STS GROUP AG (SF3.DE) Stock Fundamental Analysis
Europe - FRA:SF3 - DE000A1TNU68 - Common Stock
4.34 EUR
+0.02 (+0.46%)
Taking everything into account, SF3 scores 2 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. SF3 was compared to 103 industry peers in the Machinery industry. SF3 has a bad profitability rating. Also its financial health evaluation is rather negative. SF3 is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
SF3 had negative earnings in the past year.
SF3 had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
SF3 had negative earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
SF3 had a positive operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
SF3 has a Return On Assets of -0.27%. This is in the lower half of the industry: SF3 underperforms 69.90% of its industry peers.
SF3 has a Return On Equity of -1.41%. This is in the lower half of the industry: SF3 underperforms 69.90% of its industry peers.
SF3 has a Return On Invested Capital of 3.90%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: SF3 outperforms 40.78% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -0.27% | ||
| ROE | -1.41% | ||
| ROIC | 3.9% |
ROA(3y)-1.8%
ROA(5y)-2.61%
ROE(3y)-7.97%
ROE(5y)-10.39%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
1.3 Margins
The Operating Margin of SF3 (1.93%) is worse than 72.82% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of SF3 has grown nicely.
SF3 has a Gross Margin (42.33%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
SF3's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 1.93% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 42.33% |
OM growth 3Y16.42%
OM growth 5Y124.65%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-4.72%
GM growth 5Y-4.57%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
SF3 has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
The number of shares outstanding for SF3 remains at a similar level compared to 1 year ago.
SF3 has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
SF3 has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
2.2 Solvency
Based on the Altman-Z score of 1.75, we must say that SF3 is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 1.75, SF3 is in line with its industry, outperforming 41.75% of the companies in the same industry.
The Debt to FCF ratio of SF3 is 40.17, which is on the high side as it means it would take SF3, 40.17 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
SF3 has a worse Debt to FCF ratio (40.17) than 71.84% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.79 indicates that SF3 is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 0.79, SF3 is doing worse than 68.93% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.79 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 40.17 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.75 |
ROIC/WACC0.43
WACC9.05%
2.3 Liquidity
A Current Ratio of 1.01 indicates that SF3 should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
SF3's Current ratio of 1.01 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. SF3 is outperformed by 81.55% of its industry peers.
SF3 has a Quick Ratio of 1.01. This is a bad value and indicates that SF3 is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
SF3 has a Quick ratio of 0.78. This is in the lower half of the industry: SF3 underperforms 70.87% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.01 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.78 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
SF3 shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 45.45%, which is quite impressive.
The Revenue has been growing slightly by 4.55% in the past year.
The Revenue has been growing slightly by 4.41% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)45.45%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%0%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)4.55%
Revenue growth 3Y8.73%
Revenue growth 5Y4.41%
Sales Q2Q%-6.58%
3.2 Future
SF3 is expected to show a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 96.82% yearly.
SF3 is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 2.21% yearly.
EPS Next Y-337.5%
EPS Next 2Y-54.11%
EPS Next 3Y96.82%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-0.64%
Revenue Next 2Y0.97%
Revenue Next 3Y2.21%
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
SF3 reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Also next year SF3 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
95.15% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than SF3, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
SF3's Price/Free Cash Flow is on the same level as the industry average.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 23.51 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 1.69 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
A more expensive valuation may be justified as SF3's earnings are expected to grow with 96.82% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y-54.11%
EPS Next 3Y96.82%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
With a Yearly Dividend Yield of 1.21%, SF3 has a reasonable but not impressive dividend return.
Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 2.44, SF3 has a dividend in line with its industry peers.
With a Dividend Yield of 1.21, SF3 pays less dividend than the S&P500 average, which is at 2.44.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 1.21% |
5.2 History
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
5.3 Sustainability
DP0%
EPS Next 2Y-54.11%
EPS Next 3Y96.82%
FRA:SF3 (10/13/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
4.34
+0.02 (+0.46%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods
GICS IndustryMachinery
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners8.52%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins OwnersN/A
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap28.21M
Analysts45.71
Price Target11.83 (172.58%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 1.21% |
Yearly Dividend0.05
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP0%
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)0%
EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)42.62%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A | ||
| P/S | 0.09 | ||
| P/FCF | 23.51 | ||
| P/OCF | 2.41 | ||
| P/B | 0.66 | ||
| P/tB | 1.13 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 1.69 |
EPS(TTM)-0.09
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-0.19
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)0.18
FCFY4.25%
OCF(TTM)1.8
OCFY41.47%
SpS46.31
BVpS6.57
TBVpS3.85
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -0.27% | ||
| ROE | -1.41% | ||
| ROCE | 5.53% | ||
| ROIC | 3.9% | ||
| ROICexc | 5.66% | ||
| ROICexgc | 7.49% | ||
| OM | 1.93% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 42.33% | ||
| FCFM | 0.4% |
ROA(3y)-1.8%
ROA(5y)-2.61%
ROE(3y)-7.97%
ROE(5y)-10.39%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexcg growth 3Y22.41%
ROICexcg growth 5Y159.95%
ROICexc growth 3Y24.59%
ROICexc growth 5Y156.76%
OM growth 3Y16.42%
OM growth 5Y124.65%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-4.72%
GM growth 5Y-4.57%
F-Score6
Asset Turnover1.37
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.79 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 40.17 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 1.51 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 64.02% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 3.49% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 1.05 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 52.7% | ||
| Profit Quality | N/A | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.01 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.78 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.75 |
F-Score6
WACC9.05%
ROIC/WACC0.43
Cap/Depr(3y)84.84%
Cap/Depr(5y)81.86%
Cap/Sales(3y)4.54%
Cap/Sales(5y)4.77%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)45.45%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%0%
EPS Next Y-337.5%
EPS Next 2Y-54.11%
EPS Next 3Y96.82%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)4.55%
Revenue growth 3Y8.73%
Revenue growth 5Y4.41%
Sales Q2Q%-6.58%
Revenue Next Year-0.64%
Revenue Next 2Y0.97%
Revenue Next 3Y2.21%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-36.96%
EBIT growth 3Y26.59%
EBIT growth 5Y134.56%
EBIT Next Year131.92%
EBIT Next 3Y40.37%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-90.32%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-25.95%
OCF growth 3Y-41.85%
OCF growth 5Y-28%