How the number is built. Four grades for balance sheet, profitability, cash flow and growth, each from 0 to 5. More points is better, 20 is the maximum. The four grades are weighted equally and added; there is no weighting key and no markdown from the weakest grade. If a grade is missing because data is missing, it is not estimated: the total is then withheld and the page names what is missing. The share valuation does not enter the sum; it sits alongside as a range.
All values from audited annual reports filed with the US regulator SEC. No value is estimated, none smoothed.
| Grade | Points | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Balance sheet | 4/5 | Net cash 1.65 bn $, no net debt · Current ratio 1.0How this grade is builtNet debt to operating incomeNet cash 1.65 bn $, no net debt5/51: ≤ 5.0×2: ≤ 4.0×3: ≤ 3.0×4: ≤ 2.0×5: ≤ 1.0× Current ratio1.02/51: ≥ 0.82: ≥ 1.03: ≥ 1.34: ≥ 1.85: ≥ 2.5Next step: at least 1.3 for grade 3 Mean 5 + 2 / 2 = 3.50, rounded 4 |
| Profitability | 5/5 | Operating margin 36.0% · Return on equity 24.6%How this grade is builtOperating margin36.0%5/51: ≥ 0.0%2: ≥ 5.0%3: ≥ 12.0%4: ≥ 20.0%5: ≥ 30.0% Return on equity24.6%4/51: ≥ 0.0%2: ≥ 5.0%3: ≥ 10.0%4: ≥ 18.0%5: ≥ 25.0%Next step: at least 25.0% for grade 5 Mean 5 + 4 / 2 = 4.50, rounded 5 |
| Cash flow | 4/5 | Free cash flow to revenue 17.0% · Profit covered by cash flow 1.0× · Free cash flow positive 4 of 5 yearsHow this grade is builtFree cash flow to revenue17.0%3/51: ≥ 0.0%2: ≥ 5.0%3: ≥ 10.0%4: ≥ 18.0%5: ≥ 25.0%Next step: at least 18.0% for grade 4 Profit covered by cash flow1.0×4/51: ≥ 0.4×2: ≥ 0.6×3: ≥ 0.8×4: ≥ 1.0×5: ≥ 1.2×Next step: at least 1.2× for grade 5 Free cash flow positive4 of 5 years4/51: 1 of 52: 2 of 53: 3 of 54: 4 of 55: 5 of 5Next step: at least 5/5 for grade 5 Mean 3 + 4 + 4 / 3 = 3.67, rounded 4 |
| Growth | 3/5 | Revenue growth per year 10.3% · Operating income per year not reportedHow this grade is builtRevenue growth per year10.3%3/51: ≥ 0.0%2: ≥ 3.0%3: ≥ 8.0%4: ≥ 15.0%5: ≥ 25.0%Next step: at least 15.0% for grade 4 Operating income per yearnot reported—1: ≥ 0.0%2: ≥ 3.0%3: ≥ 8.0%4: ≥ 15.0%5: ≥ 25.0% Mean 3 / 1 = 3.00, rounded 3 |
Each grade is the rounded mean of two or three key figures, each placed on a five-step scale. Open the derivation under a grade to see, for every figure, the measured value, the step it reached and what the next step would have required.
The range comes from this company's own history, not from a comparison with others. Price today 172.66 EUR, range 168.43 to 229.65 EUR. The price sits within its own valuation range. The middle of the range sits 15.3% above today's price. Reliability: robust, from 4 methods.
| Method | Today | Series | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price to earnings | 20,4 | 2017–2025 | 6 |
| Price to revenue | 3,4 | 2016–2025 | 10 |
| Price to free cash flow | 19,8 | 2018–2025 | 7 |
| Price to book value | 5,0 | 2016–2025 | 10 |
Open each method to see the arithmetic year by year.
