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KWS SAAT SE KGaA DB:KWS Stock Report

Last Price

€57.40

Market Cap

€1.9b

7D

0.7%

1Y

7.7%

Updated

26 Dec, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA

DB:KWS Stock Report

Market Cap: €1.9b

KWS Stock Overview

KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA breeds, produces, and distributes seeds for agriculture. More details

KWS fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation5/6
Future Growth1/6
Past Performance5/6
Financial Health6/6
Dividends5/6

Rewards

Trading at 74.9% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 1.21% per year

Earnings grew by 69.6% over the past year

Pays a reliable dividend of 1.74%

Trading at good value compared to peers and industry

Risk Analysis

No risks detected for KWS from our risk checks.

My Notes

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KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA Competitors

Südzucker

XTRA:SZU

€2.1b

Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke

DB:SSH

€572.7m

Tonkens Agrar

XTRA:GTK

€12.3m

FRoSTA

DB:NLM

€405.3m

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for KWS SAAT SE KGaA
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price€57.40
52 Week High€68.40
52 Week Low€45.50
Beta0.63
1 Month Change-4.17%
3 Month Change-11.56%
1 Year Change7.69%
3 Year Change-19.83%
5 Year Change0.35%
Change since IPO1,094.78%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

KWSDE FoodDE Market
7D0.7%-2.9%-1.6%
1Y7.7%-13.7%6.8%

Return vs Industry: KWS exceeded the German Food industry which returned -13.7% over the past year.

Return vs Market: KWS matched the German Market which returned 6.8% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is KWS's price volatile compared to industry and market?
KWS volatility
KWS Average Weekly Movement3.3%
Food Industry Average Movement3.7%
Market Average Movement4.9%
10% most volatile stocks in DE Market11.6%
10% least volatile stocks in DE Market2.4%

Stable Share Price: KWS has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the German market.

Volatility Over Time: KWS's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
18564,756Felix Büchtingwww.kws.com

KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA breeds, produces, and distributes seeds for agriculture. It operates through four segments: Corn, Sugarbeet, Cereals, and Vegetables. The Corn segment breeds, produces, and distributes seed for corn, soybeans, and sunflowers.

KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA Fundamentals Summary

How do KWS SAAT SE KGaA's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
KWS fundamental statistics
Market cap€1.89b
Earnings (TTM)€198.38m
Revenue (TTM)€1.72b

9.5x

P/E Ratio

1.1x

P/S Ratio

Is KWS overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
KWS income statement (TTM)
Revenue€1.72b
Cost of Revenue€622.42m
Gross Profit€1.09b
Other Expenses€896.02m
Earnings€198.38m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

Feb 13, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)6.01
Gross Margin63.75%
Net Profit Margin11.55%
Debt/Equity Ratio30.7%

How did KWS perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

1.7%

Current Dividend Yield

17%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/26 02:46
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/23 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/06/30

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA is covered by 23 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Konstantin WiechertBaader Helvea Equity Research
Volker BosseBaader Helvea Equity Research
Robert BateBarclays