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LANXESS DB:LXS Stock Report

Last Price

€24.13

Market Cap

€2.1b

7D

6.0%

1Y

-6.3%

Updated

17 Jan, 2025

Data

Company Financials +

LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft

DB:LXS Stock Report

Market Cap: €2.1b

LXS Stock Overview

Operates as a specialty chemicals company that engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of chemical intermediates, additives, specialty chemicals, and consumer protection products worldwide. More details

LXS fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation4/6
Future Growth3/6
Past Performance0/6
Financial Health2/6
Dividends0/6

Rewards

Trading at 53.5% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 117.75% per year

Risk Analysis

Interest payments are not well covered by earnings


My Notes

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LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft Competitors

BASF

XTRA:BAS

€39.7b

K+S

XTRA:SDF

€2.0b

Wacker Chemie

XTRA:WCH

€3.3b

thyssenkrupp

XTRA:TKA

€2.6b

Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for LANXESS
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price€24.13
52 Week High€29.80
52 Week Low€21.15
Beta1.61
1 Month Change2.20%
3 Month Change-18.56%
1 Year Change-6.29%
3 Year Change-56.14%
5 Year Change-56.33%
Change since IPO62.60%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

LXSDE ChemicalsDE Market
7D6.0%2.2%1.1%
1Y-6.3%0.6%12.1%

Return vs Industry: LXS underperformed the German Chemicals industry which returned 0.6% over the past year.

Return vs Market: LXS underperformed the German Market which returned 12.1% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is LXS's price volatile compared to industry and market?
LXS volatility
LXS Average Weekly Movement5.6%
Chemicals Industry Average Movement4.3%
Market Average Movement4.8%
10% most volatile stocks in DE Market11.5%
10% least volatile stocks in DE Market2.4%

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

Volatility Over Time: LXS's weekly volatility (6%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
186312,849Frederique van Baarlelanxess.com

LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty chemicals company that engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of chemical intermediates, additives, specialty chemicals, and consumer protection products worldwide. It operates through three segments: Consumer Protection, Specialty Additives, and Advanced Intermediates. The Consumer Protection segment provides material protection products; disinfectant, hygiene, and preservative solutions; flavors and fragrances; liquid purification technologies for the treatment of water and other liquids; and precursors and intermediates for the agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, and specialty chemicals industries.

LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft Fundamentals Summary

How do LANXESS's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
LXS fundamental statistics
Market cap€2.12b
Earnings (TTM)-€690.00m
Revenue (TTM)€6.32b

0.3x

P/S Ratio

-3.1x

P/E Ratio

Is LXS overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
LXS income statement (TTM)
Revenue€6.32b
Cost of Revenue€5.09b
Gross Profit€1.23b
Other Expenses€1.92b
Earnings-€690.00m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

Mar 20, 2025

Earnings per share (EPS)-7.99
Gross Margin19.39%
Net Profit Margin-10.92%
Debt/Equity Ratio68.8%

How did LXS perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

0.4%

Current Dividend Yield

-1%

Payout Ratio

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/17 00:19
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/17 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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

LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft is covered by 51 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Martin SchneeAlphaValue
James KnightBarclays
Anil ShenoyBarclays