LACR Fundamental Analysis - LACROIX GROUP

Fundamental Rating

We assign a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10 to LACR. LACR was compared to 53 industry peers in the Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components industry. Both the profitability and financial health of LACR have multiple concerns. LACR is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year LACR has reported negative net income.

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

LACR had positive earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.

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

1.2 Ratios

With a Return On Assets value of -6.28%, LACR is not doing good in the industry: 67.92% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

The Return On Equity of LACR (-24.77%) is worse than 71.70% of its industry peers.

LACR has a Return On Invested Capital (1.98%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.

Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for LACR is significantly below the industry average of 10.39%.

		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 (41.40%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.

In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of LACR has grown nicely.

		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

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

Compared to 1 year ago, LACR has about the same amount of shares outstanding.

The number of shares outstanding for LACR has been increased compared to 5 years ago.

The debt/assets ratio for LACR is higher compared to a year ago.

2.2 Solvency

LACR has an Altman-Z score of 1.58. This is a bad value and indicates that LACR is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.

LACR has a Altman-Z score of 1.58. This is in the lower half of the industry: LACR underperforms 66.04% of its industry peers.

LACR has a debt to FCF ratio of 19.25. This is a negative value and a sign of low solvency as LACR would need 19.25 years to pay back of all of its debts.

LACR's Debt to FCF ratio of 19.25 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. LACR is outperformed by 64.15% 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.

With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 0.89, LACR is not doing good in the industry: 75.47% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.89
Debt/FCF	19.25
Altman-Z	1.58

ROIC/WACC0.34

WACC5.88%

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 75.47% of its industry peers.

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.

LACR has a worse Quick ratio (0.72) than 84.91% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.22
Quick Ratio	0.72

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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%.

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

Based on estimates for the next years, LACR will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 34.33% on average per year.

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.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for LACR. In the last year negative earnings were reported.

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.

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of LACR indicates a rather cheap valuation: LACR is cheaper than 88.68% of the companies listed in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	4.78
EV/EBITDA	2.21

4.3 Compensation for Growth

LACR's earnings are expected to grow with 34.33% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y52.45%

EPS Next 3Y34.33%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

With a Yearly Dividend Yield of 2.97%, LACR has a reasonable but not impressive dividend return.

Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 2.81, LACR pays a bit more dividend than its industry peers.

LACR's Dividend Yield is a higher than the S&P500 average which is at 2.38.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	2.97%

5.2 History

The dividend of LACR has a limited annual growth rate of 1.73%.

Dividend Growth(5Y)1.73%

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

5.3 Sustainability

LACR has negative earnings and hence a negative payout ratio. The dividend may be in danger.

LACR's earnings are growing more than its dividend. This makes the dividend growth sustainable.

DP-11.05%

EPS Next 2Y52.45%

EPS Next 3Y34.33%

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LACROIX GROUP

EPA:LACR (9/23/2025, 11:56:39 AM)

7.52

+0.12 (+1.62%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorInformation Technology

GICS IndustryGroupTechnology Hardware & Equipment

GICS IndustryElectronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

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

Earnings (Next)09-30 2025-09-30

Inst Owners6.18%

Inst Owner ChangeN/A

Ins OwnersN/A

Ins Owner ChangeN/A

Market Cap36.32M

Analysts42.22

Price Target6.83 (-9.18%)

Short Float %N/A

Short RatioN/A

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	2.97%

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)0%

PT rev (3m)-5.63%

EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A

EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A

EPS NY rev (1m)0%

EPS NY rev (3m)38.33%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A

Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A

Revenue NY rev (1m)0%

Revenue NY rev (3m)-6.18%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S	0.06
P/FCF	4.78
P/OCF	1.49
P/B	0.27
P/tB	0.89
EV/EBITDA	2.21

EPS(TTM)-6.95

EYN/A

EPS(NY)-0.38

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)1.57

FCFY20.94%

OCF(TTM)5.03

OCFY66.91%

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	1.58

F-Score3

WACC5.88%

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 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%

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

5.2 History

5.3 Sustainability

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