LACROIX GROUP (LACR.PA) Stock Fundamental Analysis
EPA:LACR - FR0000066607 - Common Stock
8.22 EUR
-0.2 (-2.38%)
We assign a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10 to LACR. LACR was compared to 51 industry peers in the Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components industry. Both the profitability and financial health of LACR have multiple concerns. LACR has a expensive valuation and it also scores bad on growth.
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.
Of the past 5 years LACR 4 years were profitable.
Each year in the past 5 years LACR had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
With a Return On Assets value of -6.28%, LACR is not doing good in the industry: 72.55% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
LACR's Return On Equity of -24.77% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. LACR is outperformed by 72.55% of its industry peers.
Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 1.98%, LACR is in line with its industry, outperforming 43.14% of the companies in the same industry.
Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for LACR is below the industry average of 6.78%.
| 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
LACR has a Operating Margin (1.28%) which is in line with its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of LACR has declined.
LACR has a Gross Margin of 41.40%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: LACR outperforms 52.94% of its industry peers.
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.
LACR has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
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.
The Altman-Z score of LACR (1.59) is worse than 66.67% of its industry peers.
The Debt to FCF ratio of LACR is 19.25, which is on the high side as it means it would take LACR, 19.25 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
With a Debt to FCF ratio value of 19.25, LACR is not doing good in the industry: 60.78% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
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 74.51% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.89 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 19.25 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.59 |
ROIC/WACC0.33
WACC6.04%
2.3 Liquidity
A Current Ratio of 1.22 indicates that LACR should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
The Current ratio of LACR (1.22) is worse than 78.43% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 0.72 indicates that LACR may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.72, LACR is doing worse than 84.31% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.22 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.72 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
LACR shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -854.04%.
The Revenue for LACR has decreased by -14.70% in the past year. This is quite bad
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
The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 34.33% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
Based on estimates for the next years, LACR will show a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue will decrease by -9.53% on average per year.
EPS Next Y94.88%
EPS Next 2Y52.45%
EPS Next 3Y34.33%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-17.94%
Revenue Next 2Y-16.05%
Revenue Next 3Y-9.53%
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
100.00% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than LACR, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
LACR's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. LACR is cheaper than 82.35% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 5.22 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 2.31 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
A more expensive valuation may be justified as LACR's earnings are expected to grow with 34.33% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y52.45%
EPS Next 3Y34.33%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
No dividends for LACR!.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
EPA:LACR (8/28/2025, 1:58:44 PM)
8.22
-0.2 (-2.38%)
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 Cap39.70M
Analysts42.22
Price Target6.83 (-16.91%)
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)-5.63%
PT rev (3m)-33.66%
EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)38.33%
EPS NY rev (3m)38.33%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)-6.18%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-6.18%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A | ||
| P/S | 0.06 | ||
| P/FCF | 5.22 | ||
| P/OCF | 1.63 | ||
| P/B | 0.29 | ||
| P/tB | 0.97 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 2.31 |
EPS(TTM)-6.95
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-0.38
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)1.57
FCFY19.15%
OCF(TTM)5.03
OCFY61.21%
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
WACC6.04%
ROIC/WACC0.33
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 Y94.88%
EPS Next 2Y52.45%
EPS Next 3Y34.33%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-14.7%
Revenue growth 3Y8.22%
Revenue growth 5Y5.7%
Sales Q2Q%-20.17%
Revenue Next Year-17.94%
Revenue Next 2Y-16.05%
Revenue Next 3Y-9.53%
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%