NEXANS SA (NXS.DE) Stock Fundamental Analysis
Europe - FRA:NXS - FR0000044448 - Common Stock
120.7 EUR
-0.4 (-0.33%)
Overall NXS gets a fundamental rating of 6 out of 10. We evaluated NXS against 61 industry peers in the Electrical Equipment industry. NXS scores excellent on profitability, but there are some minor concerns on its financial health. NXS scores decently on growth, while it is valued quite cheap. This could make an interesting combination.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
In the past year NXS was profitable.
NXS had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
NXS had positive earnings in each of the past 5 years.
Each year in the past 5 years NXS had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
The Return On Assets of NXS (5.88%) is better than 83.61% of its industry peers.
Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of 25.22%, NXS belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 91.80% of the companies in the same industry.
Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 9.23%, NXS is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 77.05% of the companies in the same industry.
NXS had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 10.24%. This is in line with the industry average of 9.35%.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 5.88% | ||
| ROE | 25.22% | ||
| ROIC | 9.23% |
ROA(3y)3.61%
ROA(5y)3.05%
ROE(3y)14.42%
ROE(5y)12.2%
ROIC(3y)10.24%
ROIC(5y)8.63%
1.3 Margins
NXS has a better Profit Margin (5.29%) than 77.05% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of NXS has grown nicely.
Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 6.23%, NXS is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 67.21% of the companies in the same industry.
NXS's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
NXS's Gross Margin of 13.03% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. NXS is outperformed by 81.97% of its industry peers.
NXS's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 6.23% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 5.29% | ||
| GM | 13.03% |
OM growth 3Y17.44%
OM growth 5Y12.24%
PM growth 3Y13.65%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y9.03%
GM growth 5Y3.3%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), so NXS is still creating some value.
The number of shares outstanding for NXS remains at a similar level compared to 1 year ago.
The number of shares outstanding for NXS has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
Compared to 1 year ago, NXS has a worse debt to assets ratio.
2.2 Solvency
NXS has an Altman-Z score of 2.11. This is not the best score and indicates that NXS is in the grey zone with still only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
The Altman-Z score of NXS (2.11) is better than 62.30% of its industry peers.
The Debt to FCF ratio of NXS is 3.52, which is a good value as it means it would take NXS, 3.52 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
NXS has a better Debt to FCF ratio (3.52) than 78.69% of its industry peers.
NXS has a Debt/Equity ratio of 1.09. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 1.09, NXS is doing worse than 80.33% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.09 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 3.52 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.11 |
ROIC/WACC1.25
WACC7.41%
2.3 Liquidity
A Current Ratio of 1.28 indicates that NXS should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
The Current ratio of NXS (1.28) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
A Quick Ratio of 0.96 indicates that NXS may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
NXS has a Quick ratio (0.96) which is in line with its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.28 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.96 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 75.70% over the past year.
The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 17.66% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
The Revenue for NXS has decreased by -24.94% in the past year. This is quite bad
NXS shows a small growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 4.88% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)75.7%
EPS 3Y5.94%
EPS 5Y17.66%
EPS Q2Q%95.87%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-24.94%
Revenue growth 3Y5.04%
Revenue growth 5Y4.88%
Sales Q2Q%11.17%
3.2 Future
The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 10.43% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
The Revenue is expected to decrease by -0.29% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y16.66%
EPS Next 2Y8.64%
EPS Next 3Y10.4%
EPS Next 5Y10.43%
Revenue Next Year1.91%
Revenue Next 2Y1.11%
Revenue Next 3Y1.98%
Revenue Next 5Y-0.29%
3.3 Evolution
Although the future EPS growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past years.
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.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
With a Price/Earnings ratio of 10.63, the valuation of NXS can be described as very reasonable.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of NXS indicates a rather cheap valuation: NXS is cheaper than 95.08% of the companies listed in the same industry.
Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 27.42, NXS is valued rather cheaply.
A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 14.26 indicates a correct valuation of NXS.
NXS's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. NXS is cheaper than 81.97% of the companies in the same industry.
The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 22.94. NXS is valued slightly cheaper when compared to this.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 10.63 | ||
| Fwd PE | 14.26 |
4.2 Price Multiples
Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, NXS is valued cheaply inside the industry as 88.52% of the companies are valued more expensively.
90.16% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than NXS, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 8.9 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 5.9 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
The low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
NXS has a very decent profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)0.64
PEG (5Y)0.6
EPS Next 2Y8.64%
EPS Next 3Y10.4%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
NXS has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 2.13%. Purely for dividend investing, there may be better candidates out there.
