First Sensor
Market Cap
€417.9m
Last Updated
2021/03/07 19:07 UTC
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Company Financials
Executive Summary
First Sensor AG develops, produces, and sells sensor chips, sensor components, sensors, and sensor systems for industrial, medical, and mobility markets worldwide. More Details
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Risk Analysis
No risks detected for SIS from our risk checks.
Snowflake Analysis
Outstanding track record with excellent balance sheet.
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Share Price & News
How has First Sensor's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: SIS is less volatile than 75% of German stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 1% a week.
Volatility Over Time: SIS's weekly volatility (1%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-1.0%
SIS
-9.9%
DE Semiconductor
0.5%
DE Market
1 Year Return
5.5%
SIS
88.4%
DE Semiconductor
21.4%
DE Market
Return vs Industry: SIS underperformed the German Semiconductor industry which returned 88.4% over the past year.
Return vs Market: SIS underperformed the German Market which returned 21.5% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| SIS | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -1.0% | -9.9% | 0.5% |
| 30 Day | -1.0% | -5.6% | -1.4% |
| 90 Day | 0.2% | 9.2% | 6.8% |
| 1 Year | 6.0%5.5% | 89.8%88.4% | 25.2%21.4% |
| 3 Year | 40.5%37.6% | 36.7%31.9% | 14.6%4.7% |
| 5 Year | 275.0%267.4% | 177.8%165.2% | 45.1%24.5% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is First Sensor's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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What Investors Should Know About First Sensor AG's (ETR:SIS) Financial StrengthValuation
Is First Sensor undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
10.29x
Price to Earnings (PE) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: SIS (€40.6) is trading above our estimate of fair value (€3.02)
Significantly Below Fair Value: SIS is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: SIS is good value based on its PE Ratio (10.3x) compared to the DE Semiconductor industry average (75.5x).
PE vs Market: SIS is good value based on its PE Ratio (10.3x) compared to the German market (25.3x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate SIS's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: SIS's PB Ratio (3.2x) is in line with the DE Semiconductor industry average.
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Future Growth
How is First Sensor forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?
21.9%
Forecasted Semiconductors industry annual growth in earnings
In this section we usually present revenue and earnings growth projections based on the consensus estimates of professional analysts to help investors understand the company’s ability to generate profit. But as First Sensor has not provided enough past data and has no analyst forecast, its future earnings cannot be reliably calculated by extrapolating past data or using analyst predictions.
This is quite a rare situation as 97% of companies covered by SimplyWall St do have past financial data.
Next Steps
- Check out First Sensor's track record over time to understand how much the company has returned to shareholders and its earnings growth rate in the past.
- First Sensor competitive advantages and company strategy can generally be found in its financial reports archived here.
- Explore growth companies in the Semiconductors industry.
Past Performance
How has First Sensor performed over the past 5 years?
42.8%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: SIS has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: SIS's current net profit margins (25.8%) are higher than last year (2%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: SIS has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 42.8% per year.
Accelerating Growth: SIS's earnings growth over the past year (1107.5%) exceeds its 5-year average (42.8% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: SIS earnings growth over the past year (1107.5%) exceeded the Semiconductor industry -48.8%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: SIS's Return on Equity (31.6%) is considered high.
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Financial Health
How is First Sensor's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: SIS's short term assets (€108.8M) exceed its short term liabilities (€50.1M).
Long Term Liabilities: SIS's short term assets (€108.8M) exceed its long term liabilities (€27.1M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: SIS's debt to equity ratio (34.9%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: SIS's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 63.2% to 34.9% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: SIS's debt is not well covered by operating cash flow (16.1%).
Interest Coverage: SIS's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (10.9x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is First Sensor current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
0.49%
Current Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: SIS's dividend (0.49%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the German market (0.9%).
High Dividend: SIS's dividend (0.49%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the German market (3.37%).
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Whilst dividend payments have been stable, SIS has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years.
Growing Dividend: SIS's dividend payments have increased, but the company has only paid a dividend for 3 years.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: With its low payout ratio (5.1%), SIS's dividend payments are thoroughly covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to determine if a dividend will be paid in 3 years and that it will be covered by earnings.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
4.3yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Maximilian Sailer
no data
Tenure
Mr. Maximilian Sailer serves as Chief Executive Officer of First Sensor Lewicki Gmbh. Mr. Sailer served as General Manager of Lewicki microelectronic GmbH, a subsidiary of First Sensor AG (formerly known a...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFO & Member of Executive Board | 1yr | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Sales | 4.92yrs | no data | no data | |
| Head of Competence Center Production | 5.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Executive Officer of First Sensor Lewicki Gmbh | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive Officer | 4.25yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive Officer | 4.25yrs | no data | no data |
4.3yrs
Average Tenure
57yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: SIS's management team is considered experienced (4.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employee Representative Member of Supervisory Board | 1.83yrs | €13.40k | no data | |
| Employee Representative Member of Supervisory Board | 1.83yrs | €13.40k | no data | |
| Chairman of Supervisory Board | 1.17yrs | no data | no data | |
| Member of Supervisory Board | 0.83yr | no data | no data | |
| Member of the Supervisory Board | 0.83yr | no data | no data |
1.2yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Board: SIS's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 1.2 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 not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
First Sensor AG's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: First Sensor AG
- Ticker: SIS
- Exchange: XTRA
- Founded: 1991
- Industry: Semiconductors
- Sector: Semiconductors
- Market Cap: €417.892m
- Shares outstanding: 10.29m
- Website: https://www.first-sensor.com
Number of Employees
Location
- First Sensor AG
- Peter-Behrens-Strasse 15
- Berlin
- Berlin
- 12459
- Germany
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIS | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | DE | EUR | Jul 1999 |
| SIS | XTRA (XETRA Trading Platform) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | DE | EUR | Jul 1999 |
| 0G0X | LSE (London Stock Exchange) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | GB | EUR | Jul 1999 |
| FSXX.F | OTCPK (Pink Sheets LLC) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | US | USD | Jul 1999 |
| SISd | BATS-CHIXE (BATS 'Chi-X Europe') | Yes | Ordinary Shares | GB | EUR | Jul 1999 |
| SISV | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | NPV (ASD 10/03/2020 TE CONNECTIVITY CSH) | DE | EUR | Jul 2019 |
Biography
First Sensor AG develops, produces, and sells sensor chips, sensor components, sensors, and sensor systems for industrial, medical, and mobility markets worldwide. It offers optical and opto-electronic sen...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/03/07 19:07 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/03/05 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
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.