42%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A | ||
| P/S | 0.06 | ||
| P/FCF | 5.32 | ||
| P/OCF | 1.67 | ||
| P/B | 0.3 | ||
| P/tB | 0.99 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 2.29 |
EPS(TTM)-6.95
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-0.61
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)1.57
FCFY18.79%
OCF(TTM)5.03
OCFY60.04%
SpS131.58
BVpS28.22
TBVpS8.45
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -6.28% | ||
| ROE | -24.77% | ||
| ROCE | 3.01% | ||
| ROIC | 1.98% | ||
| ROICexc | 2.29% | ||
| ROICexgc | 3.61% | ||
| OM | 1.28% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 41.4% | ||
| FCFM | 1.2% |
ROA(3y)-1.19%
ROA(5y)0.71%
ROE(3y)-5.18%
ROE(5y)2.12%
ROIC(3y)3.54%
ROIC(5y)4.32%
ROICexc(3y)3.92%
ROICexc(5y)5.08%
ROICexgc(3y)6.16%
ROICexgc(5y)7.79%
ROCE(3y)5.38%
ROCE(5y)6.62%
ROICexcg growth 3Y-26.85%
ROICexcg growth 5Y-23.67%
ROICexc growth 3Y-25.02%
ROICexc growth 5Y-26.77%
OM growth 3Y-34.78%
OM growth 5Y-26.33%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y0.09%
GM growth 5Y5.14%
F-Score3
Asset Turnover1.18
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.89 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 19.25 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 2.49 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 40.97% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 2.63% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 250 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 49.69% | ||
| Profit Quality | N/A | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.22 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.72 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.59 |
F-Score3
WACC4.7%
ROIC/WACC0.42
Cap/Depr(3y)59.05%
Cap/Depr(5y)114.77%
Cap/Sales(3y)2.56%
Cap/Sales(5y)3.36%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-854.04%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-1429.63%
EPS Next Y91.69%
EPS Next 2Y48.82%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-14.7%
Revenue growth 3Y8.22%
Revenue growth 5Y5.7%
Sales Q2Q%-20.17%
Revenue Next Year-12.54%
Revenue Next 2Y-3.4%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-57.1%
EBIT growth 3Y-29.42%
EBIT growth 5Y-22.13%
EBIT Next Year413.46%
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-68.9%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-41.15%
OCF growth 3Y70.9%
OCF growth 5Y30.92%