NXS's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the industry average which is at 2.00. NXS pays more dividend than 88.52% of the companies in the same industry.
NXS's Dividend Yield is comparable with the S&P500 average which is at 2.36.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 2.13% |
5.2 History
The dividend of NXS is nicely growing with an annual growth rate of 46.60%!
Dividend Growth(5Y)46.6%
Div Incr Years3
Div Non Decr Years3
5.3 Sustainability
NXS pays out 24.11% of its income as dividend. This is a sustainable payout ratio.
NXS's earnings are growing slower than its dividend. This means the dividend growth is not sustainable.
DP24.11%
EPS Next 2Y8.64%
EPS Next 3Y10.4%
FRA:NXS (10/17/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
120.7
-0.4 (-0.33%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods
GICS IndustryElectrical Equipment
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners53.17%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners0.05%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap5.28B
Analysts73.68
Price Target140.71 (16.58%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 2.13% |
Yearly Dividend2.34
Dividend Growth(5Y)46.6%
DP24.11%
Div Incr Years3
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)2.18%
PT rev (3m)16.88%
EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)-0.62%
EPS NY rev (3m)8.72%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)1.25%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-1.56%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 10.63 | ||
| Fwd PE | 14.26 | ||
| P/S | 0.59 | ||
| P/FCF | 8.9 | ||
| P/OCF | 5.61 | ||
| P/B | 2.79 | ||
| P/tB | 4.51 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 5.9 |
EPS(TTM)11.35
EY9.4%
EPS(NY)8.46
Fwd EY7.01%
FCF(TTM)13.56
FCFY11.23%
OCF(TTM)21.51
OCFY17.82%
SpS206.17
BVpS43.23
TBVpS26.75
PEG (NY)0.64
PEG (5Y)0.6
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 5.88% | ||
| ROE | 25.22% | ||
| ROCE | 13.49% | ||
| ROIC | 9.23% | ||
| ROICexc | 16.89% | ||
| ROICexgc | 23.9% | ||
| OM | 6.23% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 5.29% | ||
| GM | 13.03% | ||
| FCFM | 6.58% |
ROA(3y)3.61%
ROA(5y)3.05%
ROE(3y)14.42%
ROE(5y)12.2%
ROIC(3y)10.24%
ROIC(5y)8.63%
ROICexc(3y)15.8%
ROICexc(5y)13.35%
ROICexgc(3y)21.36%
ROICexgc(5y)17.57%
ROCE(3y)14.84%
ROCE(5y)12.68%
ROICexcg growth 3Y12.26%
ROICexcg growth 5Y14.43%
ROICexc growth 3Y8.04%
ROICexc growth 5Y11.49%
OM growth 3Y17.44%
OM growth 5Y12.24%
PM growth 3Y13.65%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y9.03%
GM growth 5Y3.3%
F-Score7
Asset Turnover1.11
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.09 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 3.52 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 2.43 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 122.54% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 3.86% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 6.53 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 111.23% | ||
| Profit Quality | 124.32% | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.28 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.96 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.11 |
F-Score7
WACC7.41%
ROIC/WACC1.25
Cap/Depr(3y)193.81%
Cap/Depr(5y)168.26%
Cap/Sales(3y)4.27%
Cap/Sales(5y)3.96%
Profit Quality(3y)129.14%
Profit Quality(5y)154.21%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)75.7%
EPS 3Y5.94%
EPS 5Y17.66%
EPS Q2Q%95.87%
EPS Next Y16.66%
EPS Next 2Y8.64%
EPS Next 3Y10.4%
EPS Next 5Y10.43%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-24.94%
Revenue growth 3Y5.04%
Revenue growth 5Y4.88%
Sales Q2Q%11.17%
Revenue Next Year1.91%
Revenue Next 2Y1.11%
Revenue Next 3Y1.98%
Revenue Next 5Y-0.29%
EBIT growth 1Y-23.43%
EBIT growth 3Y23.36%
EBIT growth 5Y17.71%
EBIT Next Year54.93%
EBIT Next 3Y20.05%
EBIT Next 5Y14.42%
FCF growth 1Y47.15%
FCF growth 3Y26.31%
FCF growth 5Y52.43%
OCF growth 1Y30.15%
OCF growth 3Y24.35%
OCF growth 5Y20.84%