ADV Fundamental Analysis - ADTRAN NETWORKING SE

Fundamental Rating

Overall ADV gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. We evaluated ADV against 26 industry peers in the Communications Equipment industry. While ADV seems to be doing ok healthwise, there are quite some concerns on its profitability. ADV does not seem to be growing, but still is valued expensively.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

ADV had negative earnings in the past year.

ADV had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.

In multiple years ADV reported negative net income over the last 5 years.

In the past 5 years ADV always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.

1.2 Ratios

With a Return On Assets value of -9.36%, ADV is not doing good in the industry: 60.00% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

ADV has a Return On Equity (-16.15%) which is in line with its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-9.36%
ROE	-16.15%
ROIC	N/A

ROA(3y)-2.8%

ROA(5y)1.1%

ROE(3y)-4.78%

ROE(5y)2.16%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

ADV's Gross Margin of 34.97% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ADV is outperformed by 72.00% of its industry peers.

In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of ADV has remained more or less at the same level.

ADV does not have Profit Margin and Operating Margin available, so we won't be analyzing them here.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	34.97%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-1.17%

GM growth 5Y0.4%

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ROE

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

ADV does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.

The number of shares outstanding for ADV remains at a similar level compared to 1 year ago.

Compared to 5 years ago, ADV has more shares outstanding

Compared to 1 year ago, ADV has a worse debt to assets ratio.

2.2 Solvency

ADV has an Altman-Z score of 3.18. This indicates that ADV is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.

Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 3.18, ADV is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 80.00% of the companies in the same industry.

The Debt to FCF ratio of ADV is 176.76, which is on the high side as it means it would take ADV, 176.76 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.

ADV's Debt to FCF ratio of 176.76 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ADV is outperformed by 64.00% of its industry peers.

A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.18 indicates that ADV is not too dependend on debt financing.

Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 0.18, ADV is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 68.00% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.18
Debt/FCF	176.76
Altman-Z	3.18

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACC7.07%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 2.21 indicates that ADV has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.

With a decent Current ratio value of 2.21, ADV is doing good in the industry, outperforming 72.00% of the companies in the same industry.

ADV has a Quick Ratio of 1.66. This is a normal value and indicates that ADV is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

ADV has a Quick ratio of 1.66. This is in the better half of the industry: ADV outperforms 76.00% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	2.21
Quick Ratio	1.66

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

ADV shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -412.12%.

Looking at the last year, ADV shows a very negative growth in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -28.61% in the last year.

Measured over the past years, ADV shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has been decreasing by -4.68% on average per year.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-412.12%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-331.72%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-28.61%

Revenue growth 3Y-10.12%

Revenue growth 5Y-4.68%

Sales Q2Q%-28.61%

3.2 Future

The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 78.89% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth

The Revenue is expected to grow by 9.97% on average over the next years. This is quite good.

EPS Next Y133.33%

EPS Next 2Y78.89%

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year10%

Revenue Next 2Y9.97%

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

ADV reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.

With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 407.92, ADV can be considered very expensive at the moment.

ADV's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is a bit more expensive when compared to the industry. ADV is more expensive than 68.00% of the companies in the same industry.

When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of ADV to the average of the S&P500 Index (36.21), we can say ADV is valued expensively.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	407.92

4.2 Price Multiples

ADV's Enterprise Value to EBITDA is on the same level as the industry average.

ADV's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is a bit more expensive when compared to the industry. ADV is more expensive than 64.00% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	1949.5
EV/EBITDA	18.32

4.3 Compensation for Growth

The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates ADV does not grow enough to justify the current Price/Earnings ratio.

A more expensive valuation may be justified as ADV's earnings are expected to grow with 78.89% in the coming years.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y78.89%

EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

With a Yearly Dividend Yield of 2.51%, ADV has a reasonable but not impressive dividend return.

Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 6.25, ADV pays a bit more dividend than its industry peers.

ADV's Dividend Yield is comparable with the S&P500 average which is at 2.39.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	2.51%

5.2 History

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

5.3 Sustainability

DPN/A

EPS Next 2Y78.89%

EPS Next 3YN/A

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ADTRAN NETWORKING SE

FRA:ADV (8/1/2025, 7:00:00 PM)

20.6

-0.1 (-0.48%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorInformation Technology

GICS IndustryGroupTechnology Hardware & Equipment

GICS IndustryCommunications Equipment

Earnings (Last)05-08 2025-05-08

Earnings (Next)08-07 2025-08-07

Inst Owners18.57%

Inst Owner ChangeN/A

Ins OwnersN/A

Ins Owner ChangeN/A

Market Cap1.07B

Analysts42.86

Price TargetN/A

Short Float %N/A

Short RatioN/A

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	2.51%

Yearly DividendN/A

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

DPN/A

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)0%

EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A

EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A

EPS NY rev (1m)0%

EPS NY rev (3m)0%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A

Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A

Revenue NY rev (1m)0%

Revenue NY rev (3m)0%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	407.92
P/S	2.45
P/FCF	1949.5
P/OCF	17.01
P/B	2.76
P/tB	5.49
EV/EBITDA	18.32

EPS(TTM)-1.2

EYN/A

EPS(NY)0.05

Fwd EY0.25%

FCF(TTM)0.01

FCFY0.05%

OCF(TTM)1.21

OCFY5.88%

SpS8.42

BVpS7.46

TBVpS3.75

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-9.36%
ROE	-16.15%
ROCE	N/A
ROIC	N/A
ROICexc	N/A
ROICexgc	N/A
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	34.97%
FCFM	0.13%

ROA(3y)-2.8%

ROA(5y)1.1%

ROE(3y)-4.78%

ROE(5y)2.16%

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

ROICexcg growth 3YN/A

ROICexcg growth 5YN/A

ROICexc growth 3YN/A

ROICexc growth 5YN/A

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-1.17%

GM growth 5Y0.4%

F-Score3

Asset Turnover0.65

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.18
Debt/FCF	176.76
Debt/EBITDA	1.12
Cap/Depr	74.67%
Cap/Sales	14.27%
Interest Coverage	N/A
Cash Conversion	101.09%
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	2.21
Quick Ratio	1.66
Altman-Z	3.18

F-Score3

WACC7.07%

ROIC/WACCN/A

Cap/Depr(3y)91.49%

Cap/Depr(5y)91.1%

Cap/Sales(3y)11.89%

Cap/Sales(5y)11.33%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)-412.12%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-331.72%

EPS Next Y133.33%

EPS Next 2Y78.89%

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-28.61%

Revenue growth 3Y-10.12%

Revenue growth 5Y-4.68%

Sales Q2Q%-28.61%

Revenue Next Year10%

Revenue Next 2Y9.97%

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y-264.56%

EBIT growth 3YN/A

EBIT growth 5YN/A

EBIT Next Year575%

EBIT Next 3YN/A

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y102.41%

FCF growth 3Y-78.95%

FCF growth 5Y-38.82%

OCF growth 1Y38.92%

OCF growth 3Y-20.03%

OCF growth 5Y-1.18%

ADTRAN NETWORKING SE (ADV.DE) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

5.2 History

5.3 Sustainability

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