HELLA GmbH KGaA
Market Cap
€4.9b
Last Updated
2019/10/19 21:57 UTC
Data Sources
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Executive Summary
HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells lighting and electronic components and systems for automotive industry worldwide.
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Fundamentals
Solid track record with excellent balance sheet.
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Share Price & News
How has HELLA GmbH KGaA's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Market Performance
7 Day Return
3.1%
HLE
2.3%
DE Auto Components
1.4%
DE Market
1 Year Return
10.0%
HLE
-11.1%
DE Auto Components
3.7%
DE Market
Return vs Industry: HLE exceeded the German Auto Components industry which returned -11.1% over the past year.
Return vs Market: HLE exceeded the German Market which returned 3.7% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| HLE | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 3.1% | 2.3% | 1.4% |
| 30 Day | -0.6% | -2.7% | 1.3% |
| 90 Day | 4.7% | 1.2% | 3.4% |
| 1 Year | 19.1%10.0% | -7.3%-11.1% | 7.0%3.7% |
| 3 Year | 44.0%27.7% | -24.5%-30.8% | 18.5%8.3% |
| 5 Year | n/a | -17.1%-25.6% | 42.2%22.9% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is HELLA GmbH KGaA's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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Should You Buy HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA (ETR:HLE) For Its Upcoming Dividend In 4 Days?Valuation
Is HELLA GmbH KGaA undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
7.95x
Price to Earnings (PE) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Undervalued: HLE (€43.72) is trading above our estimate of fair value (€36.4)
Significantly Undervalued: HLE is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: HLE is good value based on its PE Ratio (8x) compared to the Auto Components industry average (13.1x).
PE vs Market: HLE is good value based on its PE Ratio (8x) compared to the German market (19.3x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Low PEG Ratio: HLE is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (1.2x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: HLE is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (1.6x) compared to the DE Auto Components industry average (1.2x).
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Future Growth
How is HELLA GmbH KGaA forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 18 analysts?
6.6%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: HLE's forecast earnings growth (6.6% per year) is above the savings rate (0.2%).
Earnings vs Market: HLE's earnings (6.6% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the German market (12.7% per year).
High Growth Earnings: HLE's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.
Revenue vs Market: HLE's revenue (4.8% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the German market (5% per year).
High Growth Revenue: HLE's revenue (4.8% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
High Future ROE: HLE's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (11.8%).
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Past Performance
How has HELLA GmbH KGaA performed over the past 5 years?
20.3%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: HLE's earnings have grown significantly by 20.3% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: HLE's earnings growth over the past year (52.2%) exceeds its 5-year average (20.3% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: HLE earnings growth over the past year (52.2%) exceeded the Auto Components industry -6.3%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: HLE's Return on Equity (20.5%) is considered high.
Return on Assets
ROA vs Industry: HLE has a higher Return on Assets than the Auto Components industry average last year.
Return on Capital Employed
ROCE Improving: HLE's Return on Capital Employed has declined over the past 3 years.
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Financial Health
How is HELLA GmbH KGaA's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: HLE's short term assets (€3.6B) exceeds its short term liabilities (€2.0B)
Long Term Liabilities: HLE's short term assets (3.6B) exceeds its long term liabilities (1.4B)
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: HLE's debt to equity ratio (40.7%) is considered high
Reducing Debt: HLE's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 102.1% to 40.7% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: HLE's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (63.7%).
Interest Coverage: HLE's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (19.8x coverage).
Balance Sheet
Inventory Level: HLE has a high level of physical assets or inventory.
Debt Coverage by Assets: HLE's debt is covered by short term assets (assets are 2.994430x debt).
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Dividend
What is HELLA GmbH KGaA's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
2.40%
Current Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Current dividend yield vs market & industry
Stability and Growth of Payments
Notable Dividend: HLE's dividend (2.4%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the German market (1.47%).
High Dividend: HLE's dividend (2.4%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the German market (3.83%).
Stable Dividend: Whilst dividend payments have been stable, HLE has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years.
Growing Dividend: HLE's dividend payments have increased, but the company has only paid a dividend for 4 years.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: With its low payout ratio (19.1%), HLE's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: HLE's dividends in 3 years are forecast to be well covered by earnings (32.3% payout ratio).
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Management
What is the CEO of HELLA GmbH KGaA's salary, the management and board of directors tenure and is there insider trading?
2.1yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Rolf Breidenbach 0
1.8yrs
Tenure
Dr. Rolf Breidenbach has been Member of the Supervisory Board at Dürr Aktiengesellschaft since March 2019. He has been the Chief Executive Officer and President at Hella Kgaa Hueck & Co. of Hella Aglaia M ...