| Year | Price | Basis | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 141,23 | 3,71 | 38,1 |
| 2018 | 140,06 | 3,86 | 36,3 |
| 2022 | 163,65 | 4,50 | 36,4 |
| 2023 | 194,55 | 6,16 | 31,6 |
| 2024 | 175,32 | 7,50 | 23,4 |
| 2025 | 148,98 | 8,47 | 17,6 |
| heute | 172,66 | 8,47 | 20,4 |
| Year | Price | Basis | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 111,60 | 24,75 | 4,5 |
| 2017 | 141,23 | 28,97 | 4,9 |
| 2018 | 140,06 | 22,88 | 6,1 |
| 2019 | 209,46 | 27,59 | 7,6 |
| 2020 | 203,53 | 25,75 | 7,9 |
| 2021 | 140,39 | 29,71 | 4,7 |
| 2022 | 163,65 | 37,80 | 4,3 |
| 2023 | 194,55 | 42,46 | 4,6 |
| 2024 | 175,32 | 45,21 | 3,9 |
| 2025 | 148,98 | 51,40 | 2,9 |
| heute | 172,66 | 51,40 | 3,4 |
| Year | Price | Basis | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 140,06 | 7,18 | 19,5 |
| 2019 | 209,46 | 12,80 | 16,4 |
| 2020 | 203,53 | 14,97 | 13,6 |
| 2022 | 163,65 | 12,67 | 12,9 |
| 2023 | 194,55 | 17,65 | 11,0 |
| 2024 | 175,32 | 8,09 | 21,7 |
| 2025 | 148,98 | 8,74 | 17,0 |
| heute | 172,66 | 8,74 | 19,8 |
| Year | Price | Basis | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 111,60 | 36,594 | 3,0 |
| 2017 | 141,23 | 37,603 | 3,8 |
| 2018 | 140,06 | 40,981 | 3,4 |
| 2019 | 209,46 | 44,025 | 4,8 |
| 2020 | 203,53 | 43,449 | 4,7 |
| 2021 | 140,39 | 40,591 | 3,5 |
| 2022 | 163,65 | 36,902 | 4,4 |
| 2023 | 194,55 | 42,046 | 4,6 |
| 2024 | 175,32 | 36,048 | 4,9 |
| 2025 | 148,98 | 34,387 | 4,3 |
| heute | 172,66 | 34,387 | 5,0 |
Price divided by basis gives the multiple. Every row can be recomputed; if a row does not add up, this page is not built at all.
Rank 15 of 65 in the industry. Median of total points in this industry: 12.0 of 20, across 65 graded companies. The grades are absolute and are not normalised to the sector: in a weak industry a weak grade stays weak.
The neighbours follow from the ranking alone, not from a judgement. More total points does not mean a company is the better investment, only that more quality rules are met. It says nothing about the price.
Every figure comes from the annual report of that year and has not been revised afterwards. Amounts in USD.
Swipe sideways for all columns.
| Year | Revenue | Operating profit | Free cash flow | Earnings per share | Shares | Net debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 854.64 m | 228.79 m | 381.61 m | 2.62 | 38.84 m | 791.60 m |
| 2016 | 1.01 bn | 158.53 m | -202.99 m | 0.57 | 40.91 m | -190.93 m |
| 2017 | 1.25 bn | 233.42 m | 56.15 m | 3.71 | 43.10 m | 1.92 bn |
| 2018 | 996.76 m | 380.64 m | 313.08 m | 3.86 | 43.57 m | 1.81 bn |
| 2019 | 1.21 bn | 385.84 m | 560.31 m | 2.26 | 43.77 m | 2.12 bn |
| 2020 | 1.13 bn | -91.67 m | 656.33 m | -5.56 | 43.84 m | 2.17 bn |
| 2021 | 1.35 bn | 342.00 m | -128.60 m | 0.00 | 45.30 m | 1.31 bn |
| 2022 | 1.69 bn | 469.80 m | 566.50 m | 4.50 | 44.70 m | 258.00 m |
| 2023 | 1.84 bn | 647.10 m | 764.30 m | 6.16 | 43.30 m | -1.12 bn |
| 2024 | 1.87 bn | 686.30 m | 334.10 m | 7.50 | 41.30 m | -1.23 bn |
| 2025 | 1.85 bn | 663.90 m | 313.70 m | 8.47 | 35.90 m | -1.65 bn |
1 of 8 points, measured over 10 years (2016 to 2025). Classification: no trace.
| Feature | Points | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Return on capital, level | 0/3 | The company earns on average 4.3% of its assets per year as operating profit, measured over 10 years. Comparable companies are around 10%. |
| Return on capital, consistency | 0/3 | 0 of 10 years above 10%. Consistency is the real evidence, because anyone has one good year. |
| Pricing power | —/2 | Gross profit is not reported separately in the filing. |
| Stability in a downturn | 1/2 | Operating margin averaging 30%. Tested in 2020 and 2022: 2020 -8%, 2022 28%. Holding counts from two thirds of the company's own average. |
What is measured is the trace of a moat: a durably high return on capital and margins that survive a downturn. The causes (switching costs, network effects, brand, licences, economies of scale) appear in no filing and are not claimed here.
Expected on 28 Oct 2026 (estimated from the rhythm of earlier filings, ± 7 days). Grades can change after a report; the page is then rebuilt.
| Produced by | Florian Maier |
| Completed on | 14.10.2026 03:58 |
| Price as of | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Latest filing | 10-Q, 23 Jul 2026 |
| Method version | 2.7.0 |
| Time horizon | The grades describe a state that can change with every annual report, so roughly quarterly. The historical analysis is computed over 36 months. |
| Own position | Not disclosed individually, see the risk notice. |
| Earlier analyses | The list of all analyses of this company from the past twelve months will appear once twelve months of analyses exist. This run is the start of the series. |
This is not investment advice. Limits of the method, assumptions and conflicts of interest: risk notice.