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CECONOMY AG
(XETRA:CEC)
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Rating:49Neutral
Price Target:
€4.00
▼(-10.31% Downside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:07/10/26
The score is held back primarily by weak profitability and high leverage on the balance sheet, despite strong free cash flow. Technical indicators are largely neutral with only modest recent improvement, and valuation signals are unfavorable due to a negative P/E and no provided dividend yield.
Positive Factors
Strong free cash flow generation
CECONOMY’s strong and improving free cash flow is a durable financial asset: it funds capex, service investments and debt reduction even while accounting earnings are weak. Reliable cash conversion supports operational resilience, strategic flexibility and capacity to deleverage over months.
Negative Factors
Elevated leverage and small equity base
High debt relative to equity materially reduces financial flexibility: it constrains capital allocation, raises refinancing and interest-rate sensitivity, and leaves limited buffer for operational setbacks. Over months this limits ability to invest or absorb margin volatility without raising new capital.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Strong free cash flow generation
CECONOMY’s strong and improving free cash flow is a durable financial asset: it funds capex, service investments and debt reduction even while accounting earnings are weak. Reliable cash conversion supports operational resilience, strategic flexibility and capacity to deleverage over months.
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CECONOMY AG (CEC) vs. iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG)
Market Cap
€1.93B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)484.24K
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)0.70
Revenue Growth1.69%
EPS Growth-24.49%
CountryDE
Employees40,990
SectorGeneral
Sector StrengthN/A
IndustrySpecialty Retail
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-0.12
Shares Outstanding485,221,070
10 Day Avg. Volume558,223
30 Day Avg. Volume484,242
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.42
Price to Book (P/B)4.38
Price to Sales (P/S)0.09
P/FCF Ratio3.09
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)0.56
Revenue Forecast (FY)€23.75B
CECONOMY AG Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Ceconomy AG specializes in the retail of consumer electronics. The company manages an extensive network of physical stores, including roughly 850 MediaMarkt locations across 14 nations and approximately 170 Saturn outlets in 3 countries. In additi...
How the Company Makes Money
CECONOMY primarily makes money by selling consumer electronics and related products through its physical store network and e-commerce channels. Revenue is generated from (1) product sales across categories such as smartphones and telecom devices, ...
CECONOMY AG Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
46
Neutral
Balance Sheet
34
Negative
Cash Flow
72
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Sep 2025 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2023 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 23.33B | 23.07B | 22.44B | 22.24B | 21.77B | 21.36B |
| Gross Profit | 3.24B | 3.48B | 3.96B | 3.94B | 1.71B | 1.67B |
| EBITDA | 745.00M | 857.00M | 997.00M | 958.00M | 839.00M | 958.00M |
| Net Income | -56.00M | -35.00M | 76.00M | -39.00M | 126.00M | 232.00M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 10.39B | 10.79B | 10.13B | 9.63B | 10.00B | 10.67B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 1.10B | 1.21B | 1.15B | 897.00M | 910.00M | 1.86B |
| Total Debt | 2.69B | 2.54B | 2.63B | 2.58B | 2.77B | 2.87B |
| Total Liabilities | 9.73B | 10.30B | 9.62B | 9.17B | 9.41B | 9.91B |
| Stockholders Equity | 653.00M | 486.00M | 516.00M | 463.00M | 590.00M | 713.00M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 739.00M | 689.00M | 645.00M | 828.00M | 13.00M | 309.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 903.00M | 879.00M | 838.00M | 1.00B | 219.00M | 450.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -159.00M | -202.00M | -162.00M | -236.00M | -65.00M | -263.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -404.00M | -469.00M | -585.00M | -649.00M | -905.00M | -77.00M |
CECONOMY AG Technical Analysis
Neutral
4.46
Price Trends
3.89
Positive
4.08
Negative
4.25
Negative
Market Momentum
0.04
Negative
53.13
Neutral
55.17
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For DE:CEC, the sentiment is Neutral. The current price of 4.46 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 3.91, above the 50-day MA of 3.89, and above the 200-day MA of 4.25, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of 0.04 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 53.13 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 55.17 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Neutral sentiment for DE:CEC.
CECONOMY AG Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (55)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
65 Neutral | €6.93B | 60.16 | 4.22% | ― | 20.20% | -56.58% | |
61 Neutral | €292.36M | 10.48 | 36.00% | ― | 4.11% | ― | |
55 Neutral | $6.65B | 3.83 | -15.92% | 6.20% | 10.91% | 7.18% | |
53 Neutral | €115.27M | 79.62 | 1.15% | ― | 28.37% | ― | |
49 Neutral | €1.93B | -32.08 | -9.61% | ― | 1.69% | -24.49% |
* General Sector Average
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