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Bystronic
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Rating:48Neutral
Price Target:
CHF140.00
▼(-35.48% Downside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:07/29/26
The score is held back primarily by weakened financial performance (declining revenue, losses in 2024–2025, and renewed negative operating/free cash flow in 2025). A very low-debt balance sheet provides meaningful resilience, but technicals remain in a longer-term downtrend, and valuation is hard to assess given the negative P/E despite a moderate dividend yield.
Positive Factors
Very low leverage
Near-zero debt gives Bystronic durable financial flexibility to fund operations, investments or work through cyclical order troughs without immediate refinancing pressure. That resilience supports long-term service and product investments and reduces insolvency risk during multi-quarter downturns.
Negative Factors
Sharply falling revenue
A steep multi-year revenue decline shrinks scale, reduces aftermarket growth potential and weakens bargaining power with suppliers. Lower volumes can raise per-unit fixed costs and impede reinvestment in R&D or automation, making recovery and margin improvement harder over the medium term.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Very low leverage
Near-zero debt gives Bystronic durable financial flexibility to fund operations, investments or work through cyclical order troughs without immediate refinancing pressure. That resilience supports long-term service and product investments and reduces insolvency risk during multi-quarter downturns.
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Bystronic (BYS) vs. iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF (EWL)
Market Cap
CHF295.73M
Dividend Yield2.87%
Average Volume (3M)944.00
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)1.00
Revenue Growth-1.69%
EPS Growth30.59%
CountryCH
Employees3,268
SectorGeneral
Sector StrengthN/A
IndustryIndustrial - Machinery
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-20.00
Shares Outstanding1,827,000
10 Day Avg. Volume791
30 Day Avg. Volume944
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.34
Price to Book (P/B)0.94
Price to Sales (P/S)0.91
P/FCF Ratio-35.83
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
CHF155.00Price Target Upside-28.57% Downside
Rating ConsensusHold
Number of Analyst Covering1
EPS Forecast (FY)-10.18
Revenue Forecast (FY)CHF647.63M
Bystronic Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Bystronic AG operates globally through its various divisions, specializing in the provision of metal fabrication solutions, particularly for cutting, bending, and automated processes. The company's comprehensive portfolio includes advanced systems...
How the Company Makes Money
Bystronic makes money primarily by selling capital equipment and by generating recurring revenue from services and aftermarket support tied to its installed base of machines. Key revenue streams include: (1) Equipment sales: Revenue from the sale ...
Bystronic Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
38
Negative
Balance Sheet
82
Very Positive
Cash Flow
34
Negative
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 611.50M | 613.20M | 648.30M | 930.10M | 1.02B | 939.30M |
| Gross Profit | 4.50M | 133.60M | 302.50M | 252.30M | 264.90M | 256.40M |
| EBITDA | -22.60M | -6.00M | -51.50M | 81.80M | 70.70M | 88.60M |
| Net Income | -41.40M | -28.90M | -67.60M | 41.90M | 36.60M | -28.60M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 848.50M | 845.50M | 921.10M | 1.02B | 1.14B | 1.23B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 256.60M | 330.70M | 323.00M | 348.90M | 341.60M | 495.70M |
| Total Debt | 1.60M | 2.50M | 0.00 | 1.70M | 500.00K | 5.80M |
| Total Liabilities | 292.40M | 250.30M | 283.80M | 293.50M | 418.30M | 419.60M |
| Stockholders Equity | 556.10M | 595.20M | 637.30M | 730.60M | 724.20M | 815.20M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | -50.10M | -15.60M | -100.00K | 34.20M | -39.90M | 15.40M |
| Operating Cash Flow | -42.90M | -7.90M | 14.00M | 53.60M | -16.50M | 49.40M |
| Investing Cash Flow | 100.50M | 74.40M | -88.60M | -18.90M | -99.90M | 270.90M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -8.20M | -6.50M | -27.80M | -24.00M | -130.10M | -127.20M |
Bystronic Technical Analysis
Neutral
217.00
Price Trends
156.14
Negative
179.86
Negative
220.96
Negative
Market Momentum
-7.74
Negative
25.60
Positive
18.59
Positive
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For CH:BYS, the sentiment is Neutral. The current price of 217 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 137.14, above the 50-day MA of 156.14, and below the 200-day MA of 220.96, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of -7.74 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 25.60 is Positive, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 18.59 is Positive, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Neutral sentiment for CH:BYS.
Bystronic Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (55)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
70 Outperform | CHF3.12B | 17.42 | ― | 2.04% | -4.07% | -17.81% | |
69 Neutral | CHF271.82M | 10.12 | 11.74% | 3.63% | -1.24% | -11.13% | |
61 Neutral | CHF188.09M | 13.06 | ― | 2.93% | -2.82% | ― | |
55 Neutral | $6.65B | 3.83 | -15.92% | 6.20% | 10.91% | 7.18% | |
48 Neutral | CHF295.73M | -6.96 | -6.84% | 1.50% | -1.69% | 30.59% | |
46 Neutral | CHF398.96M | -2.64 | ― | ― | 19.54% | -288.93% | |
44 Neutral | CHF264.57M | -43.14 | ― | ― | -7.68% | -182.03% |
* General Sector Average
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Bystronic Corporate Events
Bystronic lifts orders but deepens losses as it accelerates shift to integrated manufacturing
Jul 23, 2026
Bystronic reported higher order intake but continued losses in the first half of 2026, as geopolitical uncertainty and weak economic conditions dampened customer investment. Orders rose 9.2% to CHF 337.7 million, supported by solid core business a...
Bystronic Sets Date for Half-Year 2026 Results Presentation
Jul 9, 2026
Bystronic AG will present its Half-Year 2026 results on July 23, with CEO Domenico Iacovelli and CFO Javier Perez hosting an English-language conference call and audio webcast for investors, analysts, and journalists. Participants must register in...
Bystronic Anchor Shareholders Renew Long-Standing Pact
Jul 1, 2026
Bystronic AG said that the large majority of members in the long-standing shareholder group comprising the Auer, Schmidheiny and Spoerry families have entered into a renewed shareholders’ agreement effective July 1, 2026. The continuation of...
Bystronic Cuts 2026 Profit Outlook Despite Higher Sales and Semiconductor Boost
Jun 15, 2026
Bystronic has warned that its second-quarter 2026 order intake, net sales and profitability will fall short of previous expectations, despite improving sequentially from the first quarter. Persistent weakness in demand for laser solutions, lower c...
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