LACR Fundamental Analysis - LACROIX GROUP

Fundamental Rating

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. 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.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

LACR had negative earnings in the past year.

In the past year LACR had a positive cash flow from operations.

Of the past 5 years LACR 4 years were profitable.

LACR had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of -6.28%, LACR is doing worse than 72.55% of the companies in the same industry.

The Return On Equity of LACR (-24.77%) is worse than 72.55% of its industry peers.

With a Return On Invested Capital value of 1.98%, LACR perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 47.06% of the companies in the same industry.

LACR had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 3.54%. This is below the industry average of 7.48%.

		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 comparable to the rest of the industry.

In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of LACR has declined.

Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 41.40%, LACR is in line with its industry, outperforming 52.94% of the companies in the same 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%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so LACR is destroying value.

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

Compared to 5 years ago, LACR has more shares outstanding

LACR has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.

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.

With a Altman-Z score value of 1.59, LACR is not doing good in the industry: 70.59% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

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.

LACR has a Debt to FCF ratio of 19.25. This is in the lower half of the industry: LACR underperforms 60.78% of its industry peers.

LACR has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.89. This is a neutral value indicating LACR is somewhat dependend on debt financing.

The Debt to Equity ratio of LACR (0.89) is worse than 70.59% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.89
Debt/FCF	19.25
Altman-Z	1.59

ROIC/WACC0.34

WACC5.87%

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.

Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 1.22, LACR is doing worse than 74.51% of the companies in the same industry.

LACR has a Quick Ratio of 1.22. This is a bad value and indicates that LACR is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting 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

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for LACR have decreased strongly by -854.04% in the last year.

Looking at the last year, LACR shows a very negative growth in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -14.70% in the last year.

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 48.82% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth

The Revenue is expected to decrease by -3.40% on average over the next years.

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

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.

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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

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of LACR indicates a rather cheap valuation: LACR is cheaper than 100.00% of the companies listed in the same industry.

Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, LACR is valued cheaper than 86.27% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	4.89
EV/EBITDA	2.22

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

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

LACR does not give a dividend.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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LACROIX GROUP

EPA:LACR (6/9/2025, 5:11:10 PM)

7.7

+0.2 (+2.67%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorInformation Technology

GICS IndustryGroupTechnology Hardware & Equipment

GICS IndustryElectronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

Earnings (Last)05-15 2025-05-15

Earnings (Next)09-29 2025-09-29

Inst Owners7.16%

Inst Owner ChangeN/A

Ins OwnersN/A

Ins Owner ChangeN/A

Market Cap37.19M

Analysts42.22

Price Target7.24 (-5.97%)

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	4.89
P/OCF	1.53
P/B	0.27
P/tB	0.91
EV/EBITDA	2.22

EPS(TTM)-6.95

EYN/A

EPS(NY)-0.61

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)1.57

FCFY20.45%

OCF(TTM)5.03

OCFY65.35%

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

WACC5.87%

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%

LACROIX GROUP (LACR.PA) 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

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