GEA (GEA.PA) Stock Fundamental Analysis
Europe - EPA:GEA - FR0000053035 - Common Stock
83.5 EUR
+2.5 (+3.09%)
We assign a fundamental rating of 5 out of 10 to GEA. GEA was compared to 55 industry peers in the Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components industry. GEA is in great health and has no worries on liquidiy or solvency at all, but the profibility rating is only average. GEA does not seem to be growing, but still is valued expensively.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
GEA had positive earnings in the past year.
In the past year GEA had a positive cash flow from operations.
Each year in the past 5 years GEA has been profitable.
In multiple years GEA reported negative operating cash flow during the last 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
With a decent Return On Assets value of 4.33%, GEA is doing good in the industry, outperforming 74.55% of the companies in the same industry.
GEA has a Return On Equity of 5.68%. This is in the better half of the industry: GEA outperforms 65.45% of its industry peers.
The Return On Invested Capital of GEA (4.24%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for GEA is significantly below the industry average of 10.49%.
The 3 year average ROIC (2.74%) for GEA is below the current ROIC(4.24%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 4.33% | ||
| ROE | 5.68% | ||
| ROIC | 4.24% |
ROA(3y)2.85%
ROA(5y)2.5%
ROE(3y)3.59%
ROE(5y)3.15%
ROIC(3y)2.74%
ROIC(5y)2.55%
1.3 Margins
GEA has a better Profit Margin (7.09%) than 81.82% of its industry peers.
GEA's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
GEA has a better Operating Margin (7.17%) than 69.09% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of GEA has declined.
Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 59.49%, GEA is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 70.91% of the companies in the same industry.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of GEA has remained more or less at the same level.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 7.17% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 7.09% | ||
| GM | 59.49% |
OM growth 3Y8.61%
OM growth 5Y-15.63%
PM growth 3Y17%
PM growth 5Y-11.68%
GM growth 3Y-6.27%
GM growth 5Y-0.33%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
GEA has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
The number of shares outstanding for GEA remains at a similar level compared to 1 year ago.
GEA has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
Compared to 1 year ago, GEA has a worse debt to assets ratio.
2.2 Solvency
An Altman-Z score of 5.84 indicates that GEA is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
The Altman-Z score of GEA (5.84) is better than 87.27% of its industry peers.
The Debt to FCF ratio of GEA is 0.00, which is an excellent value as it means it would take GEA, only 0.00 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
GEA has a Debt to FCF ratio of 0.00. This is amongst the best in the industry. GEA outperforms 98.18% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.00 indicates that GEA is not too dependend on debt financing.
Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 0.00, GEA belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 94.55% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 0 | ||
| Altman-Z | 5.84 |
ROIC/WACC0.53
WACC8.06%
2.3 Liquidity
GEA has a Current Ratio of 4.56. This indicates that GEA is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
GEA has a better Current ratio (4.56) than 96.36% of its industry peers.
GEA has a Quick Ratio of 3.73. This indicates that GEA is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
GEA has a Quick ratio of 3.73. This is amongst the best in the industry. GEA outperforms 96.36% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 4.56 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 3.73 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 93.99% over the past year.
GEA shows a decrease in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been decreasing by -5.83% yearly.
Looking at the last year, GEA shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -5.92% in the last year.
Measured over the past years, GEA shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 4.86% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)93.99%
EPS 3Y33.97%
EPS 5Y-5.83%
EPS Q2Q%13.32%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-5.92%
Revenue growth 3Y14.27%
Revenue growth 5Y4.86%
Sales Q2Q%-25.18%
3.2 Future
No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
EPS Next YN/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
3.3 Evolution
No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
With a Price/Earnings ratio of 30.14, GEA can be considered very expensive at the moment.
GEA's Price/Earnings ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. GEA is cheaper than 70.91% of the companies in the same industry.
