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Germany's Stabilus prelim Q4 EBIT impacted by impairment charges 

By Reuters News


Overview

  • Germany motion control firm's preliminary Q4 EBIT is expected to be significantly below prior year's figure of €5.5 mln

  • Company took €67 mln non-cash impairment charge due to weaker Americas demand, reducing EBIT

  • Company proposes FY2026 dividend of €0.22 per share, down from prior year


Outlook

  • Company did not provide specific financial guidance for upcoming quarters or full year in its press release


Result Drivers

  • AMERICAS DEMAND - Weaker-than-expected demand in Americas led to €67 mln non-cash goodwill impairment

  • IMPAIRMENTS - Impairments are non-cash and do not affect liquidity or adjusted free cash flow


Company press release:


Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

FY Revenue

Beat

EUR 1.20 mln

EUR 1.16 bln (6 Analysts)

FY Adjusted EBIT Margin

10.4%

Proposed FY Dividend

EUR 0.22


Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 6 "strong buy" or "buy", no "hold" and 1 "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the industrial machinery & equipment peer group is "buy"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Stabilus SE is €22.00, about 36% above its November 5 closing price of €16.18

  • The stock recently traded at 6 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 5 three months ago


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