FORVIA (FAU.DE) Stock Fundamental Analysis
Europe - Frankfurt Stock Exchange - FRA:FAU - FR0000121147 - Common Stock
13.995 EUR
-0.34 (-2.34%)
FAU gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 32 industry peers in the Automobile Components industry. Both the profitability and financial health of FAU have multiple concerns. FAU may be a bit undervalued, certainly considering the very reasonable score on growth
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.
- 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
- FAU has a Return On Assets of -1.58%. This is in the lower half of the industry: FAU underperforms 68.75% of its industry peers.
- The Return On Equity of FAU (-12.49%) is worse than 71.88% of its industry peers.
- The Return On Invested Capital of FAU (5.46%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
- FAU had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 4.47%. This is in line with the industry average of 6.33%.
- The 3 year average ROIC (4.47%) for FAU is below the current ROIC(5.46%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -1.58% | ||
| ROE | -12.49% | ||
| ROIC | 5.46% |
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 4.73% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. FAU outperforms 59.38% 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 13.49%, FAU is doing worse than 81.25% 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 | 4.73% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 13.49% |
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.
- FAU has about the same amout of shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
- 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 1.20. This is a bad value and indicates that FAU is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
- With a Altman-Z score value of 1.20, FAU is not doing good in the industry: 78.13% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
- The Debt to FCF ratio of FAU is 12.32, which is on the high side as it means it would take FAU, 12.32 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
- FAU has a Debt to FCF ratio (12.32) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
- FAU has a Debt/Equity ratio of 2.72. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
- Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 2.72, FAU is doing worse than 90.63% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 2.72 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 12.32 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.2 |
ROIC/WACC0.96
WACC5.71%
2.3 Liquidity
- A Current Ratio of 0.98 indicates that FAU may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
- Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 0.98, FAU is doing worse than 75.00% of the companies in the same industry.
- A Quick Ratio of 0.79 indicates that FAU may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
- FAU has a Quick ratio of 0.79. This is in the lower half of the industry: FAU underperforms 65.63% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.98 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.79 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
- FAU shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 259.18%, which is quite impressive.
- Measured over the past years, FAU shows a very negative growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been decreasing by -20.18% on average per year.
- FAU shows a decrease in Revenue. In the last year, the revenue decreased by -0.90%.
- 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)259.18%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5Y-20.18%
EPS Q2Q%11300%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-0.9%
Revenue growth 3Y19.98%
Revenue growth 5Y8.71%
Sales Q2Q%-0.42%
3.2 Future
- FAU is expected to show a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 29.60% yearly.
- Based on estimates for the next years, FAU will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 0.75% on average per year.
EPS Next Y-94.49%
EPS Next 2Y26.06%
EPS Next 3Y29.6%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-2.72%
Revenue Next 2Y-0.91%
Revenue Next 3Y0.75%
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.
- 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. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- With a Price/Earnings ratio of 3.98, the valuation of FAU can be described as very cheap.
- FAU's Price/Earnings ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. FAU is cheaper than 96.88% of the companies in the same industry.
- FAU is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 27.38, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
- The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 6.99, which indicates a rather cheap valuation of FAU.
- 90.63% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than FAU, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
- Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 24.29, FAU is valued rather cheaply.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 3.98 | ||
| Fwd PE | 6.99 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- FAU's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. FAU is cheaper than 78.13% of the companies in the same industry.
- 93.75% 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 | 3.16 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 2.57 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- A more expensive valuation may be justified as FAU's earnings are expected to grow with 29.60% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y26.06%
EPS Next 3Y29.6%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
- No dividends for FAU!.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
FRA:FAU (1/16/2026, 7:00:00 PM)
13.995
-0.34 (-2.34%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustryGroupAutomobiles & Components
GICS IndustryAutomobile Components
Earnings (Last)10-20 2025-10-20
Earnings (Next)02-24 2026-02-24/amc
Inst Owners38.82%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners0.11%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap2.76B
Revenue(TTM)26.92B
Net Income(TTM)-458.70M
Analysts71.82
Price Target14.27 (1.96%)
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)3.1%
PT rev (3m)2.77%
EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)-39.52%
EPS NY rev (3m)-60.75%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.34%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 3.98 | ||
| Fwd PE | 6.99 | ||
| P/S | 0.1 | ||
| P/FCF | 3.16 | ||
| P/OCF | 1.04 | ||
| P/B | 0.75 | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 2.57 |
EPS(TTM)3.52
EY25.15%
EPS(NY)2
Fwd EY14.31%
FCF(TTM)4.43
FCFY31.64%
OCF(TTM)13.46
OCFY96.17%
SpS136.57
BVpS18.64
TBVpS-29.24
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number38.42
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -1.58% | ||
| ROE | -12.49% | ||
| ROCE | 8.01% | ||
| ROIC | 5.46% | ||
| ROICexc | 7.47% | ||
| ROICexgc | 34.99% | ||
| OM | 4.73% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 13.49% | ||
| FCFM | 3.24% |
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%
ROICexgc growth 3Y4.68%
ROICexgc 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 Turnover0.93
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 2.72 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 12.32 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 3 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 86.4% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 6.61% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 250 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 79.6% | ||
| Profit Quality | N/A | ||
| Current Ratio | 0.98 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.79 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.2 |
F-Score4
WACC5.71%
ROIC/WACC0.96
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)259.18%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5Y-20.18%
EPS Q2Q%11300%
EPS Next Y-94.49%
EPS Next 2Y26.06%
EPS Next 3Y29.6%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-0.9%
Revenue growth 3Y19.98%
Revenue growth 5Y8.71%
Sales Q2Q%-0.42%
Revenue Next Year-2.72%
Revenue Next 2Y-0.91%
Revenue Next 3Y0.75%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-1.52%
EBIT growth 3Y17.66%
EBIT growth 5Y0%
EBIT Next Year180.15%
EBIT Next 3Y46.07%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y57.44%
FCF growth 3Y46.28%
FCF growth 5Y8.26%
OCF growth 1Y0.98%
OCF growth 3Y23.48%
OCF growth 5Y8.09%
FORVIA / FAU.DE 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 8 / 10 to FORVIA (FAU.DE). This can be considered as Undervalued.
How profitable is FORVIA (FAU.DE) stock?
FORVIA (FAU.DE) has a profitability rating of 3 / 10.
What are the PE and PB ratios of FORVIA (FAU.DE) stock?
The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for FORVIA (FAU.DE) is 3.98 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 0.75.
Is the dividend of FORVIA sustainable?
The dividend rating of FORVIA (FAU.DE) is 0 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 0%.