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Stabilus SE

STM.DE
43
Auto - Parts · Industrials
Price
€16.28
+0.40 (+2.52%)
Market Cap
€402.1M
Exchange
Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Winston Score
43
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Stabilus makes gas springs and dampers — mechanical parts that control how things open, close, and move smoothly. Its products are found in car hoods, trunk lids, office chairs, industrial machinery, and medical equipment. The company sells to automakers, furniture manufacturers, and industrial equipment makers around the world.

Stabilus earns money by selling these components directly to manufacturers, who build them into their finished products. The company operates globally, with production facilities in Europe, the Americas, and Asia, and generates roughly €1 billion in annual revenue. Its long-standing customer relationships and specialized engineering give it some competitive staying power, but the business is heavily tied to automotive production volumes. The main risk is that a slowdown in global car manufacturing — combined with the shift toward electric vehicles, which require fewer traditional mechanical parts — could reduce demand for some of its core products.

Winston Score History

Share count broadly stable

0.0% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 24.7M (2021) → 24.7M (2025)

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Quality

Gross Margin
27.5%
Modest — 27.5% gross margin
Operating Margin
7.9%
Modest — 7.9% operating margin
ROCE
1.7%
Weak — 1.7% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY
-1.3%
Shrinking sales (-1.3% YoY)
EPS YoY
-72.1%
Earnings shrinking (-72.1% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

EPS Consistency
2/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
864%
Turns 864% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
7.2%
Modest free cash flow (7.2%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
1.26
Elevated debt (1.26)
Interest Cover
1.82x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.8x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
21.7x
Growth-priced — P/E 21.7

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

P/E vs Forward
+15.3
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (21.7 → 6.4)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
2.26%
Moderate income — 2.26% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend Growth
+29.9%
Dividend growing fast (29.9% YoY)

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