Management Age and Tenure
2.1yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Management: HLE's management team is considered experienced (2.1 years average tenure).
Board Age and Tenure
5.8yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Board: HLE's board of directors are considered experienced (5.8 years average tenure).
Insider Trading
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Ownership Breakdown
Management Team
Rolf Breidenbach
Chairman of Management Board
- Tenure: 1.8yrs
Ulric Schäferbarthold (49yo)
MD of Finance & Controlling and Member of Management Board - Hella Geschäftsführungsgesellschaft mbH
- Tenure: 2.9yrs
Michaela Schafer
Head of Global Purchasing and CEO of Office & Projects
- Tenure: 4.4yrs
Werner Benade
MD of Aftermarket & Special App. and Member of Mgmt Board - Hella Geschäftsführungsgesellschaft mbH
- Tenure: 2.5yrs
Michaela Bittner
Secretary & Member of Supervisory Board
- Tenure: 10.8yrs
- Compensation: €20.00k
Frank Huber
MD of Automotive Lighting & Member of Management Board - Hella Geschäftsführungsgesellschaft mbH
- Tenure: 1.8yrs
Jörg Weisgerber
Member of Executive Board - Business Division Electronics
- Tenure: 0yrs
Marco Dobrich
Head of Sensors & the Technical Centre
- Tenure: 0yrs
Carsten Roch
Head of Assisted & Automated Driving
- Tenure: 0yrs
Nicole Schneider
MD of Human Resources & Member of Management Board - Hella Geschäftsführungsgesellschaft mbH
- Tenure: 1.8yrs
Board Members
Klaus Kühn (67yo)
Chairman of Supervisory Board
- Tenure: 0.08yrs
- Compensation: €40.00k
Dietrich Hueck
Member of Supervisory Board
- Tenure: 0.8yrs
Klaus Kühn (67yo)
Chairman of Supervisory Board
- Tenure: 0.08yrs
Stephanie Hueck
Member of Supervisory Board
- Tenure: 5.8yrs
- Compensation: €20.00k
Christoph Thomas
Member of Supervisory Board
- Tenure: 5.8yrs
- Compensation: €20.00k
Claudia Owen
Member of Supervisory Board
- Tenure: 3.8yrs
- Compensation: €20.00k
Manfred Menningen
Member of Supervisory Board
- Tenure: 10.8yrs
- Compensation: €30.00k
Michaela Bittner
Secretary & Member of Supervisory Board
- Tenure: 10.8yrs
- Compensation: €20.00k
Heinrich-Georg Bölter
Member of Supervisory Board
- Tenure: 15.8yrs
- Compensation: €25.67k
Susanna Hülsbömer
Member of Supervisory Board
- Tenure: 10.8yrs
- Compensation: €20.00k
Company Information
HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
- Ticker: HLE
- Exchange: XTRA
- Founded: 1899
- Industry: Auto Parts and Equipment
- Sector: Automobiles
- Market Cap: €4.858b
- Shares outstanding: 111.11m
- Website: https://www.hella.com
Number of Employees
Location
- HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
- Rixbecker Strasse 75
- Lippstadt
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- 59552
- Germany
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0R3U | LSE (London Stock Exchange) | Yes | Limited Partner Shares | GB | EUR | Nov 2014 |
| HLE | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Limited Partner Shares | DE | EUR | Nov 2014 |
| HLE | XTRA (XETRA Trading Platform) | Yes | Limited Partner Shares | DE | EUR | Nov 2014 |
| HLEd | BATS-CHIXE (BATS 'Chi-X Europe') | Yes | Limited Partner Shares | GB | EUR | Nov 2014 |
| 111856940 | BDL (Bourse de Luxembourg) | Yes | Limited Partner Shares | LU | EUR | Nov 2014 |
| HLE | SWX (SIX Swiss Exchange) | Yes | Limited Partner Shares | CH | CHF | Nov 2014 |
| HLE | WBAG (Wiener Boerse AG) | Yes | Limited Partner Shares | AT | EUR | Nov 2014 |
| HLE N | BMV (Bolsa Mexicana de Valores) | Yes | Limited Partner Shares | MX | MXN | Nov 2014 |
| HLKH.F | OTCPK (Pink Sheets LLC) | Yes | Limited Partner Shares | US | USD | Nov 2014 |
| HLLG.Y | OTCPK (Pink Sheets LLC) | UNSPONSORED ADR | US | USD | May 2016 | |
| HLEA | BST (Boerse-Stuttgart) | UNSPONSORED ADR | DE | EUR | May 2016 |
Biography
HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells lighting and electronic components and systems for automotive industry worldwide. It operates through three segments ...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2019/10/19 21:57 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2019/10/18 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2019/08/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/05/31 |
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