SGL CARBON SE(FRA:SGL) stock Fundamental Analysis

Fundamental Rating

Taking everything into account, SGL scores 4 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. SGL was compared to 53 industry peers in the Electrical Equipment industry. While SGL seems to be doing ok healthwise, there are quite some concerns on its profitability. SGL is valued correctly, but it does not seem to be growing.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

SGL had negative earnings in the past year.

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

In multiple years SGL reported negative net income over the last 5 years.

Each year in the past 5 years SGL had a positive operating cash flow.

1.2 Ratios

SGL's Return On Assets of -6.01% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. SGL is outperformed by 62.26% of its industry peers.

SGL has a worse Return On Equity (-14.47%) than 60.38% of its industry peers.

With a Return On Invested Capital value of 5.16%, SGL perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 58.49% of the companies in the same industry.

The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for SGL is below the industry average of 8.21%.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-6.01%
ROE	-14.47%
ROIC	5.16%

ROA(3y)1.78%

ROA(5y)0.07%

ROE(3y)4.86%

ROE(5y)-5%

ROIC(3y)5.3%

ROIC(5y)4.6%

1.3 Margins

SGL has a Operating Margin of 7.80%. This is in the better half of the industry: SGL outperforms 69.81% of its industry peers.

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

Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 22.30%, SGL is doing worse than 69.81% of the companies in the same industry.

SGL's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	7.8%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	22.3%

OM growth 3Y-4.22%

OM growth 5Y27.94%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y2.21%

GM growth 5Y3.12%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

SGL has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.

SGL has about the same amout of shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.

SGL has about the same amout of shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.

Compared to 1 year ago, SGL has an improved debt to assets ratio.

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of 0.85, we must say that SGL is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.

SGL's Altman-Z score of 0.85 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. SGL is outperformed by 67.92% of its industry peers.

The Debt to FCF ratio of SGL is 10.06, which is on the high side as it means it would take SGL, 10.06 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.

With a decent Debt to FCF ratio value of 10.06, SGL is doing good in the industry, outperforming 62.26% of the companies in the same industry.

A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.41 indicates that SGL is not too dependend on debt financing.

The Debt to Equity ratio of SGL (0.41) is comparable to the rest of the industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.41
Debt/FCF	10.06
Altman-Z	0.85

ROIC/WACC0.69

WACC7.5%

2.3 Liquidity

SGL has a Current Ratio of 2.77. This indicates that SGL is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.

With an excellent Current ratio value of 2.77, SGL belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 83.02% of the companies in the same industry.

SGL has a Quick Ratio of 1.35. This is a normal value and indicates that SGL is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

With a decent Quick ratio value of 1.35, SGL is doing good in the industry, outperforming 73.58% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	2.77
Quick Ratio	1.35

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for SGL have decreased strongly by -248.30% in the last year.

The Revenue has decreased by -5.76% in the past year.

SGL shows a decrease in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been decreasing by -1.14% yearly.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-248.3%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-332.79%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-5.76%

Revenue growth 3Y0.64%

Revenue growth 5Y-1.14%

Sales Q2Q%-8.56%

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, SGL will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 57.09% on average per year.

The Revenue is expected to grow by 10.26% on average over the next years. This is quite good.

EPS Next Y203.96%

EPS Next 2Y121.53%

EPS Next 3Y57.09%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year-1.34%

Revenue Next 2Y2.32%

Revenue Next 3Y1.6%

Revenue Next 5Y10.26%

3.3 Evolution

The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

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

Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 10.53, the valuation of SGL can be described as reasonable.

84.91% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than SGL, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.

Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 20.74, SGL is valued a bit cheaper.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	10.53

4.2 Price Multiples

94.34% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than SGL, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.

69.81% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than SGL, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	19.52
EV/EBITDA	3.68

4.3 Compensation for Growth

SGL's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.

SGL's earnings are expected to grow with 57.09% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y121.53%

EPS Next 3Y57.09%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

No dividends for SGL!.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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SGL CARBON SE

FRA:SGL (5/5/2025, 5:22:14 PM)

3.67

-0.01 (-0.27%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorIndustrials

GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods

GICS IndustryElectrical Equipment

Earnings (Last)03-20 2025-03-20/amc

Earnings (Next)05-08 2025-05-08

Inst Owners14.7%

Inst Owner ChangeN/A

Ins Owners28.84%

Ins Owner ChangeN/A

Market Cap448.99M

Analysts73.33

Price Target6.18 (68.39%)

Short Float %N/A

Short RatioN/A

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

Yearly DividendN/A

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)-21.97%

PT rev (3m)-24.56%

EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A

EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A

EPS NY rev (1m)0%

EPS NY rev (3m)-28.72%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A

Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A

Revenue NY rev (1m)-2.46%

Revenue NY rev (3m)-3.74%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	10.53
P/S	0.44
P/FCF	19.52
P/OCF	3.73
P/B	0.81
P/tB	0.86
EV/EBITDA	3.68

EPS(TTM)-0.64

EYN/A

EPS(NY)0.35

Fwd EY9.49%

FCF(TTM)0.19

FCFY5.12%

OCF(TTM)0.98

OCFY26.79%

SpS8.39

BVpS4.54

TBVpS4.25

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-6.01%
ROE	-14.47%
ROCE	7.32%
ROIC	5.16%
ROICexc	5.96%
ROICexgc	6.19%
OM	7.8%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	22.3%
FCFM	2.24%

ROA(3y)1.78%

ROA(5y)0.07%

ROE(3y)4.86%

ROE(5y)-5%

ROIC(3y)5.3%

ROIC(5y)4.6%

ROICexc(3y)6.57%

ROICexc(5y)5.68%

ROICexgc(3y)6.84%

ROICexgc(5y)5.93%

ROCE(3y)7.53%

ROCE(5y)6.53%

ROICexcg growth 3Y-5.46%

ROICexcg growth 5Y28.9%

ROICexc growth 3Y-5.1%

ROICexc growth 5Y30.08%

OM growth 3Y-4.22%

OM growth 5Y27.94%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y2.21%

GM growth 5Y3.12%

F-Score6

Asset Turnover0.77

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.41
Debt/FCF	10.06
Debt/EBITDA	1.62
Cap/Depr	162.44%
Cap/Sales	9.48%
Interest Coverage	3.8
Cash Conversion	85.93%
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	2.77
Quick Ratio	1.35
Altman-Z	0.85

F-Score6

WACC7.5%

ROIC/WACC0.69

Cap/Depr(3y)128.81%

Cap/Depr(5y)104.68%

Cap/Sales(3y)7.38%

Cap/Sales(5y)6.63%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)-248.3%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-332.79%

EPS Next Y203.96%

EPS Next 2Y121.53%

EPS Next 3Y57.09%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-5.76%

Revenue growth 3Y0.64%

Revenue growth 5Y-1.14%

Sales Q2Q%-8.56%

Revenue Next Year-1.34%

Revenue Next 2Y2.32%

Revenue Next 3Y1.6%

Revenue Next 5Y10.26%

EBIT growth 1Y-8.77%

EBIT growth 3Y-3.6%

EBIT growth 5Y26.49%

EBIT Next Year60.07%

EBIT Next 3Y23.51%

EBIT Next 5Y26.6%

FCF growth 1Y-70.01%

FCF growth 3Y-29.05%

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y-26.56%

OCF growth 3Y1.69%

OCF growth 5Y14.21%

SGL CARBON SE (SGL.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

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