| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 0/6 |
| Future Growth | 1/6 |
| Past Performance | 5/6 |
| Financial Health | 6/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
DESN Overview
Dottikon Es Holding AG manufactures and sells performance chemicals, intermediates, and active pharmaceutical ingredients for the chemical and pharmaceutical industries in Switzerland and internationally.
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | CHF334.00 |
| 52 Week High | CHF111.00 |
| 52 Week Low | CHF358.00 |
| Beta | 0.91 |
| 1 Month Change | -0.60% |
| 3 Month Change | 15.17% |
| 1 Year Change | 176.03% |
| 3 Year Change | 568.00% |
| 5 Year Change | 722.66% |
| Change since IPO | 1,549.38% |
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Shareholder Returns
| DESN | CH Chemicals | CH Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 0% | 0.5% | 0.4% |
| 1Y | 176.0% | 22.8% | 22.4% |
Return vs Industry: DESN exceeded the Swiss Chemicals industry which returned 22.8% over the past year.
Return vs Market: DESN exceeded the Swiss Market which returned 22.4% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| DESN volatility | |
|---|---|
| DESN Beta | 0.91 |
| Industry Beta | 0.59 |
| Market Beta | 1 |
Stable Share Price: DESN is more volatile than 75% of Swiss stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 6% a week.
Volatility Over Time: DESN's weekly volatility (6%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of Swiss stocks.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 639 | Markus Blocher | https://dottikon.com |
Dottikon Es Holding AG manufactures and sells performance chemicals, intermediates, and active pharmaceutical ingredients for the chemical and pharmaceutical industries in Switzerland and internationally. The company’s chemicals and intermediates include amines, anilines, azaindoles, benzimidazoles, benzoic acid derivatives, benzyl compounds, boron building blocks, chiral compounds, cyclohexane derivatives, cyclopropyl building blocks, indazoles, indoles, N-heterocycles, nitrate esters, nitroaromatic compounds, O-heterocycles, phenols and anisoles, and pyridine building blocks. It also provides Dottisol, an isosorbide dimethyl ether for application as a solubility enhancer in cosmetic, and pharma and agro products, as well as a performance additive in various industries.
Dottikon Es Holding Fundamentals Summary
| DESN fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market Cap | CHF4.60b |
| Earnings (TTM) | CHF52.32m |
| Revenue (TTM) | CHF218.90m |
88.0x
P/E Ratio21.0x
P/S RatioIs DESN overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| DESN income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | CHF218.90m |
| Cost of Revenue | CHF57.37m |
| Gross Profit | CHF161.53m |
| Expenses | CHF109.21m |
| Earnings | CHF52.32m |
Last Reported Earnings
Mar 31, 2021
Next Earnings Date
May 31, 2022
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 3.80 |
| Gross Margin | 73.79% |
| Net Profit Margin | 23.90% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 0.0% |
How did DESN perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonValuation
Is Dottikon Es Holding undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
87.99x
Price to Earnings (PE) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: DESN (CHF334) is trading above our estimate of fair value (CHF7.09)
Significantly Below Fair Value: DESN is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: DESN is poor value based on its PE Ratio (88x) compared to the Swiss Chemicals industry average (46.1x).
PE vs Market: DESN is poor value based on its PE Ratio (88x) compared to the Swiss market (21x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate DESN's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: DESN's PB Ratio (7x) is in line with the CH Chemicals industry average.
Future Growth
How is Dottikon Es Holding forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 1 analyst?
13.7%
Forecasted annual revenue growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: Insufficient data to determine if DESN's forecast earnings growth is above the savings rate (-0.3%).
Earnings vs Market: Insufficient data to determine if DESN's earnings are forecast to grow faster than the Swiss market
High Growth Earnings: Insufficient data to determine if earnings are expected to grow significantly over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: DESN's revenue (13.7% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the Swiss market (5.1% per year).
High Growth Revenue: DESN's revenue (13.7% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: DESN's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (10.3%).
Past Performance
How has Dottikon Es Holding performed over the past 5 years?
18.8%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: DESN has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: DESN's current net profit margins (23.9%) are higher than last year (19%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: DESN's earnings have grown by 18.8% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: DESN's earnings growth over the past year (57.8%) exceeds its 5-year average (18.8% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: DESN earnings growth over the past year (57.8%) exceeded the Chemicals industry 12.7%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: DESN's Return on Equity (8%) is considered low.
Financial Health
How is Dottikon Es Holding's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: DESN's short term assets (CHF406.0M) exceed its short term liabilities (CHF73.9M).
Long Term Liabilities: DESN's short term assets (CHF406.0M) exceed its long term liabilities (CHF37.0M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: DESN is debt free.
Reducing Debt: DESN has not had any debt for past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: DESN has no debt, therefore it does not need to be covered by operating cash flow.
Interest Coverage: DESN has no debt, therefore coverage of interest payments is not a concern.
Balance Sheet
Dividend
What is Dottikon Es Holding current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate DESN's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate DESN's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if DESN's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if DESN's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: DESN is not paying a notable dividend for the Swiss market.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of DESN's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the Swiss market.
Next Steps
Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
10.1yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Markus Blocher (50 yo)
18.75yrs
Tenure
CHF580,000
Compensation
Dr. Markus Blocher, Dipl. Chem. ETH, Dr. sc. nat. ETH, PhD has been the Chief Executive Officer of Dottikon Es Holding Ag since 2003 and serves as its Chairman of the Board and Managing Director. Dr. Bloc...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Insufficient data to establish whether Markus's total compensation is reasonable compared to companies of similar size in the Swiss market.
Compensation vs Earnings: Markus's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
Experienced Management: DESN's management team is seasoned and experienced (10.1 years average tenure).
Board Members
Experienced Board: DESN's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 1.3 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have been diluted in the past year, with total shares outstanding growing by 10.2%.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Dottikon Es Holding AG's employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Dottikon Es Holding AG
- Ticker: DESN
- Exchange: SWX
- Founded: 1913
- Industry: Specialty Chemicals
- Sector: Materials
- Market Cap: CHF4.603b
- Shares outstanding: 13.78m
- Website: https://dottikon.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Dottikon Es Holding AG
- Hembrunnstrasse 17
- Dottikon
- Aargau
- 5605
- Switzerland
Listings
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/10/26 21:19 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/10/26 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2021/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2021/03/31 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.