LACROIX GROUP (LACR.PA) Stock Fundamental Analysis
EPA:LACR - Euronext Paris - Matif - FR0000066607 - Common Stock - Currency: EUR
LACR gets a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 50 industry peers in the Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components industry. LACR may be in some trouble as it scores bad on both profitability and health. LACR is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
LACR had negative earnings in the past year.
LACR had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
Of the past 5 years LACR 4 years were profitable.
In the past 5 years LACR always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
1.2 Ratios
LACR has a Return On Assets of -6.28%. This is in the lower half of the industry: LACR underperforms 70.00% of its industry peers.
With a Return On Equity value of -24.77%, LACR is not doing good in the industry: 70.00% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 1.98%, LACR is in line with its industry, outperforming 48.00% of the companies in the same industry.
The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for LACR is below the industry average of 6.87%.
| 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
With a Operating Margin value of 1.28%, LACR perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 46.00% of the companies in the same industry.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of LACR has declined.
LACR has a Gross Margin (41.40%) which is comparable to the rest of the 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
The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so LACR is destroying value.
LACR has about the same amout of shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
Compared to 5 years ago, LACR has more shares outstanding
Compared to 1 year ago, LACR has a worse debt to assets ratio.
2.2 Solvency
Based on the Altman-Z score of 1.59, we must say that LACR is in the distress zone and 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 68.00% 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 perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 42.00% of the companies in the same industry.
LACR has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.89. This is a neutral value indicating LACR is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
LACR has a worse Debt to Equity ratio (0.89) than 70.00% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.89 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 19.25 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.59 |
ROIC/WACC0.34
WACC5.78%
2.3 Liquidity
LACR has a Current Ratio of 1.22. This is a normal value and indicates that LACR is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
LACR has a worse Current ratio (1.22) than 76.00% 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 84.00% of the companies in the same industry.
| 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.
The Revenue for LACR has decreased by -14.70% in the past year. This is quite bad
Measured over the past years, LACR shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 5.70% on average per year.
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
LACR is expected to show a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 48.82% yearly.
Based on estimates for the next years, LACR will show a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue will decrease by -3.40% on average per year.
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
LACR's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. LACR is cheaper than 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.
Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, LACR is valued cheaply inside the industry as 86.00% of the companies are valued more expensively.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 4.87 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 2.24 |
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
No dividends for LACR!.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
EPA:LACR (6/17/2025, 4:57:06 PM)
7.66
-0.1 (-1.29%)
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 Cap37.00M
Analysts42.22
Price Target7.24 (-5.48%)
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 | 4.87 | ||
| P/OCF | 1.52 | ||
| P/B | 0.27 | ||
| P/tB | 0.91 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 2.24 |
EPS(TTM)-6.95
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-0.61
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)1.57
FCFY20.55%
OCF(TTM)5.03
OCFY65.69%
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
WACC5.78%
ROIC/WACC0.34
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%