SALZGITTER AG(FRA:SZG) stock Fundamental Analysis

Fundamental Rating

We assign a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10 to SZG. SZG was compared to 37 industry peers in the Metals & Mining industry. SZG has a bad profitability rating. Also its financial health evaluation is rather negative. SZG has a expensive valuation and it also scores bad on growth.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

SZG had negative earnings in the past year.

SZG had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.

The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: SZG reported negative net income in multiple years.

In the past 5 years SZG always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.

1.2 Ratios

Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of -3.37%, SZG is doing worse than 70.27% of the companies in the same industry.

SZG has a worse Return On Equity (-7.93%) than 75.68% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-3.37%
ROE	-7.93%
ROIC	N/A

ROA(3y)2.76%

ROA(5y)2.12%

ROE(3y)6.19%

ROE(5y)5.11%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

SZG's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.

With a decent Gross Margin value of 31.71%, SZG is doing good in the industry, outperforming 62.16% of the companies in the same industry.

In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of SZG has declined.

SZG does not have Profit Margin and Operating Margin available, so we won't be analyzing them here.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	31.71%

OM growth 3Y-48.24%

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-4.4%

GM growth 5Y-1.59%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

SZG does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.

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

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

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

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of 1.78, we must say that SZG is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.

SZG's Altman-Z score of 1.78 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. SZG outperforms 43.24% of its industry peers.

A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.10 indicates that SZG is not too dependend on debt financing.

SZG's Debt to Equity ratio of 0.10 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. SZG outperforms 78.38% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.1
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	1.78

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACC9.61%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 1.55 indicates that SZG should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.

SZG has a Current ratio of 1.55. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: SZG outperforms 40.54% of its industry peers.

SZG has a Quick Ratio of 1.55. This is a bad value and indicates that SZG is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

The Quick ratio of SZG (0.77) is worse than 62.16% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.55
Quick Ratio	0.77

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for SZG have decreased strongly by -275.95% in the last year.

The Revenue has decreased by -7.22% in the past year.

Measured over the past years, SZG shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 3.21% on average per year.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-275.95%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-1557.89%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-7.22%

Revenue growth 3Y0.83%

Revenue growth 5Y3.21%

Sales Q2Q%-4.21%

3.2 Future

The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 22.10% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth

Based on estimates for the next years, SZG will show a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue will decrease by -0.04% on average per year.

EPS Next Y113.15%

EPS Next 2Y59.35%

EPS Next 3Y38.97%

EPS Next 5Y22.1%

Revenue Next Year-0.4%

Revenue Next 2Y2.91%

Revenue Next 3Y2.28%

Revenue Next 5Y-0.04%

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

SZG reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.

With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 25.45, SZG can be considered very expensive at the moment.

The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Forward Earnings ratio as SZG.

When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of SZG to the average of the S&P500 Index (20.42), we can say SZG is valued slightly more expensively.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	25.45

4.2 Price Multiples

SZG's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is in line with the industry average.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	7.88

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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

A more expensive valuation may be justified as SZG's earnings are expected to grow with 38.97% in the coming years.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y59.35%

EPS Next 3Y38.97%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

SZG has a yearly dividend return of 0.92%, which is pretty low.

SZG's Dividend Yield is slightly below the industry average, which is at 3.85.

With a Dividend Yield of 0.92, SZG pays less dividend than the S&P500 average, which is at 2.44.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	0.92%

5.2 History

Dividend Growth(5Y)0%

Div Incr Years1

Div Non Decr Years1

5.3 Sustainability

The earnings of SZG are negative and hence is the payout ratio. SZG will probably not be able to sustain this dividend level.