When comparing the Price/Earnings ratio of GEA to the average of the S&P500 Index (27.40), we can say GEA is valued inline with the index average.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 30.14 | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A |
4.2 Price Multiples
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of GEA is on the same level as its industry peers.
GEA's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is in line with the industry average.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 26.52 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 13.59 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
The decent profitability rating of GEA may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
GEA has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 1.96%. Purely for dividend investing, there may be better candidates out there.
Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 2.86, GEA pays a bit more dividend than its industry peers.
Compared to an average S&P500 Dividend Yield of 2.38, GEA has a dividend comparable with the average S&P500 company.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 1.96% |
5.2 History
On average, the dividend of GEA grows each year by 56.94%, which is quite nice.
Dividend Growth(5Y)56.94%
Div Incr Years1
Div Non Decr Years3
5.3 Sustainability
GEA pays out 759.35% of its income as dividend. This is not a sustainable payout ratio.
GEA's earnings are declining while the Dividend Rate has been growing. This means the dividend growth is most likely not sustainable.
DP759.35%
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPA:GEA (10/17/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
83.5
+2.5 (+3.09%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustryGroupTechnology Hardware & Equipment
GICS IndustryElectronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners1.45%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners16.7%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap91.85M
Analysts42.86
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 1.96% |
Yearly Dividend19.49
Dividend Growth(5Y)56.94%
DP759.35%
Div Incr Years1
Div Non Decr Years3
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)N/A
PT rev (3m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)N/A
EPS NY rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (3m)N/A
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 30.14 | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A | ||
| P/S | 2.13 | ||
| P/FCF | 26.52 | ||
| P/OCF | 20.73 | ||
| P/B | 1.71 | ||
| P/tB | 1.71 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 13.59 |
EPS(TTM)2.77
EY3.32%
EPS(NY)N/A
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)3.15
FCFY3.77%
OCF(TTM)4.03
OCFY4.82%
SpS39.13
BVpS48.86
TBVpS48.85
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 4.33% | ||
| ROE | 5.68% | ||
| ROCE | 5.57% | ||
| ROIC | 4.24% | ||
| ROICexc | 14.02% | ||
| ROICexgc | 14.03% | ||
| OM | 7.17% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 7.09% | ||
| GM | 59.49% | ||
| FCFM | 8.05% |
ROA(3y)2.85%
ROA(5y)2.5%
ROE(3y)3.59%
ROE(5y)3.15%
ROIC(3y)2.74%
ROIC(5y)2.55%
ROICexc(3y)9.57%
ROICexc(5y)10.42%
ROICexgc(3y)9.58%
ROICexgc(5y)10.43%
ROCE(3y)3.6%
ROCE(5y)3.35%
ROICexcg growth 3Y11.72%
ROICexcg growth 5Y-19.11%
ROICexc growth 3Y11.77%
ROICexc growth 5Y-19.11%
OM growth 3Y8.61%
OM growth 5Y-15.63%
PM growth 3Y17%
PM growth 5Y-11.68%
GM growth 3Y-6.27%
GM growth 5Y-0.33%
F-Score8
Asset Turnover0.61
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 0 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 0 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 153.98% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 2.25% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 250 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 119.34% | ||
| Profit Quality | 113.51% | ||
| Current Ratio | 4.56 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 3.73 | ||
| Altman-Z | 5.84 |
F-Score8
WACC8.06%
ROIC/WACC0.53
Cap/Depr(3y)101.73%
Cap/Depr(5y)N/A
Cap/Sales(3y)1.32%
Cap/Sales(5y)1.19%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)93.99%
EPS 3Y33.97%
EPS 5Y-5.83%
EPS Q2Q%13.32%
EPS Next YN/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-5.92%
Revenue growth 3Y14.27%
Revenue growth 5Y4.86%
Sales Q2Q%-25.18%
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y180.76%
EBIT growth 3Y24.11%
EBIT growth 5Y-11.53%
EBIT Next YearN/A
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y49.91%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y71.04%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A