SF3 Fundamental Analysis - STS GROUP AG

Fundamental Rating

SF3 gets a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 102 industry peers in the Machinery industry. SF3 has a bad profitability rating. Also its financial health evaluation is rather negative. SF3 does not seem to be growing, but still is valued expensively.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

SF3 had negative earnings in the past year.

In the past year SF3 had a positive cash flow from operations.

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 worse Return On Assets (-0.27%) than 70.59% of its industry peers.

Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -1.41%, SF3 is doing worse than 70.59% of the companies in the same industry.

SF3 has a Return On Invested Capital (3.90%) which is in line with 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

SF3's Operating Margin of 1.93% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. SF3 is outperformed by 72.55% of its industry peers.

In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of SF3 has grown nicely.

With a Gross Margin value of 42.33%, SF3 perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 51.96% of the companies in the same 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%

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ROE

ROIC

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so SF3 is destroying value.

The number of shares outstanding for SF3 remains at a similar level compared to 1 year ago.

Compared to 5 years ago, SF3 has more shares outstanding

SF3 has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.

2.2 Solvency

SF3 has an Altman-Z score of 1.74. This is a bad value and indicates that SF3 is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.

The Altman-Z score of SF3 (1.74) is comparable to the rest of the industry.

SF3 has a debt to FCF ratio of 40.17. This is a negative value and a sign of low solvency as SF3 would need 40.17 years to pay back of all of its debts.

SF3 has a worse Debt to FCF ratio (40.17) than 72.55% of its industry peers.

A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.79 indicates that SF3 is somewhat dependend on debt financing.

SF3's Debt to Equity ratio of 0.79 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. SF3 is outperformed by 67.65% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.79
Debt/FCF	40.17
Altman-Z	1.74

ROIC/WACC0.44

WACC8.92%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 1.01 indicates that SF3 should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.

Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 1.01, SF3 is doing worse than 79.41% of the companies in the same industry.

A Quick Ratio of 0.78 indicates that SF3 may have some problems paying its short term obligations.

The Quick ratio of SF3 (0.78) is worse than 68.63% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.01
Quick Ratio	0.78

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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.

SF3 shows a small growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 4.55%.

SF3 shows a small growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 4.41% yearly.

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.

The Revenue is expected to grow by 2.21% on average over the next years.

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

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

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

SF3's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. SF3 is cheaper than 95.10% of the companies in the same industry.

SF3's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is in line with the industry average.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	21.88
EV/EBITDA	1.6

4.3 Compensation for Growth

SF3's earnings are expected to grow with 96.82% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y-54.11%

EPS Next 3Y96.82%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

SF3 has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 1.20%. Purely for dividend investing, there may be better candidates out there.

Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 2.55, SF3 has a dividend in line with its industry peers.

Compared to an average S&P500 Dividend Yield of 2.38, SF3's dividend is way lower than the S&P500 average.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	1.2%

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%

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STS GROUP AG

FRA:SF3 (9/22/2025, 7:00:00 PM)

4.04

-0.14 (-3.35%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorIndustrials

GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods

GICS IndustryMachinery

Earnings (Last)08-08 2025-08-08

Earnings (Next)11-27 2025-11-27

Inst Owners8.82%

Inst Owner ChangeN/A

Ins OwnersN/A

Ins Owner ChangeN/A

Market Cap26.26M

Analysts45.71

Price Target11.83 (192.82%)

Short Float %N/A

Short RatioN/A

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	1.2%

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	21.88
P/OCF	2.24
P/B	0.61
P/tB	1.05
EV/EBITDA	1.6

EPS(TTM)-0.09

EYN/A

EPS(NY)-0.19

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)0.18

FCFY4.57%

OCF(TTM)1.8

OCFY44.55%

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	1.74

F-Score6

WACC8.92%

ROIC/WACC0.44

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 3Y41.44%

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%

STS GROUP AG (SF3.DE) 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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