DP-6.9%

EPS Next 2Y59.35%

EPS Next 3Y38.97%

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SALZGITTER AG

FRA:SZG (5/9/2025, 5:29:59 PM)

21.78

+0.24 (+1.11%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorMaterials

GICS IndustryGroupMaterials

GICS IndustryMetals & Mining

Earnings (Last)03-21 2025-03-21/bmo

Earnings (Next)05-12 2025-05-12/bmo

Inst Owners8.61%

Inst Owner ChangeN/A

Ins OwnersN/A

Ins Owner ChangeN/A

Market Cap1.31B

Analysts56.84

Price Target24.78 (13.77%)

Short Float %N/A

Short RatioN/A

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	0.92%

Yearly Dividend0.45

Dividend Growth(5Y)0%

DP-6.9%

Div Incr Years1

Div Non Decr Years1

Ex-DateN/A

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)0

Avg EPS beat(2)-1333.25%

Min EPS beat(2)-2656.97%

Max EPS beat(2)-9.53%

EPS beat(4)0

Avg EPS beat(4)-742.12%

Min EPS beat(4)-2656.97%

Max EPS beat(4)-9.53%

EPS beat(8)2

Avg EPS beat(8)-357.99%

EPS beat(12)6

Avg EPS beat(12)-213.44%

EPS beat(16)N/A

Avg EPS beat(16)N/A

Revenue beat(2)2

Avg Revenue beat(2)0.82%

Min Revenue beat(2)0.37%

Max Revenue beat(2)1.27%

Revenue beat(4)2

Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.05%

Min Revenue beat(4)-1.83%

Max Revenue beat(4)1.27%

Revenue beat(8)5

Avg Revenue beat(8)0.81%

Revenue beat(12)8

Avg Revenue beat(12)1.6%

Revenue beat(16)9

Avg Revenue beat(16)-0.3%

PT rev (1m)19.03%

PT rev (3m)26.08%

EPS NQ rev (1m)-191.3%

EPS NQ rev (3m)-191.3%

EPS NY rev (1m)-10.17%

EPS NY rev (3m)-54.23%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)-2.51%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)-2.51%

Revenue NY rev (1m)-1.05%

Revenue NY rev (3m)-2.05%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	25.45
P/S	0.13
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	3.21
P/B	0.29
P/tB	0.31
EV/EBITDA	7.88

EPS(TTM)-6.51

EYN/A

EPS(NY)0.86

Fwd EY3.93%

FCF(TTM)-9.33

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)6.79

OCFY31.16%

SpS166.58

BVpS73.9

TBVpS71

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-3.37%
ROE	-7.93%
ROCE	N/A
ROIC	N/A
ROICexc	N/A
ROICexgc	N/A
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	31.71%
FCFM	N/A

ROA(3y)2.76%

ROA(5y)2.12%

ROE(3y)6.19%

ROE(5y)5.11%

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)11.92%

ROCE(5y)N/A

ROICexcg growth 3YN/A

ROICexcg growth 5YN/A

ROICexc growth 3YN/A

ROICexc growth 5YN/A

OM growth 3Y-48.24%

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-4.4%

GM growth 5Y-1.59%

F-Score3

Asset Turnover0.96

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.1
Debt/FCF	N/A
Debt/EBITDA	1.79
Cap/Depr	155.39%
Cap/Sales	9.68%
Interest Coverage	N/A
Cash Conversion	157.01%
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	1.55
Quick Ratio	0.77
Altman-Z	1.78

F-Score3

WACC9.61%

ROIC/WACCN/A

Cap/Depr(3y)177.95%

Cap/Depr(5y)145.66%

Cap/Sales(3y)6.72%

Cap/Sales(5y)5.79%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)-275.95%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-1557.89%

EPS Next Y113.15%

EPS Next 2Y59.35%

EPS Next 3Y38.97%

EPS Next 5Y22.1%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-7.22%

Revenue growth 3Y0.83%

Revenue growth 5Y3.21%

Sales Q2Q%-4.21%

Revenue Next Year-0.4%

Revenue Next 2Y2.91%

Revenue Next 3Y2.28%

Revenue Next 5Y-0.04%

EBIT growth 1Y-244.57%

EBIT growth 3Y-47.81%

EBIT growth 5YN/A

EBIT Next Year658.91%

EBIT Next 3Y121.05%

EBIT Next 5Y60.54%

FCF growth 1Y-501.43%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y-54.25%

OCF growth 3Y7.38%

OCF growth 5Y10.19%

SALZGITTER AG (SZG.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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