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Südzucker DB:SZU Stock Report

Last Price

€10.56

Market Cap

€2.2b

7D

3.1%

1Y

-26.7%

Updated

02 Jan, 2025

Data

Company Financials +

Südzucker AG

DB:SZU Stock Report

Market Cap: €2.2b

SZU Stock Overview

Produces and sells sugar products in Germany, rest of the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, and internationally. More details

SZU fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation5/6
Future Growth0/6
Past Performance2/6
Financial Health4/6
Dividends5/6

Rewards

Trading at 48.9% below our estimate of its fair value

Trading at good value compared to peers and industry

Risk Analysis

Earnings are forecast to decline by an average of 10.2% per year for the next 3 years

Profit margins (3.3%) are lower than last year (6.2%)

Has a high level of debt

Unstable dividend track record


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Südzucker AG Competitors

Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke

DB:SSH

€572.7m

FRoSTA

DB:NLM

€419.0m

KWS SAAT SE KGaA

XTRA:KWS

€2.0b

Schwälbchen Molkerei Jakob Berz

DB:SMB

€58.7m

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Südzucker
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price€10.56
52 Week High€14.60
52 Week Low€10.22
Beta0.35
1 Month Change-2.49%
3 Month Change-6.55%
1 Year Change-26.72%
3 Year Change-22.35%
5 Year Change-32.31%
Change since IPO-28.95%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

SZUDE FoodDE Market
7D3.1%2.9%0.7%
1Y-26.7%-13.1%8.4%

Return vs Industry: SZU underperformed the German Food industry which returned -12% over the past year.

Return vs Market: SZU underperformed the German Market which returned 8.4% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is SZU's price volatile compared to industry and market?
SZU volatility
SZU Average Weekly Movement2.6%
Food Industry Average Movement3.7%
Market Average Movement4.9%
10% most volatile stocks in DE Market12.0%
10% least volatile stocks in DE Market2.4%

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

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

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
183719,475Niels Pörksenwww.suedzuckergroup.com

Südzucker AG produces and sells sugar products in Germany, rest of the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, and internationally. It operates through five segments: Sugar, Special Products, CropEnergies, Starch, and Fruit. The Sugar segment produces and sells sugar, sugar specialty products, glucose syrup, and animal feed to food industry, retailers, and agriculture markets, as well as offers by-products of sugar.

Südzucker AG Fundamentals Summary

How do Südzucker's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
SZU fundamental statistics
Market cap€2.15b
Earnings (TTM)€336.00m
Revenue (TTM)€10.32b

6.4x

P/E Ratio

0.2x

P/S Ratio

Is SZU overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
SZU income statement (TTM)
Revenue€10.32b
Cost of Revenue€7.09b
Gross Profit€3.23b
Other Expenses€2.90b
Earnings€336.00m

Last Reported Earnings

Aug 31, 2024

Next Earnings Date

Jan 14, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)1.65
Gross Margin31.31%
Net Profit Margin3.26%
Debt/Equity Ratio53.3%

How did SZU perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

8.5%

Current Dividend Yield

55%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/02 10:00
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/02 00:00
Earnings2024/08/31
Annual Earnings2024/02/29

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

Südzucker AG is covered by 25 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
Pierre-Yves GauthierAlphaValue
Anna ZyniewiczAlphaValue
MARC GABRIELBankhaus Lampe KG