Executive Summary
IVU Traffic Technologies AG develops solutions for public passenger and goods transport, and transport logistics worldwide.
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Risk Analysis
No risks detected for IVU from our risk checks.
Snowflake Analysis
Flawless balance sheet with solid track record.
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Share Price & News
How has IVU Traffic Technologies's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: IVU has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-1.3%
IVU
1.7%
DE Software
2.6%
DE Market
1 Year Return
73.1%
IVU
29.6%
DE Software
8.1%
DE Market
Return vs Industry: IVU exceeded the German Software industry which returned 29.6% over the past year.
Return vs Market: IVU exceeded the German Market which returned 8.1% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| IVU | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -1.3% | 1.7% | 2.6% |
| 30 Day | -5.8% | 0.04% | -0.08% |
| 90 Day | 18.1% | 24.1% | 12.1% |
| 1 Year | 74.9%73.1% | 31.4%29.6% | 10.5%8.1% |
| 3 Year | 301.0%283.9% | 64.1%57.4% | 6.4%-2.1% |
| 5 Year | 288.1%271.6% | 134.2%118.2% | 15.2%-0.3% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is IVU Traffic Technologies's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
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IVU Traffic Technologies (ETR:IVU) Is Growing Earnings But Are They A Good Guide?2 weeks ago | Simply Wall St
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Why Dividend Hunters Love IVU Traffic Technologies AG (ETR:IVU)Valuation
Is IVU Traffic Technologies undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
>50%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: IVU (€15.3) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€37.87)
Significantly Below Fair Value: IVU is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: IVU is poor value based on its PE Ratio (26x) compared to the DE Software industry average (25.6x).
PE vs Market: IVU is poor value based on its PE Ratio (26x) compared to the German market (21.5x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate IVU's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: IVU is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (5x) compared to the DE Software industry average (3.4x).
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Future Growth
How is IVU Traffic Technologies forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?
15.8%
Forecasted Software 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 IVU Traffic Technologies 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 IVU Traffic Technologies's track record over time to understand how much the company has returned to shareholders and its earnings growth rate in the past.
- IVU Traffic Technologies competitive advantages and company strategy can generally be found in its financial reports archived here.
- Explore growth companies in the Software industry.
Past Performance
How has IVU Traffic Technologies performed over the past 5 years?
27.6%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: IVU has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: IVU's current net profit margins (11.2%) are higher than last year (8%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: IVU's earnings have grown significantly by 27.6% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: IVU's earnings growth over the past year (69.2%) exceeds its 5-year average (27.6% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: IVU earnings growth over the past year (69.2%) exceeded the Software industry 32.1%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: IVU's Return on Equity (19.3%) is considered low.
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Financial Health
How is IVU Traffic Technologies's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: IVU's short term assets (€78.0M) exceed its short term liabilities (€36.8M).
Long Term Liabilities: IVU's short term assets (€78.0M) exceed its long term liabilities (€11.0M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: IVU is debt free.
Reducing Debt: IVU has not had any debt for past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: IVU has no debt, therefore it does not need to be covered by operating cash flow.
Interest Coverage: IVU has no debt, therefore coverage of interest payments is not a concern.
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is IVU Traffic Technologies's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
1.05%
Current Dividend Yield
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: IVU's dividend (1.05%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the German market (1.23%).
High Dividend: IVU's dividend (1.05%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the German market (3.78%).
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: IVU has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years and during this time payments have been volatile.
Growing Dividend: IVU's dividend payments have increased, but the company has only paid a dividend for 5 years.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (27.2%), IVU's dividend payments are well 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?
3.3yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Martin Müller-Elschner (52 yo)
10.58yrs
Tenure
Mr. Martin Müller-Elschner serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Management Board at IVU Traffic Technologies AG since January 1, 2010 and January 1, 2010 respectively and has been its ...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman of Management Board & CEO | 10.58yrs | no data | 1.34% € 3.6m | |
| Head of Finance | no data | no data | no data | |
| CTO & Member of Management Board | 3.75yrs | no data | 0.070% € 186.3k | |
| Chief Customer Officer & Member of Management Board | 2.5yrs | no data | 0.085% € 227.2k | |
| Head of Human Resources | no data | no data | no data | |
| Head of Development Operations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Managing Director of IVU Austria | 2.92yrs | no data | no data | |
| Head of Development Planning | no data | no data | no data |
3.3yrs
Average Tenure
52yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: IVU's management team is considered experienced (3.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman of Supervisory Board | 6.17yrs | no data | 4.94% € 13.1m | |
| Member of Advisory Board | no data | no data | no data | |
| Member of Advisory Board | no data | no data | no data | |
| Member of Advisory Board | no data | no data | no data | |
| Member of Supervisory Board | 1.25yrs | no data | no data | |
| Deputy Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board | 2.08yrs | no data | 0.0057% € 15.2k | |
| Member of the Supervisory Board | 1.25yrs | no data | no data | |
| Employee Representative Member of the Supervisory Board | 1.08yrs | no data | 0.0039% € 10.3k | |
| Employee Representative Member of the Supervisory Board | 1.08yrs | no data | no data | |
| Member of Advisory Board | no data | no data | no data | |
| Member of Advisory Board | no data | no data | no data | |
| Member of Advisory Board | no data | no data | no data |
1.3yrs
Average Tenure
59yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: IVU's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 1.3 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.
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Company Information
IVU Traffic Technologies AG's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: IVU Traffic Technologies AG
- Ticker: IVU
- Exchange: XTRA
- Founded: 1976
- Industry: Systems Software
- Sector: Software
- Market Cap: €265.795m
- Shares outstanding: 17.54m
- Website: https://www.ivu.com
Number of Employees
Location
- IVU Traffic Technologies AG
- Bundesallee 88
- Berlin
- 12161
- Germany
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IVU | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | DE | EUR | Jul 2000 |
| IVU | XTRA (XETRA Trading Platform) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | DE | EUR | Jul 2000 |
| 0NCA | LSE (London Stock Exchange) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | GB | EUR | Jul 2000 |
| IVUd | BATS-CHIXE (BATS 'Chi-X Europe') | Yes | Ordinary Shares | GB | EUR | Jul 2000 |
Biography
IVU Traffic Technologies AG develops solutions for public passenger and goods transport, and transport logistics worldwide. The company offers IVU.suite, a solution that provides planning, dispatching, fle ...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2020/08/09 22:41 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2020/08/07 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/03/31 |
| 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.